Constraints and barriers in accessing social services among victims of intimate partner violence: a case study of working women in Mandalay, Myanmar | |
| Author | Jennifer Kay Thi Kyaw |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.GD-19-08 |
| Subject(s) | Women--Violence against--Myanmar--Mandalay Intimate partner violence--Myanmar--Mandalay--Case studies |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Gender and Development Studies, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no.GD-19-08 |
| 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 of the study is to look into the effectiveness of the services for the working women who are the IPV survivors. 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 the working women who are the IPV survivors. To create supportive environment for the IPV survivors to use services, the recommendation was proposed to raise awareness training on the consequences of IPV and to promote support from their family and community including the employers. To provide effective services for the working women, the needs and requirements of the working women such as employment related services need to be considered by the service providing organizations. |
| Year | 2019 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no.GD-19-08 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Gender and Development Studies (GD) |
| Chairperson(s) | Chatterjee, Joyee S.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Kusakabe, Kyoko;Tsusaka, Takuji W.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2019 |