Mechanism and consequences of divorce among divorced women (study of divorced women from Damak, Jhapa)

Abstract

Nepalese society has been changing very dramatically over the few decades. It has immensely affected the family structure, consuming pattern, change in culture, religion, change in women position and responsibility, change in income sources so on. In this process the social structure are also changing; one of them is the structure of the family and the relationship between the family members as well as responsibility. Furthermore, the change in bread earners in family, redistribution of the responsibilities, women position has created a new pattern of thinking in relationship between married couples which has lead coupes to individualism. This has brought up both positive and negative consequences in the well-being of the family. So, this paper tends to study the split marital relationships and its impact on the lives of divorced women. The specific objective of this study is to explore the consequences of the marital dissolution of the women as well as to understand the social perspective of divorce and its outcomes towards those divorced women. But before knowing about marital dissolution impact on women’s live it is important to focus on its causes first. So its causes and consequences have been studied. In this study, eight women respondent were selected (above 25 years and below 50 years) they were interviewed through structured check list. The eight interviewed women belong to Rai, Limbu, Tamang, Dalit, Chhetri community. After separation all eight women were living in a separate home except one respondent who was in her parent home. All divorced women were happy with their separation and had move on from that situation but from inside little emptiness of incomplete family and high single women responsibility was found. From this study, togetherness of married couples, faith upon each other, conflict management, good financial support and joyful environment in family is the key to the successful marriage system. It is true that both couples suffer from dissolution of marriage but compare to men women are more affected in daily lives. As women are more emotional, take extra burden by over thinking, more financial problem for single mother parent, child education, cultural problem etc. It can be stated that the dissolution of marriage effects the overall lives of a divorced women but in today’s modern world women more educated, knows their rights and duties, more developed, more advance, and more responsibility holder. In conclusion, it can be stated that the women have always been the native victim of the separation between couples.