for example young men may leave the country to escape being forced to become soldiers migration may be also seen as a rite of passage for young men jolly and reeves for example a girl who marries early is less likely to finish her education which limits her employment opportunities cerise et al in the republic of moldova women report having less opportunity to migrate because of a lack of resources which are generally more available to men iom as jolly and reeves note it may be less acceptable for women to move about and travel on their own this negative correlation between discrimination in social institutions and male emigration is not expected since patriarchal beliefs would be positively associated with emigration for men hofmann