Women's foreign labour migration and household gender dynamice in Dupcheshwor Nuwakot

Abstract

The research has explored how women’s foreign labor migration affects gendered division of household labor. In course of research, researcher has selected rural village of Dupcheshwor Rural Municipality as its study site and carried out the in-depth Interviews among the households, in which there was at least one married woman involved in foreign employment. The researcher assesses how women’s foreign labor migration influences the decision making power of women within the household. In addition to, the research explores the impact of women’s foreign labor migration on traditional gender roles in the households of Dupcheshwor Nuwakot, Nepal in connection with the returnees from foreign employment. In course of research, researcher has taken in-depth interviews with the household of migrant women and returnees from foreign employment that has spent at least one year time in foreign employment. To conduct the research, interpretive research paradigm and qualitative methods has been adopted

In the course of the research, it has been identified that, Women’s foreign labor migration has significantly affected the gendered division of household labor in the households. Traditionally, women in the household were responsible for the household labor. There was nothing change in the decision making power of women due to foreign labor migration and persistence of traditional gender roles in the households, has been recognized.

Key words: Women, foreign labor migration, gender dynamics, Household.