Syrian Refugee Women's Roles

How the conflict has affected the role of women within their families and communities (positively and negatively) within refugee hosting communities in Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey.

Overview

In April 2018, CARE Syria and CARE UK contracted GK Consulting LLC (US) to conduct a research study on changing gender roles and norms amongst Syrian women refugees. This research was an extension of CARE’s 2018-2019 Syria Resilience Research Project that examined resilience capacities among both men and women inside Syria. This secondary study offered the opportunity to examine in greater depth the transformative resilience and gender norms for Syrian women only in Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey. It specifically sought to answer one key question: “How has the Syrian conflict affected the role of Syrian women within their families and communities (positively and negatively) within refugee hosting communities in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey?” The purpose of the research was to provide CARE Syria with critical information to inform their programming to support and expand the positive aspects of women’s changed roles, as well as mitigating the negative aspects.