Artikel
Reconstruction of post-resettlement gender relations : the Kenyah-Badeng of Sungai Asap, Sarawak, Malaysia
Verfasst von:
Jehom, Welyne Jeffrey
in:
2013
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Heft:
2
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122 - 147 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Frauensolidarität | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | Jehom, Welyne Jeffrey |
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| Jahr: | 2013 |
| Heft: | 2 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| Involuntary resettlement has gendered implications for displaced households and require the renegotiation of gender roles, which this paper is focused upon. The Bakun Hydro-electric project (BHEP) in Sarawak, Malaysia has displaced many indigenous people from their homes and traditional livelihoods. The Kenyah Badeng, one of the displaced indigenous communities, struggles with rising issues of poverty after their relocation to the resettlement known as Sungai Asap. Many men have migrated to urban areas as a result of the economic problems they and their families face at the resettlement. Migration and emigration provide a platform for renegotiation of gender roles because the men leave their wives to deal with multiple roles (reproductive and productive), including making some crucial decisions with regard to resettlement, such as the development of infrastructure, public facilities and school buildings. Although migrating out of the resettlement enables men to seek employment, this is not an option for the women who are left behind with children and old parents. Thus, women struggle and face challenges to provide food and care, yet they are powerless when it comes to making crucial decisions regarding issues for the betterment of their households and surroundings. | |
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