A STUDY ON RESETTLEMENT EFFECTS ON WOMEN (A CASE STUDY OF MYAINGTHARYAR RESETTLEMENT SITE, THILAWA SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE)

Special economic zones are driving force for socio-economic progress of the society, but it also causes pain to the local people who are resettled from their motherland. Looking at the resettlement through a gender perspective is less common and little is known about the experiences of the women although some studies reveal the resettlement impact on local community. The objectives of the study are to examine the resettlement effects on women living at the resettlement site through gender lens and to address resettlement issues through gender perspective. Descriptive method was used by qualitative approach. The study found that the resettlement had more negative consequences to women in terms of more economic dependence on husband, less capability to support their family with basic food supply, less say on household decision-making and indebtedness. Access to trainings is a positive consequence to women after the resettlement. Thus, the resettlement made women’s status weaken. Sample outpu