Impact of Male out Migration on Women: (A Case Study of Bhoteodar V.D.C. Lamjung, Nepal)

Abstract

The thesis "Impact of Male out Migration on Women" is produced in partial fulfillment of the Master's Degree in Rural Development at Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu. This study was done in Bhoteodar Village Development Committee of Lamjung District. The aim of study is to examine what has happened or happening in rural families (especially on women) where the male members have temporarily abandoned them to rural area for host of reasons. This study has focused on the rural villagers whose economic status is very low. The research generally has taken into account the socio-economic pattern of Bhoteodar VDC. Basically people of this area have the lack of basic needs. Due to that condition the people especially males are compelled to migrate in foreign land in search of job to fulfill their family responsibilities. The data for this study was collected from field survey. I took 70 households as our sample population on the basis of their family structure of the absentees. Most of the respondents confine to their own land home only. None of them have enough food production from their land sufficient for whole year. Remittance from migrants is one main source of their cash income. This study identifies that most of the male out migrants are 'economic' migrants. It also shows that almost more than 60 percent migrants have made individual, self-motivated decision to migrate and that the 18 to 35 age group of the males are the most mobile and most likely to migrate. The sources of information about the destination for the migrants were friends and relatives. In addition research show that the work-load on women increases with the migration of males. Especially wives have to take overall responsibility of his family. More than 90 percent of decisions regarding economic and others are taken by respondents themselves. The society also demands more roles and responsibilities from women (wives) because they are representative of absentee males, in that particular society, which adds social burden on them. They have to face more burdens on rearing children. They can not give enough time for themselves, nor do they have enough rest at pregnancy. They have very little time to care their baby, feed them and to give them warm affection of motherhood. Likewise, they also have to face different psychological problems. Taking Bhoteodar village settlement, of Lamjung district is as the study site and its socio-economic parameter as the subjective area. This thesis studies the people of rural area whose economic condition is very poor. Because of that raised the suffering of family separation and also a kind of unenthusiastic impact on the family structure.