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Breathing the Asylum System: Gendering Portugal's Reception Conditions and Integration Practices

Breathing the Asylum System: Gendering Portugal's Reception Conditions and Integration Practices
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Author(s): Gabriela Mesquita Borges (University of Lusíada, Portugal)
Copyright: 2024
Pages: 33
Source title: Investigating and Combating Gender-Related Victimization
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Gabriela Mesquita Borges (University of Lusíada, Portugal), Ana Guerreiro (University of Maia, Portugal & School of Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Porto, Portugal)and Miriam Pina (School of Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Porto, Portugal & Faculté de Droit, des Sciences Criminelles et d’administration Publique, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-5436-0.ch004

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Abstract

Establishing a life in an asylum country presents an exceptionally daunting challenge, particularly for women. In asylum countries, women encounter numerous hurdles like healthcare, language barriers, economic empowerment, childcare, education, cultural adjustment, legal issues, and more. This chapter comprehensively analyzes reception conditions and integration practices in the Portuguese asylum system from a gender perspective, covering seven critical areas: housing, financial support, healthcare, psychological assistance, education, labor market integration, and legal aid. Through 49 interviews (with asylum-seeking women and with professionals working in the Portuguese asylum system), this research unveils deficiencies in support, mainly due to the absence of gender-specific approaches. The chapter aims to promote gender-sensitive policies and practices to aid asylum-seeking women.

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