| Summary: | This thesis focuses on using Christine Sylvester's framework of human experiences to critically analyze the lives of female refugees. This framework will be carefully considered in order to answer the following two questions. First, what factors help to contribute to the deplorable circumstances women face in a refugee society? Second, are these factors as a result of the refugee camp society itself, or are they an extension of preexisting conditions in society? Rather than
considering the circumstances surrounding the lives of refugee women as a unique event, this study will put forth the idea of drawing parallels between life within and outside the refugee society. To further narrow the scope of this argument, this framework will be used to analyze the current Syrian refugee crisis unfolding in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. With Zaatari being located in the Middle East, societal conditions pertaining to this region, such as patriarchy and the idea
of the public versus private sphere, will be discussed. Using Zaatari as a case study, it will be argued that these societal conditions permeate the bounds of a refugee camp to exacerbate gender roles. This exacerbation leads to women being excluded from decision making processes and employment while simultaneously facing increased vulnerabilities in the form of gender based violence and exploitation.
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