Gender and social dynamics of migration in rice systems
1. Exploring gender and social dynamics of migration
in rice-based systems in South Asia
2. Project Objectives
• Develop and test an analytical framework and toolkit to
unpack the gender and social dynamics of migration in rice-
based systems in South Asia
– Mixed methods
– Intersectional factors considered
3. Research Questions
Migration in
rice-based systems
Community &
Household levels
• Who?
• Why?
• Where?
• How long?
• Doing what?
• Macro-drivers
• Social norms
Effects at household/farm level
• Farm labour availability and use; associated
production costs
• Farming systems
• Farm productivity
• Livelihoods portfolio
• Income (incl remittances) and poverty
• Food security and dietary diversity
• Risk-coping ability
Effects on women in the household
• Roles in farming, farm management, value chains
• Labour and time use, energy expenditures
• Access to & control of assets, resources, services, markets, information
• Decision-making – farm and household
• Employment and income
• Occupational choices
• Health and nutrition
• Social networks
• Social norms
4. Methodology
• Literature Review
• Analytical framework and hypotheses development
• Qual tools for FGD – refine hypotheses
• Household survey – 500 HH
• KII and other qual tools for gap filling and validate prelim
results
• Refine analytical framework and toolkit
5. Outputs
• 2019
– Working paper with lit review and analytical framework
– Toolkit and methods guide
– Working paper with pilot study results
– Journal article with analytical framework
• 2020
– Journal article with pilot study results