Balance shift sees women and children account for majority of migrants – Women in the World in Association with The New York Times – WITW

Balance shift sees women and children account for majority of migrants – Women in the World in Association with The New York Times – WITW



 The Washington Post reports that over the past several weeks the balance
has shifted, and some 57 percent of asylum seekers are now women and
their children, along with unaccompanied minors. The surge, experts say,
is due to mounting fears that European nations will soon close their
borders.

A mother and her children disembarked from a boat in Greece. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)