Feminization of international migration is a global phenomenon. One of the most significant trends in migration has been the entry of women into migration streams. The percentage of women in the migrant population has been increasing in the post war period and now women comprise majority of international migrants. Female immigration in Asia has been estimated to be about 45 per cent to total immigrants. Among all the sub-regions of Asia, Central Asia is the largest host of female immigrants leaving behind eastern Asia.
In this article, an attempt has been made to find out the extent and pattern of female migration in 50 Asian countries and an analysis has been done to measure the levels of educational and occupational development of females with the help of selected indicators exploring the fact, whether the development of any nation plays an effective role in the movement of females from their native places. All the development indicators with well defined variables have been categorized in two broad categories such as educational and occupational development. For this purpose, composite Z-score technique was used for measuring the levels of development. Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation was applied to determine the relationship between female migration and their development.
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