Migrant Women, Vulnerability And Human Rights

The social, cultural and economic transformations that have occurred in recent decades have involved changes in the migration phenomenon. Among these changes is the feminization of migrations, understood as an increase in the number of women who participate in migration processes, but also the presence of new roles in which women have become leaders in their travel projects. This paper aims to analyze the increase and involvement of women in the current migration processes, in order to make visible the importance of the gender perspective in studies and political actions to respond to this situation of risk and vulnerability aggravated by the being a woman.