02623nas a2200265 a 450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000250007324500890009826000670018730000600025449000270031450001780034150200580051952013300057765000410190765000410194865000430198970000460203270000450207870000440212371000650216781000590223285600660229120260817171923.0140117s2012    th uu|m rtt   0|  a1eng d  a.b121255681 aGirones, Olga Cordon10aBurmese women migrating into violence :binter partner violence in Mae Sot, Thailand  aPathum Thani, Thailand :bAsian Institute of Technology,c2012  a1 online resource (145 p.) :bill. +e1 online resource1 aThesis ;vno. GD-12-06  aSubmitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Sciences in Gender and Development Studies, School of Environment, Resources and Development  aThesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2011  aThis study addresses the possibilities Burmese women immigrants victims of inter partner violence  have  in  Mae  Sot  to  access  safety  and  free  themselves  from  violent  relationships  and  the  barriers  and  constraints  they  face.  Lacking  access  to  legal  coverage  in  Thailand,  the  sources  of  authority  for  these  women  are  the  head  of  villages  and  the  Burmese  community-based  organizations1,  to  which  they  resort  for  help  when  experiencing  abuse  from their partners. The services in place by these institutions create the possibilities these women  have  to  access  safety  and  to  escape  from  violence.  Whether  these  services  offer  women long-term solutions is the main question this study seeks to answer.  Many factors as a result of the migration experience lead to inter partner violence against Burmese  women  immigrants  in  Mae  Sot.  I  will  argue  that  they  experience  major  constraints when trying to leave an abusive partner in Mae Sot due to cultural, institutional, structural and personal barriers. This is the result of the prevalent gender ideologies, norms and values stemming from Burmese culture that shape and inform the possibilities that are rendered possible, as well as those that are not made possible, by the institutions working for them. 0aViolence in womenzThailandzMae Sot 0aWomen immigrationzThailandzMae Sot 0aWomen migrant laborzThailandzMae Sot1 aResurreccion, Bernadette P.,eChairperson1 aDoneys, Philippe,eExamination Committee1 aSajor, Edsel E.,eExamination Committee2 aAsian Institute of Technology Fellowship,eScholarship Donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ;vno. GD-12-06  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B02928