Description: This book is the first to examine the relationship between gender and immigration in multi-ethnic France and to look at the personal and political issues at stake for women of immigrant origin. It examines political representations of these women, questions of family and workplace situations, integrational strategies such as associational movements, and religious conflicts as seen in the debates surrounding the "veil". It addresses the neglected question of the impact recent changes in immigration policy and nationality laws have had on immigrant women and women of ethnic minorities, as well as the specific way in which these women have been affected by a growing racism in France, inspired by the National Front. From a surprising "gender blindness" of the anti-racist movement to the role of feminist movements and their failure to address these problems, this persuasive study provides practical information on the situation of immigrant women in France as well as a general theoretical overview.

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