This article considers the current age and gender discriminatory migration laws in Nepal in their historical and sociocultural context. Drawing on eight months of fieldwork and data collected from both migrants and migration policymakers I ask, What are the consequences of discriminatory laws on young Nepali women’s migration experiences? And why do gender and age discriminatory laws and policies persist in light of evidence that they may actually endanger migrants? I posit that historically dominant Hindu gender norms provide the basis for the paternalistic migration laws currently in place. I argue that age and gender discriminatory migration policies are rooted in patriarchal concern for women’s ijaat (social honour) and sexual purity. T...
In an ethnically mixed village in the Chitwan district of Nepal, large numbers of young Tharu men ar...
As international female labour migration has increased, so too have efforts to prevent the exploitat...
As international female labour migration has increased, so too have efforts to prevent the exploitat...
With the increase in female migration, especially in the domestic sector, and accompanying reports o...
Doctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social WorkLaszlo KulcsarNepali women...
This Article offers an integrated analysis of the combined effect of the presence of migration bans ...
This dissertation explores: In what ways does gender operate as a governing code in Nepal’s labour m...
This brief has been written with the support of the TraffLab research project (www.trafflab.org) and...
Circular labour migration is frequently portrayed as a gender-neutral phenomenon. Despite the growin...
This article considers the gendered processes of social change in Nepal. In particular, I examine ho...
This article considers the gendered processes of social change in Nepal. In particular, I examine ho...
Nepali female migrants are among the fastest-growing immigrant workforces in the South Asian communi...
Female labour migration from the global south to the Middle East has increased in recent times. The ...
Female labour migration from the global south to the Middle East has increased in recent times. The ...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2018Temporary migratory work has long been an adaptive res...
In an ethnically mixed village in the Chitwan district of Nepal, large numbers of young Tharu men ar...
As international female labour migration has increased, so too have efforts to prevent the exploitat...
As international female labour migration has increased, so too have efforts to prevent the exploitat...
With the increase in female migration, especially in the domestic sector, and accompanying reports o...
Doctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social WorkLaszlo KulcsarNepali women...
This Article offers an integrated analysis of the combined effect of the presence of migration bans ...
This dissertation explores: In what ways does gender operate as a governing code in Nepal’s labour m...
This brief has been written with the support of the TraffLab research project (www.trafflab.org) and...
Circular labour migration is frequently portrayed as a gender-neutral phenomenon. Despite the growin...
This article considers the gendered processes of social change in Nepal. In particular, I examine ho...
This article considers the gendered processes of social change in Nepal. In particular, I examine ho...
Nepali female migrants are among the fastest-growing immigrant workforces in the South Asian communi...
Female labour migration from the global south to the Middle East has increased in recent times. The ...
Female labour migration from the global south to the Middle East has increased in recent times. The ...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2018Temporary migratory work has long been an adaptive res...
In an ethnically mixed village in the Chitwan district of Nepal, large numbers of young Tharu men ar...
As international female labour migration has increased, so too have efforts to prevent the exploitat...
As international female labour migration has increased, so too have efforts to prevent the exploitat...