International Migration
Volume 39, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 85-95

Female asylum-seekers in the Netherlands: An empirical study (Article)

Van Wetten J.W. , Bijleveld C.C.J.H. , Heide F. , Dijkhoff N.
  • a Netherlands Ministry of Justice, Netherlands, Netherlands Institute for the Study of Criminality and Law Enforcement, Netherlands, Information and Analysis Centre, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Netherlands, WODC Research and Documentation Centre, Netherlands Ministry of Justice, Netherlands
  • b Netherlands Ministry of Justice, Netherlands, Netherlands Institute for the Study of Criminality and Law Enforcement, Netherlands, Information and Analysis Centre, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Netherlands, WODC Research and Documentation Centre, Netherlands Ministry of Justice, Netherlands
  • c Netherlands Ministry of Justice, Netherlands, Netherlands Institute for the Study of Criminality and Law Enforcement, Netherlands, Information and Analysis Centre, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Netherlands, WODC Research and Documentation Centre, Netherlands Ministry of Justice, Netherlands
  • d Netherlands Ministry of Justice, Netherlands, Netherlands Institute for the Study of Criminality and Law Enforcement, Netherlands, Information and Analysis Centre, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Netherlands, WODC Research and Documentation Centre, Netherlands Ministry of Justice, Netherlands

Abstract

This article presents the findings from a study into the chances for refugee status, or a temporary residence permit, for three cohorts of male and female asylum-seekers to the Netherlands. The study investigated whether men and women with similar backgrounds in terms of country of origin, social and demographic characteristics have a similar likelihood of obtaining permission to stay in the Netherlands. The quantitative findings are corroborated with an in-depth qualitative study of refugees' files from the Immigration and naturalization Service (IND), as well as with an experiment in which decision-making personnel were asked to judge hypothetical case studies of refugees in which gender as well as other gender-specific properties were systemetically varied. We recommend that further in-depth studies be conducted to capture elements in the decision-making process that could not be investigated in our kind of large-scale study.

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education Netherlands social psychology refugee economics psychological aspect social change Population Dynamics human Refugees Women's Rights Women, Working Population Groups ethnology ethnic and racial groups gender identity human rights asylum seeker Humans immigration policy female social welfare women's health Article history Women History, 20th Century legal aspect Prejudice
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ISSN: 00207985
Cited by: 8
Original Language: English