Since 2015, the global South has been experiencing a process of feminization of migration. As a result of this process, this population has entered the labor market and educational systems. In addition, along with the increase in the number of women, there has been an increase in the arrival of children and adolescents, also representing a process of juvenilization of migration. It is also worth noting the lack of data on immigrant and refugee children and data on the school inclusion of this population.
In the educational context, it has been observed that digital tools offer opportunities for sharing and collaboration at a distance, as well as facilitating access to online resources and new types of technologies and pedagogies. These resources not only have the potential to reduce inequality in access to lifelong learning experiences, but also provide alternative ways, especially for women and girls who face barriers to accessing education or professional development opportunities. Digital learning can bridge this gap, especially for underrepresented groups such as migrants and refugees. However, as technology advances in our daily lives, inequality in access between men and women also increases. For female students, barriers such as accessibility, safety and family disapproval remain the biggest impediments to using the Internet.
In this context, the objective of this panel is to bring together scientific and multidisciplinary contributions that address the complexity of the interrelationship between the themes of migration, gender and education/distance learning, from different theoretical and methodological perspectives.
Potential topics:
- Processes of feminization and juvenilization of migrations;
- Public educational policies for migrants/refugees, including examples of good practices;
- Innovative/participatory/digital methodologies/tools;
- Educational/professional training of migrants/refugees;
- Problems faced by migrant and refugee girls and women, including racism, xenophobia, violence, among others;
- Gender and migrant/refugee sensitive teaching strategies, including teaching and curricular materials.
Please send 250 words abstracts including the name(s), affiliation(s), and contact details of the author(s) to Dr Anelise Gregis Estivalet (The Stanford Lemann Center Expert Network) at