RECONSTRUCTED HETERONORMATIVE TENDENCIES ON REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN TRANSNATIONAL MIGRATION

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 3, 1578 - 1589, 25.09.2023

Yeliz Kendir-gök

https://doi.org/10.30783/nevsosbilen.1277480

Öz

The objective of this article is to offer a critical and analytical examination of transnational migration data, encompassing empirical studies that underscore the "emancipation" and "empowerment" of women in the economic, social, and political dimensions of transnational migration while elucidating how these elements reinforce binary gender conceptualizations. The article will follow this structure: Firstly, an investigation into transnational migration and its ramifications on the 'social transformation' of women's lives will be conducted. Secondly, an exploration into the portrayal of the economic status of immigrant and displaced women as "empowered" in the existing research and discourse, particularly through enhancements in social status. Thirdly, an examination of political empowerment within the context of evolving marital dynamics will be undertaken, delving deeper into the discourse surrounding gender. This article will elucidate how numerous scholars may perpetuate gender binaries by not engaging in a comprehensive critical analysis of gender while contributing to the ongoing discourse concerning women immigrants and refugees.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Gender, Migrant Women, Transnational Migration, Heteronormativity.

ULUSÖTESİ GÖÇTE KADINLARIN TEMSİLİNE İLİŞKİN YENİDEN İNŞA EDİLEN HETERONORMATİF EĞİLİMLER

Öz

Bu makalenin amacı, uluslararası göçün ekonomik, sosyal ve siyasi boyutlarına dair kadınların "özgürleşme" ve "güçlenme" süreçlerini eleştirel ve analitik bir bakış açısıyla incelemektir. Bu bağlamda, uluslararası göç verilerine dayalı olarak gerçekleştirilen amprik çalışmaları gözden geçirerek, bu süreçlerin toplumsal cinsiyet kavramlarına nasıl etki ettiğini açıklamayı amaçlamaktadır. Makale aşağıdaki yapıyı takip edecektir: İlk olarak, uluslararası göçün kadınların yaşamları üzerindeki "toplumsal dönüşümü" üzerine bir araştırma sunacaktır. Ardından, özellikle sosyal statüdeki gelişmeler yoluyla göçmen ve yerinden edilmiş kadınların ekonomik durumunun nasıl "güçlendirildiğini" gösteren mevcut araştırmalara ve tartışmalara odaklanacaktır. Son olarak, değişen evlilik dinamikleri bağlamında siyasi güçlenmeyi inceleyecek ve toplumsal cinsiyet üzerine yapılan tartışmaları derinlemesine ele alacaktır. Bu makale, birçok bilim insanının, kadın göçmenler ve mültecilerle ilgili süregelen tartışmalara katkıda bulunurken, toplumsal cinsiyetin kapsamlı bir eleştirel analizini yapmadan nasıl toplumsal cinsiyet ikiliğini pekiştirdiğini açıklayacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Toplumsal Cinsiyet, Göçmen Kadınlar, Ulusötesi Göç, Heteronormativite.

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