CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Manoilenko Hanna |
|---|---|
| Title | The gendered experiences of internally displaced people (IDP) looking for work in Ukraine: displacement, marginalization, and strategies of survival - and the role of the state in shaping those experiences |
| Summary | Since 2014 political conflict with pro-Russian forces in Crimea and the eastern part of Ukraine has led to a large-scale and continuous displacement of people. The policy of internally displaced people’s (IDP) employment is one of the priorities for the integration of the newcomers within a new community. Taken that substantial number of people affected by the conflict are women and children, it is reasonable to question the effect of state employment policies on the gendered experiences of IDs in looking for job. Based on a feminist policy analysis and social feminism the gendered context for the policy implementation is examined. While written in a gender-neutral language, it imposes assumption of gender equality in the labour market that is missing in practice. With the help of feminist standpoint theory the power dynamics behind the policy implementation and survival strategies of displaced women is revealed. The research suggests that employment policies are not helpful for displaced women since they are not sensitive to the intersection of their needs. Additionally, the study calls for a larger perspective on the gendered needs of IDPs. |
| Supervisor | Meger, Sara; Sgier, Lea |
| Department | Gender Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/manoilenko_hanna.pdf |
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