Kurdistan-Iraq: Migration and displacement briefing
This brief focuses on both return migration to Kurdistan-Iraq from within the Kurdish community and global migration specifically to the city of Erbil in Kurdistan-Iraq. Little is known about the gendered elements of return migration to conflict-affected contexts, and how this relates to development, gender equality, justice and inclusive peace.
Equally, there is work to be done to advance a gender-sensitive understanding of the interaction between economic and socio-cultural drivers of international labour migrations in the Global South, that goes beyond a focus on displaced and refugee women.
This brief contributes to a better understanding of these gaps, as well as the possibilities, challenges and obstacles returnees face in the process of participating in the re-construction of Kurdistan-Iraq. The brief is also a contribution to a better understanding of the global circulation of gendered labour that is occurring, the drivers of this movement, women’s rights and agency and how migrant women use and experience urban spaces in Kurdistan-Iraq.