TY  - SER
AU  - Su Su Nwe
AU  - Kusakabe,Kyoko
AU  - Banerjee,Paula
AU  - Duanghathai Buranajaroenkij,
ED  - AIT Scholarship,
TI  - Gendered impact of displacement: livelihood changes among Rakhine people in Yangon, Myanmar
T2  - Thesis
PY  - 2025///
CY  - Pathum Thani, Thailand
PB  - Asian Institute of Technology
KW  - Internally displaced persons
KW  - Burma
KW  - Yangon
KW  - Human security
N1  - A thesis submitted in patial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in  Gender and Development Studies; Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2025
N2  - This thesis explores the impact of displacement on the traditional gender roles and livelihoods changes of displaced Rakhine people in Yangon, Myanmar, with a focus on how men and  women cope with these changes under security pressures.The study pays attention to how  conflict-induced displacement disrupt traditional gender roles and reshape livelihoods activities  within displaced households. Using qualitative method, the research investigates how 14 men and 17 women in urban settings like Yangon employ different coping methods to deal with the  changes in livelihood activity. 22 in-depth interviews which consist of 7 married couples, 1  female single, 1 male single and 6 married individuals were conducted.Three families which  compose of 9 members were interviewed as case study. Displacement has impacted men and women differently, redefining their gender roles. Many  men lose their traditional responsibilities as primary providers, causing a loss of identity for  them. Frustration, mental discomfort, and, in certain situations, unhealthy coping strategies like  aggressive and violent act to the children are resulted from the financial constraints. Many married women have taken on greater duties as a result of the loss of their spouse's job or  absence of their spouse. Married women who face absence of their husbands, labor migrant  and a returnee to home town undergo the compounded burden from income loss, increased  caregiving and household managing responsibilities with limited resources and emotional  support. Married women whose displaced together with their husband demonstrate more ability  in finding new sources of income when complemented by more equal household and caring  arrangements from husband. This thesis illustrates the fact that 31 respondents face adverse effects of displacement and  livelihoods changes in Yangon, their vulnerabilities in city and availability of other sources of  income at the new place are shaped by intersecting factors. As such, the axes that gendered  impact of displacement intersect with other elements such as cultural, social, economic and  political aspects.Gender-specific adaptation patterns among Rakhine people are complicated, not consistent, and greatly impacted by numerous elements, such as pre-displaced family's structures and family dynamics, cultural norms, societal expectations, and economic  conditions.
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