The book investigates transnational migration and mobility of women from and within Central-Eastern European countries. It looks at women’s practices and experiences mostly in the service sector where they are in demand as substitutes in stereotypically „women’s work“. The book combines different perspectives: sociological and anthropological studies, comparative policy analysis and historical and statistical evidence and provides new insights into current theoretical debates in migration and gender studies.

Contributions by: Krystyna Slany, Claudia Finotelli, Ludovica Banfi, Ayse Akalin, Dobrochna Kalwa, Sabine Hess, David Karjanen, Norbert Cyrus, Roos Pijpers, Dorota Praszalowicz, Magdalena Ślusarczyk