Chris Phillipson has held the post of Professor of Applied Social Studies and Social Gerontology at the University of Keele since 1988, where he is also Director of the Centre for Social Gerontology. Nilufar Ahmed was Research Fellow on the Nuffield Foundation-funded 'Bangladeshi Women: Migration and Identity' study. She has a specialised interest in Gender, Ethnicity and Mental Health. . Joanna Latimer is a Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University.

• Contents: Introduction; Methodology of the study; Migration and the family life of Bangladeshi women; Community and financial resources; Transnational migration: costs and benefits; Conclusion and policy recommendations.

"This study is of great interest to social work practitioners and managers who will find it readable and accessible and of relevance in the planning and delivery of culturally and gender sensitive services, recognizing both the difficulties as well as the strengths and stories of survival within these pages." British Journal of Social Work

Chris Phillipson has held the post of Professor of Applied Social Studies and Social Gerontology at the University of Keele since 1988, where he is also Director of the Centre for Social Gerontology. Nilufar Ahmed was Research Fellow on the Nuffield Foundation-funded 'Bangladeshi Women: Migration and Identity' study. She has a specialised interest in Gender, Ethnicity and Mental Health. . Joanna Latimer is a Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University.

• Contents: Introduction; Methodology of the study; Migration and the family life of Bangladeshi women; Community and financial resources; Transnational migration: costs and benefits; Conclusion and policy recommendations.

"This study is of great interest to social work practitioners and managers who will find it readable and accessible and of relevance in the planning and delivery of culturally and gender sensitive services, recognizing both the difficulties as well as the strengths and stories of survival within these pages." British Journal of Social Work

Chris Phillipson has held the post of Professor of Applied Social Studies and Social Gerontology at the University of Keele since 1988, where he is also Director of the Centre for Social Gerontology. Nilufar Ahmed was Research Fellow on the Nuffield Foundation-funded 'Bangladeshi Women: Migration and Identity' study. She has a specialised interest in Gender, Ethnicity and Mental Health. . Joanna Latimer is a Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University.

• Contents: Introduction; Methodology of the study; Migration and the family life of Bangladeshi women; Community and financial resources; Transnational migration: costs and benefits; Conclusion and policy recommendations.

"This study is of great interest to social work practitioners and managers who will find it readable and accessible and of relevance in the planning and delivery of culturally and gender sensitive services, recognizing both the difficulties as well as the strengths and stories of survival within these pages." British Journal of Social Work