Do gender dynamics in intra-household decision making shift with male migration? Evidence from rice-farming households in Eastern India

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cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Marketsen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.coverage.countryIndiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionAsiaen_US
cg.creator.identifierRanjitha Puskur: 0000-0002-9112-3414en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/09718524.2022.2140381en_US
cg.issn0971-8524en_US
cg.issue2en_US
cg.journalGender, Technology and Developmenten_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.volume27en_US
dc.contributor.authorMohan, Rohini Ramen_US
dc.contributor.authorPuskur, Ranjithaen_US
dc.contributor.authorChandrasekar, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorValera, Harold Glennen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-29T12:58:16Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-01-29T12:58:16Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/171506en_US
dc.titleDo gender dynamics in intra-household decision making shift with male migration? Evidence from rice-farming households in Eastern Indiaen_US
dcterms.abstractThis paper unpacks the complex relationship between migration of men and the decision making power of the women who “stay behind” in Bihar, Eastern India. We use mixed methods research design to assess whether women perceive a shift in decision making “authority” between different members in households where men migrate and examine the subjective meanings of these shifts. Using a retrospective survey, we map the extent to which women report shifts in decision making “authority” after the migration of male members. Decision making is examined for various activities classified into four domains: agricultural practices, labor allocation, machinery and purchase of productive assets, and household expenditure and activities. Overall, patterns indicate a nominal change in the proportional distribution of perceived household decision authority for all categories and shift toward joint decision making (by wife and husband) emerging as an important trajectory. Using multinomial regression and interpretative analysis of qualitative findings, the paper sheds light on the role of age, family type, household and migrant characteristics in shaping the direction of shifts, and limiting the transfer of meaningful bargaining power to women. The paper makes a case that the transformation of the patriarchal habitus requires a more substantial transformation of livelihood capitals.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2022-12-22en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMohan, Rohini Ram; Puskur, Ranjitha; Chandrasekar, D.; and Valera, Harold Glenn. 2023. Do gender dynamics in intra-household decision making shift with male migration? Evidence from rice-farming households in Eastern India. Gender, Technology and Development 27(2): 157-183. https://doi.org/10.1080/09718524.2022.2140381en_US
dcterms.extentpp. 157-183en_US
dcterms.issued2023-05-04en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherTaylor and Francisen_US
dcterms.subjectmigrationen_US
dcterms.subjectmenen_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectdecision makingen_US
dcterms.subjectwomenen_US
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectlabour allocationen_US
dcterms.subjectequipmenten_US
dcterms.subjectpurchasingen_US
dcterms.subjectinvestmenten_US
dcterms.subjecthousehold expenditureen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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