Migrant and Refugee Women: A Case for Community Leadership

Authors

Whitney McIntyre Miller, Chapman UniversityFollow
Rabab Atwi, Chapman University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-2-2023

Abstract

"The current paper posits that forced migration, as seen as a movement through a liminal space, provides the opportunity for refugee women to build upon their resilience and create social capital to find new ways and spaces to engage in community leadership. Escalating conflict in different parts of the world has led millions of people to flee their homelands in search of safety and protection. Based on recent statistics shared by the World Bank, more than 100 million people were forcibly displaced by May 2022, and two-thirds of the world's poor population is expected to live in settings dominated by conflict and violence by 2030 (World Bank, 2022). The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (2023) estimated that women and girls comprise around 50% of any refugee population; the percentage grows even larger when all refugee children are included."

Comments

This article was originally published in Journal of Leadership Studies, volume 17, in 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21858

Recommended Citation

McIntyre Miller, W., & Atwi, R. (2023), Migrant and refugee women: A case for community leadership. Journal of Leadership Studies, 17, 47-52. https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21858

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