Journey of Hazard and Hope. Risks and Coping Strategies of Syrian Women Seeking Asylum in Austria

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Journey of Hazard and Hope. Risks and Coping Strategies of Syrian Women Seeking Asylum in Austria

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2. Outline of the presentation Motivation Research question Methodology Findings Recommendations Slide
3. Motivation I Nearly 5.5 million registered Syrian refugees worldwide. Almost 1 million Syrian asylum applications in
4. Motivation II Vulnerabilities of Syrian women seeking asylum: General risks of fleeing from conflict zones Exposure
5. Research Question What risks do Syrian women face during their forced migration to Europe and which
6. Methodology Literature review and data analysis Semi-structured interviews Slide ...
7. Findings I Women are exposed to higher risks than men during all three stages of migration.
8. Findings II In Syria: risk of violence and psychological trauma Slide Trauma from loss of family
9. Findings III During the journey safety is a majour issue Slide Lack of safe legal route
10. Findings IV In Austria: limited support for vulnerable women Slide Inadequate facilities for women with special
11. Findings V Coping Strategies: Marriage Family reunification Travelling in a group of family and/or friends Avoiding
12. Findings VI Women become victims of individual perpetrators but also of structural violence and inequalities Slide
13. Recommendations General recommendations: Create safe routes and/or allow asylum applications to be filed from abroad. States
14. Recommendations Employ more female staff. Provide gender-separated facilities. Where possible, separate shelters for refugee women should
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Outline of the presentation
Motivation
Research question
Methodology
Findings
Recommendations
Slide

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Motivation I
Nearly 5.5 million registered Syrian refugees worldwide.
Almost 1 million Syrian

asylum applications in Europe starting from 2011.
More than 40,000 recognised Syrian refugees in Austria, around 40% of which are women.

Slide

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Motivation II
Vulnerabilities of Syrian women seeking asylum:
General risks of fleeing from

conflict zones
Exposure to gender-based violence
Structural inequalities
Call by international organisation (UNHCR, Council of Europe, Amnesty International etc.) for urgent actions to be taken for the protection of female refugees.

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Research Question
What risks do Syrian women face during their forced

migration to Europe and which strategies do they use to reduce these risks?

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Stages of migration:
Home country
Journey
Destination

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Methodology
Literature review and data analysis
Semi-structured interviews
Slide
...

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Findings I
Women are exposed to higher risks than men during all

three stages of migration.

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Syria

Austria

Journey

Bombed
house

Forced marriage

Sexual assault

Domestic violence

Insensitive treatment

Violence in reception centre

Trauma and loss

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Findings II
In Syria: risk of violence and psychological trauma
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Trauma from

loss of family members, friends, and property.

Risk of sexual violence in the conflict zones, especially for female headed households.

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Findings III
During the journey safety is a majour issue
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Lack

of safe legal route to Europe.
Lack of safety in refugee camps, e.g. no gender separtaed facilities, and risk of sexual harassment.

Violence from authorities.

Limited access to reproductive and health care.

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Findings IV
In Austria: limited support for vulnerable women
Slide
Inadequate facilities

for women with special needs.

Lack of psychological support.

Lack of training for authorities in dealing with women in vulnerable position.

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Findings V
Coping Strategies:
Marriage
Family reunification
Travelling in a group of

family and/or friends
Avoiding sleeping in gender mixed facilities in camps
Taking off headscarves once in Europe
Relying on networks and connections

Slide

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Findings VI
Women become victims of individual perpetrators but also of structural

violence and inequalities

Slide

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Recommendations
General recommendations:
Create safe routes and/or allow asylum applications to be filed

from abroad.
States should be encouraged to apply 1951 Refugee Convention in a gender-sensitive way.
In refugee camps and reception centres:
Provide special training to police officers and staff members working with refugees.
Provide information regarding the legal rights of women and encourage the reporting of gender-based violence.

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Recommendations
Employ more female staff.
Provide gender-separated facilities. Where possible, separate shelters for

refugee women should be available.
Ensure access to sexual and reproductive health-care facilities.
In Austria:
Provide more psychological support, especially to women victims of violence.
Provide additional support, in particular regarding job search, housing, education and integration.
Create safe environment for refugee women in order to empower them and help them integrate faster in society.

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Journey of Hazard and Hope. Risks and Coping Strategies of Syrian Women Seeking Asylum in Austria

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Outline of the presentationMotivationResearch questionMethodologyFindingsRecommendationsSlide

Motivation INearly 5.5 million registered Syrian refugees worldwide.Almost 1 million Syrian

Motivation IIVulnerabilities of Syrian women seeking asylum:General risks of fleeing from

Research Question What risks do Syrian women face during their forced

MethodologyLiterature review and data analysisSemi-structured interviewsSlide ...

Findings IWomen are exposed to higher risks than men during all

Findings IIIn Syria: risk of violence and psychological traumaSlide Trauma from

Findings III During the journey safety is a majour issueSlide Lack

Findings IV In Austria: limited support for vulnerable womenSlide Inadequate facilities

Findings VCoping Strategies: Marriage Family reunification Travelling in a group of

Findings VIWomen become victims of individual perpetrators but also of structural

RecommendationsGeneral recommendations:Create safe routes and/or allow asylum applications to be filed

RecommendationsEmploy more female staff.Provide gender-separated facilities. Where possible, separate shelters for

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