WOMAN PIONEER SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MICRO FACTORS REGARDING THE ROLE OF MIGRATORY WOMEN FROM EASTERN EUROPE

Abstract

The 90s were the stage of a new type of migration from Eastern Europe that saw women
for the first time in the sociological role of pioneer.
The countries of origin most interested in the phenomena were mostly the Russophone
ones, above all Ukraine.
On the other hand, the favored receiving country within the European Union has been -
since the beginning - Italy. In fact, following the Eurostat data of 2020, of the approximately
800,000 Ukrainians residing in the EU, we see that over a quarter are in Italy with an
overwhelming majority on the female front. The 177,000 residents are about 37% of all
Ukrainian women in Europe.
One of the macro-sociological reasons envisioned by the expert was the fall of the
Eastern bloc, but what were the causes at the micro sociological level that led these social
actors to choose one destination rather than another? What are the causes that have favored
this type of immigration in the area?
The paper aims to analyze the social changes that invested the European countries and
above all Italy, which have been prepared the ground for these new migratory movements
since the 1980s. The case study is based on the Russophone community of Cagliari, main
city of Sardinia region, an Italian island in the center of the Mediterranean Sea, where the
Russophone immigrant community had the opportunity to integrate and start an active cultural
exchange thanks to the work of some Cultural Associations which were already active in the
area.