Exploring The Working Lives of Zimbabwean Women In Britain

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At the turn of the millennium, an influx of Zimbabwean economic migrants and asylum seekers arrived on Britishshores fleeing economic and political turmoil under the Mugabe regime (Bloch, 2005). Data from the United NationsDepartment of Economic and Social Affairs (2013) shows that the population of Zimbabweans in the diaspora grewfrom an estimated 263,085 in 1990 to 973,200 in 2013, an increase of over 300% in just over two decades. Othersources estimate that there are around 6 million Zimbabweans living in the diaspora today. Migration scholars havetermed this the "Zimbabwean Exodus" (Tavera, 2010).What is significant about the "Zimbabwean Exodus" in the UK specifically, is that it has been primarily led by blackZimbabwean women. According to data from the ONS International Migration Statistics, since 2002, the number ofZimbabwean women in the UK is significantly higher than that of Zimbabwean men. In 2017, there were twentythousand more women than men who were born in Zimbabwe or identify as Zimbabwean residing in the UK. Thefeminisation of Zimbabwean migration has seen significant numbers of Zimbabwean women migrating and settlingin Britain independent of male partners and being able to secure employment and higher education, despite facingmany challenges upon arriving in Britain. This interdisciplinary study focuses on this underrepresented and underresearched group of women.