Between Ulises and Penélope

Integrating the gender perspective in studies on the mental health of migrant women

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-85852503880006310

Keywords:

women, mental health, immigration, Ulysses syndrome, gender

Abstract

The so-called feminization of migration is not a recent phenomenon; however, women are not always included in research. Their mental health has
not been specifically addressed, Ulysses syndrome assesses a set of vulnerabilities and stressors, but it does not contain a gender perspective. On the other hand, Penelope Syndrome is a non-homogeneous concept that does not contribute to abandoning the role of housewife mother-caregiver as the only profile of a migrant woman. The mental health of women in general appears to be continuously related to gender roles and stereotypes. These situations do not allow the mental health of migrant women to be evaluated comprehensively and considering their persona, social and cultural perspectives, which is why the creation of Nellie Bly Syndrome is discussed here.

Author Biography

  • Itzel Eguiluz, IIEc, UNAM

    Becaria del programa de becas posdoctorales de la Coordinación de Humanidades, Universidad
    Nacional Autónoma de México, en el Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas. Ciudad de México,
    México. E-mail: im.eguiluz@gmail.com.

Published

2022-01-14

How to Cite

Eguiluz, I. (2022). Between Ulises and Penélope: Integrating the gender perspective in studies on the mental health of migrant women. REMHU, Revista Interdisciplinar Da Mobilidade Humana, 29(63), 159-177. https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-85852503880006310

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