Sub-title:
Masculinities, gender and social conflict in Myanmar
ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ:
"The Union of Myanmar is a complex country context marked by ethnic, religious and linguistic
diversity. It has been affected by decades of an authoritarian, isolationist regime and numerous
interconnected conflicts, ranging from national-level ethnic political and armed conflicts and a
pro-democracy struggle, to broader social-level land conflicts. It has also seen conflicts at the
household level, such as domestic violence. In Myanmar, as in other countries, these numerous
forms of violence affect men, women, boys, girls and those with diverse gender identities in
different ways.
There is increasing awareness that gender is important in understanding conflict and working
towards peace and social cohesion. A growing number of development programmes are
dedicated to addressing this. In practice, such programmes have largely focused on women’s
participation in political and peacebuilding processes. This focus on increasing women’s
meaningful participation in arenas and activities formerly dominated by men is an important
aspect of peacebuilding. However, there is another ‘side’ to the gender inequality dilemma, which
is less well understood – one that deals with the experiences of men and boys. Social expectations
around masculinity are often overlooked (or oversimplified). Masculinities, that is, the social
expectations of men to act or behave in certain ways because they are men, can be drivers of
conflict or violence. However, limiting work on this to ‘men-engage’-type approaches focusing
mainly on mobilising men to prevent sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) can mean
overlooking how social expectations of masculinities can also lead to increased vulnerability for
men and boys, which is often not recognised or addressed by peacebuilding programming.
Understanding masculinities is important, because these masculinity norms – these social
expectations – can be mobilised to manipulate the taking of violent actions. For instance, society
may invoke the expectations on men to be protectors of their community from perceived external
threats, including land confiscations for development projects. Where this means confronting
more powerful actors such as state agencies, frustration and pressures can turn into violent
action..."
ရင်းမြစ်:
Paung Sie Facility, International Alert (London), Phan Tee Eain
Date of Publication:
2018-12-00
Date of entry:
2020-02-17
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
အကြောင်းအရာ/အမျိုးအစား:
Countries:
Myanmar
Language:
English
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