Why more US women are moving abroad: there's always a level of stress on your shoulders'

"Days before the court ruling, she had launched a website aimed at Americans looking to move abroad. As confusion and consternation set in over what the ruling meant for US women, Barnett watched traffic to her website steadily tick upward. We had this huge spike. It was all she needed to co-found her company, Expatsi, which has since helped thousands of Americans looking to move abroad."

"Women remain a key part of her demographic, making up around two-thirds of her clients. If it weren't for young women, this business wouldn't exist, she said. Her experience offers a hint of what appears to be a growing gender gap among Americans: last year a Gallup poll found that 40% of American women aged 15 to 44 said they would move abroad permanently if they had the chance."

"While the sample size was just 1,000 people, Gallup noted that the findings were a striking contrast to previous iterations of the same poll; from 2014 onwards, the number of women in the US who said they wanted to leave had soared fourfold. When it came to young men, however, the numbers had held steady at around 19%, giving rise to what Gallup described as the widest recorded gender divide of any country polled."

"From London to Lisbon, relocation firms have reported a surge in inquiries from Americans, while the first two months of last year saw US applications for Irish passports climb to their highest level in a decade. France last year reported a rise in the number of long-stay visa requests from Americans, while in March, the number of Americans who had solicited British citizenship in the 12 months before surged to its highest since record-keeping began in 2004."

A new emigration-focused business launched just before the overturning of Roe v. Wade saw a rapid increase in website traffic as Americans sought clarity about the ruling’s impact on women. The founder used the spike to co-found Expatsi, which has since supported thousands of Americans moving abroad, with women comprising about two-thirds of clients. A Gallup poll found that 40% of American women aged 15 to 44 would move abroad permanently if given the chance, rising fourfold since 2014. Young men’s interest stayed around 19%, creating the widest recorded gender divide among countries polled. Relocation demand has increased across multiple destinations, including Ireland, France, and the UK.

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