Abstract
This paper provides an overview of the legal framework and actors involved in governing migration, gender equality, and women’s empowerment in Myanmar, and examines examples of gaps in the design and implementation phases of the policy cycle that affect women migrant workers in particular. Invisibility is a key issue: large numbers of women migrant workers, particularly domestic workers, are engaged in sectors that are not covered by labour law and migrate through irregular channels. At the same time, gender discrimination is not defined in Myanmar legislation, despite the presence of policy objectives to advance gender equality. This triple invisibility leaves women more vulnerable to abuse and exploitation and less able to proactively achieve goals.