From Hell to High Water
The Life of Rohingya Refugee Women in Bangladesh
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21701372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mahanam Bhattacharjee Mithun (0000-0002-5102-4040, Department of Global Development and Planning, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway, [email protected], corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 605-622 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal on Minority and Group Rights (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1385-4879 • E-ISSN: 1571-8115 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15718115-bja10066 |
| OpenAlex | W4205373506 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Bangladesh is currently hosting nearly a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and more than half of the refugee population comprises women. In Myanmar, due to the government-imposed securitization and relatively conservative culture, Rohingya women were not able to enjoy their rights and freedom and were mainly confined to their homes. Upon arriving in Bangladesh, they are facing additional challenges. This article aims to find the underlying causes that alienated women from enjoying their rights and whether the life of the Rohingya women has improved or not in Bangladesh. This article shows that, due to the lack of a women-friendly environment inside camps, gender norms and malpractices, breakdown of family ties, and increased number of gender-based violence against women, they are more vulnerable than ever. This paper argued that humanitarian organization and the government should promote gender mainstreaming towards bringing refugee women into the community decision-making process along with raising awareness among the Rohingya community
Economic growth · Gender equality · Gender mainstreaming · Human rights · Mainstreaming · Political science · Population · Refugee · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Demography · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |