Author: Kay Thi Kyaw
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.GD-19-08
Year: 2019
Academic Program: Gender and Development Studies (GDS)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2019
Examination Committee: Joyee S. Chatterjee (Chairperson); Kyoko Kusakabe, Takuji W. Tsusaka (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: It has been a few decades that the Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is seen as the hindrance for the advancement of women by the development practitioners. This study examines how working women who are the IPV survivors are confronting with different constraints and barriers in the use of social services. It further examines how social norms are unsupportive for the IPV survivors to use the services. Moreover, another important objective ofthe study is to look into the effectiveness of the services for the working women who are the IPV survrvors, The study was conducted in Mandalay, Myanmar. The study gathered findings and results by using a qualitative approach by interviewing the working women who are the IPV survivors to have a deeper understanding of the constraints and barriers they are facing in use of social services. Moreover, the interview extends to the different service providers to examine the effectiveness of the existing services. The main findings of the study are that existing services are not reflecting the needs of the working women who are the survivors of IPV. The social norms and practices related to IPV is one of the barriers to use the services. IPV survivors have encountered with three different forms of societal pressure: family pressure, community pressure and self-belief and practices of the survivors. It shows that the survivors are expected to keep silent and tolerate the violence in order to be a good woman which is regarded by the society. Moreover, the society still believe that women should be beaten for some reasons like poor reproductive work and disobedience to the husband. For the effective ness of the services, the data indicates that the existing services are not effective for the working women in terms of availability, accessibility, adaptability and acceptability. It shows the needs and requirements of the working women are not reflected by the existing services. The study recommends effective services and better service allocation process for th
Scholarship Donor(s): Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship
Note: A thesis submitted in patial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Gender and Development Studies, School of Environment, Resources and Development
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