Seminário Diversidade Cultural em Famílias Contemporâneas

Migration to Portugal and its effects on the perception and practice of gender in Nepalese families

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"The presentation is based on an article that looks into the effects of migration on the reconfigurations of perception and practice of gender within the context of family for Nepalese men in Portugal. The paper is an extract from the author’s study “Perception and Practice of Gender among Nepalese in Portugal. A Male Perspective” that explored gender related discourses and practices and the changes thereof, through these key research questions: i) how do Nepalese men migrants in Portugal perceive gender relations within families; ii) how are Nepalese men migrants in Portugal performing gender in the context of family and iii) has migration affected the perception and practice of gender in Nepalese men. The study engaged in micro-ethnographic method using qualitative interviews and participant observation as tools. Five Nepalese men were interviewed during ethnographic field work which was substantiated with participant observation in private and public sphere of the life of Nepalese in Portugal. It was mentioned in the discourses of Nepalese men that migration and the resultant new social context of Portugal, including observation of and interaction with Portuguese families, had a significant impact on how they perceive and practice gender within their own family contexts. This facilitated their understanding of unequal gender relations in Nepal as well as their move towards egalitarian gender relations. The article concludes that Nepalese men experienced significant changes in their perception of gender relation due to migration but these changes were yet to be adequately reflected in their practices within families. "

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