Patriarchal bargains in short-term women's migration from Bangladesh |
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| Authors: | Joyce Wu Patrick Kilby Syeda Rozana Rashid Noor Mohammad Sarker |
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| Institution: | 1. Global Development, School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia;2. School of Archaeology and Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia;3. Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh;4. Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA), Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| Abstract: | This paper looks at the migration of women from Bangladesh to the Middle East as short-term migrants, mainly for work in the domestic care sector as domestic workers, housekeepers, nannies, cooks, etc. This group accounts for about 15 per cent of the total short-term migration cohort. They face particular challenges around not only the precarity of their employment but also in navigating a series of patriarchal norms in both Bangladesh and the destination countries in the Middle East. The paper will build on the work of Deniz Kandiyoti and her seminal work on patriarchal bargains. This paper will explore the challenges women face in migrating to the Middle East: in their decision to migrate, their experiences abroad, and on return and reintegration into Bangladesh society and their home life, and how these are determined by a series of patriarchal bargains both in Bangladesh and the destination country. |
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