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Women's Empowerment, Extended Families and Male Migration in Nepal: Insights from Mixed Methods Analysis (2022)
This paper analyzes variations in women’s empowerment based on their husband’s migration status and factors such as caste, ethnicity, and household composition. It finds that wives in nuclear households with migrant husbands experience greater economic empowerment despite heavier workloads. In extended families, daughters-in-law tend to be more empowered when their husbands live at home and can mediate family influence. Janajati and Dalit women generally face greater disempowerment (compared to "upper caste" women), mainly due to poverty and social exclusion.
Blog » Women's Empowerment, Extended Families and Male Migration in Nepal: Insights from Mixed Methods Analysis (2022)
Women's Empowerment, Extended Families and Male Migration in Nepal: Insights from Mixed Methods Analysis (2022)
This paper analyzes variations in women’s empowerment based on their husband’s migration status and factors such as caste, ethnicity, and household composition. It finds that wives in nuclear households with migrant husbands experience greater economic empowerment despite heavier workloads. In extended families, daughters-in-law tend to be more empowered when their husbands live at home and can mediate family influence. Janajati and Dalit women generally face greater disempowerment (compared to "upper caste" women), mainly due to poverty and social exclusion.