Neither heroines nor victims: Women migrant workers and changing family and community relations in Nepal

Description

Pourakhi, an organization established by women returnees has collected case studies on returnee women migrant workers in Nepal. This paper delves into these to better understand the reintegration process. This study aims at giving voice to the subjectivities of migrant women in Nepal. It unpacks their reasons for undertaking international migration and their struggle for capability to secure a livelihood in the context of globalization.

Creator

Giovanna Gioli, Amina Maharjan, Manju Gurung

Source

http://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2017/10/women-migrant-workers-and-changing-family-and-community-relations-in-nepal

Publisher

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)

Date

2017

Language

English