Male Migration and Female Empowerment the Impact of Male Migration on the Women Left Behind in Urban Lebanon
(2011) MIDM70 20111LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management
- Abstract
- Women’s empowerment is important for gender equality and development (Sen 1999) and has been recognised by the international society as a Millennium Development Goal (UNDP 2008). This thesis investigated how male migration and remittances affect the empowerment of the women left behind in urban Lebanon. The literature review showed a gap in the research on the social impacts of migration and remittances, especially including a gender dimension. Based on empirical data collected, i.e. qualitative interviews and an online survey, the research analysed the empowerment of the women left behind through three dimensions; resources, agency and achievements, which are presented in the analytical framework by Kabeer (1999). This study discussed the... (More)
- Women’s empowerment is important for gender equality and development (Sen 1999) and has been recognised by the international society as a Millennium Development Goal (UNDP 2008). This thesis investigated how male migration and remittances affect the empowerment of the women left behind in urban Lebanon. The literature review showed a gap in the research on the social impacts of migration and remittances, especially including a gender dimension. Based on empirical data collected, i.e. qualitative interviews and an online survey, the research analysed the empowerment of the women left behind through three dimensions; resources, agency and achievements, which are presented in the analytical framework by Kabeer (1999). This study discussed the use of Kabeer’s three-dimensional framework for analysing women’s empowerment in a context of male migration. This research showed that the impact on the women left behind is not uniform, but rather presents a complex picture. However, on an overall level this thesis concluded that there is no indication of an empowerment process being initiated as a result of male migration. (Less)
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- author
- Hjorth, Stephanie LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MIDM70 20111
- year
- 2011
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- International Migration, Male Migration, Remittances, Gender, Empowerment, Lebanon, Women Left Behind
- language
- English
- id
- 1967244
- date added to LUP
- 2011-09-13 09:47:59
- date last changed
- 2013-06-18 13:07:45
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