Contexts of Propose of Family migration by Migrant women living in Tehran province

Despite that a large number of Iranian women are involved in internal migration, they have rarely been considered in empirical studies. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of women as proposers of family migration and its determinants. For this aim, a total of 500 of migrant women in the cities of Tehran and Mallard were surveyed by using questionnaire and multi-stage cluster sampling. Findings indicate that the women have relatively high power in their family and in large number of cases, they are the first proposer of migration. Contrary to conventional notion that emphasize on women as tied migrants, the results of this study show that women appear as providers of family migration. Given that the social status of Iranian women, especially from the point of view of education, is improving, it expected that their role in migration will increase in the future. Migrating to Tehran province and residing in this province has some consequences for women and even whole family and it may cause changes in the family structure after migration.