Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022 and end nearly half a century of precedent, American women have sought out countries to move to where reproductive rights are protected. It’s rarely the sole factor in an aspiring emigrant’s decision to leave the U.S., but
While the number of people emigrating from the United States grows, there’s one thing the news isn’t reporting: many of these people are women. The number of solo woman expats is soaring, while married women work to convince reticent husbands to move abroad. Here are some of the reasons women
Maybe the Barbies and the Golden Girls have it right — women are at their best in the company of other women. Women’s communities, which in America have their roots in the womyn’s land movement of the ’60s, are seeing a resurgence as retirees seek safe, affordable homes with female
Each week, we talk to thousands of American women who are considering moving abroad. Over and over again, these women say they don’t feel safe in the United States. Whether their reasons for feeling unsafe have to do with bodily autonomy, the rise in violent rhetoric from men’s groups, or
I recently completed my move from Kansas City, MO to a village in southwest France! I’ve wanted to move abroad since taking French in junior high; after a lifetime spent in service work, I finally got the opportunity to go in 2023. Like many American expats, I left the U.S.
American women who want to move abroad gather in hundreds of Facebook groups that target female expats. Some of those groups include Mexico Wild Women Expat Community (18k members), Black Women Expats in Panama (2.1k members), and Coffee with Expat Women (4.3k members). They’re excellent resources for meeting other women
