The gender dimension of migration in India: the politics of contemporary space in Orissa and Rajasthan

Author(s)
Bhatt, Wasudha
Editor(s)
Eade, Deborah
Publication date
2009-01-01
Subject
Approach and methodology
Gender
Keywords
Development methods
Migration
Country
India

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Development in Practice
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/130991
DOI
10.1080/09614520802576419
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
Much internal migration in India, including the states of Rajasthan and Orissa, is distress-led. Previously issues pertaining to gender were overlooked, because migration tended to be viewed as chiefly a male movement, with women either residual in the process, or dependent followers. Contemporary migration is taking place in a world marked by a deeper belief in the importance of equality of opportunity across socio-political divides. This article stresses the need to analyse migration through the differential experiences of women and of men in the context of a highly gendered world.
Pages
6
ISSN
0961-4524
EISSN
1364-9213
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