Double burden or Newfound freedom? Women’s empowerment amid large-scale male labor migration from rural Tajikistan
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and advanced research institute | |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Food Policy Research Institute | |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | KU Leuven University | |
| cg.contributor.donor | United States Agency for International Development | |
| cg.contributor.donor | CGIAR Trust Fund | |
| cg.contributor.initiative | Fragility, Conflict, and Migration | |
| cg.contributor.programAccelerator | Food Frontiers and Security | |
| cg.coverage.country | Tajikistan | |
| cg.coverage.region | Asia | |
| cg.coverage.region | Central Asia | |
| cg.creator.identifier | Isabel Lambrecht: 0000-0003-1709-6611 | |
| cg.creator.identifier | Mohru Mardonova: 0009-0008-8692-1164 | |
| cg.howPublished | Grey Literature | |
| cg.identifier.project | IFPRI - Development Strategies and Governance Unit | |
| cg.identifier.project | IFPRI - Tajikistan Evaluation and Analysis Activity | |
| cg.identifier.publicationRank | Not ranked | |
| cg.number | 2347 | |
| cg.place | Washington DC | |
| cg.reviewStatus | Internal Review | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lambrecht, Isabel B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mardonova Tolibkhonovna, Mohru | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pechtl, Sarah | |
| dc.contributor.author | Teirlinck, Charlotte | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-09T17:43:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-09T17:43:42Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175568 | |
| dc.title | Double burden or Newfound freedom? Women’s empowerment amid large-scale male labor migration from rural Tajikistan | en |
| dcterms.abstract | Labor migration is generally motivated by the prospect of higher earnings abroad, and many migrants support their left-behind household members through remittances. Migrants’ long-term absence from home may, however, also affect intra-household dynamics among those remaining behind. Relying on primary qualitative data as well as quantitative data from 938 married women, we analyze empowerment impacts of migration on women in rural southern Tajikistan. Tajikistan is one of the most remittance-dependent countries in the world. A large share of young men migrates internationally, leaving behind – and often supporting – a multi-generational household. Yet, strong social norms limit the decision-making power and mobility of women, particularly of young women. Whereas senior women report noticeable differences when their spouses migrate, this is far less so for young women who live with their parents-in-law. Our study demonstrates that accounting for a respondent’s position within the household is key to understanding empowerment outcomes of its members. | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
| dcterms.audience | Scientists | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Lambrecht, Isabel B.; Mardonova Tolibkhonovna, Mohru; Pechtl, Sarah; and Teirlinck, Charlotte. 2025. Double burden or Newfound freedom? Women’s empowerment amid large-scale male labor migration from rural Tajikistan. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2347. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175568 | |
| dcterms.extent | 34 p. | |
| dcterms.isPartOf | IFPRI Discussion Paper | |
| dcterms.issued | 2025-07-09 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.license | Other | |
| dcterms.publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute | |
| dcterms.relation | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168433 | |
| dcterms.relation | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168186 | |
| dcterms.relation | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163672 | |
| dcterms.relation | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162924 | |
| dcterms.subject | migration | |
| dcterms.subject | gender | |
| dcterms.subject | households | |
| dcterms.subject | women's empowerment | |
| dcterms.type | Working Paper |