This Paper deals with the question what happens to the family when catholic males migrate both on shore and off shore for generations in the villages of Assolna, Velim and Cuncolim (Goa). The Paper presents the changes in a family/household by investigation on the question of do women feel empowered? And if yes what is the level of empowerment among women left behind in the villages of Assolna, Velim and Cuncolim? (AVC) vis-à-vis Goa. When we tried to review the existing literature, scant attention was paid to the aspect of male migration and the impact on the social life of left behind women. Based on the empirical data collected through interviews, questionnaire and my own empirical observation, the Paper tries to present an analysis of empowerment among the wives of Diasporic husbands. The Paper tries to use the analytical framework of Kabeer (1999) in order to analyze women's empowerment in the context of male migration.
Diaspora, International Migration, Women, Empowerment, Village
