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Navigating Respectability in Patriarchal Contexts: Ethical Dilemmas of Women Researchers in Pakistan
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Abstract The article explores the field research experiences of two women researchers who navigated patriarchal social dynamics in Pakistan. We use respectability as a lens to explain how we established ourselves in our research contexts and how we negotiated our positions. Drawing on extensive fieldwork for... view more
The article explores the field research experiences of two women researchers who navigated patriarchal social dynamics in Pakistan. We use respectability as a lens to explain how we established ourselves in our research contexts and how we negotiated our positions. Drawing on extensive fieldwork for our PhD studies, we show the moral conundrums of constantly moving on a spectrum of being both a "respectable" woman and a "woman researcher". We had to navigate both identities carefully to access research respondents and build rapport. This meant at times adhering to patriarchal gender norms, while in other situations, willingly or unwillingly, transgressing them. We show that we had to constantly mediate between professional goals, personal and social norms and values, and our own wellbeing. We thereby seek to contribute to discussions on the vulnerability of researchers and the ethics of care.... view less
Keywords
science ethics; research; gender; gender; feminism; Pakistan; patriarchy; normativity; social norm; caregiving
Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Training, Teaching and Studying, Professional Organizations of Social Welfare
Free Keywords
Research ethics; fieldwork; ethics of care
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 553-585
Journal
International Quarterly for Asian Studies (IQAS), 53 (2022) 4
Issue topic
Negotiating Research Ethics in Volatile Contexts, Part I
ISSN
2566-6878
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0