Type | Journal Article - A Nepalese Journal of Participatory Development |
Title | The Flown Bird Reverted: Experiences of Returned Migrant Women in Nepalese Hills and Plains |
Author(s) | |
Volume | 15 |
Issue | 14 |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2013 |
Page numbers | 29-40 |
Abstract | This article examines the changes in agency of Nepalese women who returned home from foreign employment in two geographical locations, based on their caste and ethnic identity in addition to their locales. Based on oral history and in-depth interviews with 28 returnee women and series of observations and interviews with fellow villagers in two areas of Sunsari and Sindhupalchok, this paper studies the agency of women in decision-making at the post-migration context. This article investigates the factors that construct and constrain the agency and argues that returned migrant women’s agency within family and social space have enhanced despite the continuous patriarchal dominations and efforts to keep the cultural ‘doxa’ intact within household and community. |
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