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    Entangled between tradition and modernity: the experiences of Bhutanese working women

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    Authors
    Dayaram, Kandy
    Pick, David
    Date
    2012
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Dayaram, Kandy and Pick, David. 2012. Entangled between tradition and modernity: the experiences of Bhutanese working women. Society and Business Review. 7 (2): pp. 134-148.
    Source Title
    Society and Business Review
    DOI
    10.1108/17465681211237600
    ISSN
    17465680
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5553
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Purpose – The purpose of this article is to examine the shifting roles of Bhutanese women in employment and family as they navigate tensions between tradition and modernity. Design/methodology/approach – To achieve greater understanding of the experiences of the women in this research, a theoretical framework dubbed a “matrix of entanglements” is developed and tested through the analysis of qualitative interview data from 38 Bhutanese working women. In doing so the ways in which these women reconcile competing demands on their personal resources are assessed. Findings – It is found that the women are experiencing entanglements as they negotiate western endogenous modernity, an emerging “Bhutanese modernity”, and traditional social, cultural, economic and political patterns.

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