Introduction: The Everyday Agency of Women in Asia

Parker, Lyn; Dales, Laura

doi:10.1080/10357823.2014.899313

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“…She is sociable, self-contained, self-motivated and as strategic in deciding where to eat as she is in deciding where to take her career. The assumptions implicit in this model have already been carefully and comprehensively dismantled in the feminist literature on agency and resistance (Mohanty, 1991;Mahmood, 2001;Parker, 2005a;Dales, 2005). The capacity for individual women to become ohitorisama -whether Iwashita's archetype, Ueno's older, single-by-default version, or some other interpretation -rests upon a range of factors, including individual ability, physical and mental health, familial support, and opportunity, all of which are located in the broad socioeconomic landscape.…”

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Ohitorisama, Singlehood and Agency in Japan

Dales

2014

Asian Studies Review

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“…At one end, some studies have established that female marriage migrants, moving from less developed countries, are vulnerable and powerless in fully integrating into the receiving societies and achieving equality within the public and the domestic spheres with their local counterparts (Charsley 2005(Charsley , 2006Stephnitz 2009;Kim 2011). At the other end of the spectrum, other studies have argued that due to the hypergamous nature of cross-border marriages, marriage migrants have often managed to manoeuvre agency, realise upward mobility, and make contributions to both the sending and the receiving societies, which makes the portrayal of them as victims inaccurate (Brennan 2004;Cheng 2005;Chong 2014;Kempadoo 2005;Parker 2005;Yeoh et al 2013). In reality, most marriage migrants move between the two extremes of 'victim' and 'agent', manoeuvring their lives through complex trajectories toward integration, empowerment, and achievements (Faier 2007;Constable 2009;Ehrenreich and Hochschild 2003;Quah 2019).…”

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Migration and marriage in Asian contexts

Yeung

2019

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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This article reviews literature on migration and marriage and highlights contributions of the papers in this special issue. The papers show that Asian marriage migrants' experience of integration and assimilation are complex, nuanced, and heterogeneous across migrants' sociodemographic backgrounds, ethnic profiles, and political contexts. The heterogeneities in Asian marriage migrants' assimilation trajectories challenge the classic assimilation theory which assumes an unilinear integration trajectory in all relevant aspects. This issue diversifies the academic discourses on migration and marriage by going beyond marriage migration to include how other types of migration shape family formation processes including divorce and remarriage. It also examines the mechanisms underlying the migration-marriage link. Finally, this special issue widens methodological repertoires in the field of marriage and migration by using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method analyses to divulge the complexity of the relationships. Topics examined in these papers include variations in economic well-being, cultural assimilation, gender inequality vis-à-vis marriages, migrants' subjective well-being, and how policies pertinent to cross-cultural marriages affect migrants. Unlike in the western societies where race/ethnic integration is a dominant concern, in Asia, the extended families of marriage migrants and their spouses, patriarchy, religion, and caste also play a big role in Asian migrants' family formation behaviours.

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“…In much feminist research, the focus has been on how women are victimised due to the power and control of men, both at the individual and the structural level (Connell 1997;Peterson-Iyer 1998). Yet, the need to consider both structure and agency, thus emphasising women's agency within oppressive social structures, has been recognised (Connell 1997;Kabeer 2000;Parker 2005). By describing women's self-representation of victimhood as 'victimcy', Utas (2005) challenges the portrayal of women in disempowered circumstances as merely passive victims.…”

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Respectability and rights. Sexual and reproductive health and rights of Sri Lankan women formerly involved in prostitution

Jordal

Öhman

Wijewardene

2019

Contemporary South Asia

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Women in prostitution are often disrespected and subject to health risks. The aim of this study is to explore how women formerly engaged in prostitution in Sri Lanka position themselves in relation to gendered norms of respectability, and to discuss the possible implications for their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with fifteen women formerly engaged in prostitution. Discourse analysis was used to identify and describe interpretative repertoires and four repertoires were identified: Victimhood, Resistance, Responsibility, and Independence. The first three were drawn upon to construct their identities in line with norms of female respectability, as the women emphasised being victims of unfortunate situations, resisting sexual disrespectability and taking responsibility for their children and others. The last repertoire deviated from the respectability norm as it conveyed a picture of the women as independent, strong and courageous subjects, characteristics more in line with male respectability in Sri Lanka. Despite marginalised and oppressive circumstances, the women drew on interpretative repertoires to enhance access to respect, dignity and resources. However, their vulnerability to violence, SRHR risks and virtual absence of rights leave them with little access to resources that could enable a healthier and better life.

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Introduction: The Everyday Agency of Women in Asia

Cited by 20 publications

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Ohitorisama, Singlehood and Agency in Japan

Ohitorisama, Singlehood and Agency in Japan

Migration and marriage in Asian contexts

Respectability and rights. Sexual and reproductive health and rights of Sri Lankan women formerly involved in prostitution

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