Abstract
The present paper investigates the potential of self-organization for the empowerment of female migrants. First, the prerequisites for successful female migrant self-organization are analyzed through qualitative structured interviews with three migrant women organizations from Bavaria, all three are led and organized by women with an own migration history. The interview data provides an insight into which conditions need to be fulfilled for successful self-organization as well as which challenges may arise. Second, two projects for labor market integration established by two of the organizations are analyzed regarding the transferability of best practices to South Tyrol. While many measures are likely to be transferable, more data on migrant women in South Tyrol is needed to design better-fitting models, and South Tyrol’s linguistic diversity (German – Italian – Ladin) could prove to be a challenge in implementation.