TY - JOUR N2 - The present paper examines how, at a time of post EU-enlargement migration, female Polish migrants in the UK act within, despite and against the social structure of gender regimes in the origin and host societies and how female migrant agents are actively mediating structures in a quest to fulfil their as-pirations. Biographical narrative interviews conducted with female Polish migrant workers in the UK and semi-structured expert interviews provide the empirical data for the analysis of how employment trajectories in migration can challenge or reinforce gender roles, and of the role of female migrants’ agency. The paper shows how some women are limited in their opportunities by gender roles and fa-milial obligations, while others are able to progress professionally either by entering a typical ‘mi-grant’ sector, by undertaking UK education, or by starting their own businesses, challenging the gendered expectations they face. The paper thus contributes to the discussion on female migrants as disadvantaged migrant workers or as active agents of change. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/117552/PDF-MASTER/CEEMR_Vol_4_No_2_Aziz_Female_Migrants_Work_Trajectories.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/117552 PY - 2015 IS - No 2 EP - 105 KW - female migration KW - gender KW - work trajectories KW - women’s employment A1 - Aziz, Karima PB - Polska Akademia Nauk, Ośrodek Badań nad Migracjami UW VL - Vol. 4 DA - 2015 T1 - Female Migrants’ Work Trajectories: Polish Women in the UK Labour Market SP - 87 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/117552 T2 - Central and Eastern European Migration Review ER -