Why more US women are moving abroad: ‘It’s because of Trump, right? Yes and no’

<p>As many as 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they want to migrate, citing better work life balance to Trump’s politics</p><p>It was in 2022, when Americans were reeling from the news that the supreme court had overturned <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/roe-v-wade">Roe v Wade</a>, that Jen Barnett got a firsthand glimpse of just how viable her new business could be.</p><p>Days before the court ruling, she had launched a website aimed at Americans looking to move abroad. As confusion and consternation set in over <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/24/roe-v-wade-overturned-abortion-summary-supreme-court">what the ruling</a> meant for US women, Barnett watched traffic to her website steadily tick upward. “We had this huge spike.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/19/us-women-migrating-europe-politics">Continue reading...</a>