Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15378/1848-9540.2022.45.11
Highly Educated Migrant Women from the Republic of Croatia in European Countries. Experiences of Integration and Well-Being
Lucija Lučan
orcid.org/0000-0002-7095-8068
; Udruga B.a.B.e. Budi aktivna. Budi emancipiran.
Marijeta Rajković Iveta
orcid.org/0000-0002-4988-1828
; Odsjek za etnologiju i kulturnu antropologiju Filozofski fakultet Sveučilište u Zagrebu
Ksenija Klasnić
orcid.org/0000-0001-9362-6739
; Odsjek za sociologiju Filozofski fakultet Sveučilište u Zagrebu
Abstract
The article analyzes the experiences of highly educated Croatian women who migrated to
different European countries after Croatia’s accession to the European Union in 2013, emphasizing
their work and non-work/everyday experiences in the context of the economic
and social dimensions of integration. The research conducted with a qualitative methodology
shows that most female narrators’ work and everyday experiences are predominately
satisfactory, largely overlapping, and indicate a relatively high degree of economic and social
integration of highly educated migrant women in the receiving countries. Finding a job
in their profession enables them to achieve a better standard of living, and they consider
working conditions better than in Croatia. Everyday experiences indicate a satisfactory
amount of free time and satisfaction with the quality of life. The interlocutor’s approach to
the material and non-material aspects of life shows elements of “good living” and “personal
prosperity,” as well as subjective well-being and integration.
Keywords
contemporary migrations; highly educated migrant women; integration; wellbeing
Hrčak ID:
287986
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Publication date:
21.12.2022.
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