“…61% versus 69% for the latter), only 45% of women with a migrant background in Turkey work; in general, more than one third of female migrants who have children in their homes are not employed (versus one fifth of mothers without a migrant background; see Statistic Austria 2012). This may be mostly argued by culturally derived gender roles which see women as housewives, staying at home and caring for the family, while playing a key role in regard to providing self-administered health care for the whole family (BMG 2011, Eichler 2008, Sieverding & Kendel 2012, Wyn et al 2003. As many migrant women further tend to almost exclusively share social contacts within their own cultural group, this behaviour cannot only lead to language issues and particularly low levels of employment rates, but also involves the potential to impose pressure and hence represent a strain for women (BMG 2011).…”