Immigration of Moroccan women has only recently become in Italy the object of specific studies. Female migrants, although representing a minority when compared to their male counterpart, have drawn the attention of local society, local services in particular, because of their demands in the field of public health, family planning and education. This is the case of the Venetian Region. Moroccan women, who have migrated either from rural or urban areas, on their own or with their husbands, are faced with new situations and bound to take important decisions about family and work. It means that they are continuously confronted with values and culture of the society of origin and those of the receiving country. The choice they can resort to does not simply consist in refusing or accepting those different values.

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