Male migration and the transformation of gendered agriculture work:A comparative exploration of heterogeneity across selected Indian states

Rao, Nitya, Ravula, Padmaja, Raj, Rengalakshmi, Kumari, Pratheepa, Bhanjdeo, Arundhita and Sogani, Reetu (2025) Male migration and the transformation of gendered agriculture work:A comparative exploration of heterogeneity across selected Indian states. Gender, Place & Culture. p. 1. ISSN 0966-369X (In Press)

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Abstract

Male migration among agriculture-dependent households has emerged as an important livelihood strategy for coping with poverty, food insecurity, climate change, and several other risks and shocks in the Global South. Emerging research on the impacts of male migration on women’s agency, especially in agricultural production and decision-making, paints a one-size-fits-all picture. This paper, through a comparative, qualitative analysis of the implications of male out-migration on gender roles and responsibilities in agriculture across four different agroecologies in India – forested, mountainous, semi-arid, and coastal – highlights the heterogeneity in women’s experiences of male migration in the Indian context. While the nature of migration and the amount and regularity of remittances shape the increase or decline in women’s work and responsibilities, factors like age, caste, class, life stage, and context also play a significant role. We note that current scholarship has given too much importance to the narrative on remittance-driven livelihoods at the cost of multiple factors that shape women’s roles, experiences, and strategic choices in migrant-sending communities. What appears critical for transformative change is state policy that facilitates and enables collective action, central to overcoming the patriarchal constraints women encounter, especially as they shift from labouring to managerial roles in farming.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This paper has emerged out of the tigr2ess collaboration
Uncontrolled Keywords:	agriculture, gender relations, heterogeneity, migration, remittances,agricultural and biological sciences(all),sdg 2 - zero hunger,sdg 13 - climate action,4* ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1100
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development) University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Gender and Development Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Health and Disease Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Life Course, Migration and Wellbeing Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Literacy and Development Group
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	18 Jan 2025 01:09
Last Modified:	28 Jan 2025 23:49
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/98261
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