Young Arab women more likely to migrate to UAE - survey

ArabianBusiness.com-Young Arab women are more likely to want to migrate to the UAE than men, according to a new survey that rated the country as amongst the most preferred migration destinations for Arab youth.

A Gallup survey in ‘The Silatech Index: Voices of Young Arabs’ said that young men and women would prefer to emigrate permanently to the same regions and countries, but five percent more women than men said they wanted to move to the UAE.

“Young women (13 percent) are slightly more likely than young men (eight percent) to want to move to the UAE,” according to a report published in Emirates 24/7.

In terms of women, the report added that the UAE is at par with the US as the preferred destination for immigration.It said: “Young women who say they would like to emigrate were asked about their preferred destination. The top four destination countries for these young Arab women include two Arab countries and two Western nations: Saudi Arabia (14 percent), the UAE and the US (13 percent each), and France (12 percent)".

The comprehensive survey revealed that nearly one in three young people across the Arab world wanted to migrate permanently to another country. African countries are most at risk of losing a large percentage of their youth population, if they act on their desires to leave, the report said.

On the other hand, Gulf countries such as the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are typically on the receiving end of emigrants, and are least likely to lose more than a small percentage to emigration, the survey said.Read Full Article.

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