Gender accommodative versus transformative approaches: a comparative assessment within a post-harvest fish loss reduction intervention
Technical and social constraints limit value chain actors from equitably engaging in and benefiting from capture fisheries in low-income settings. Extension and development programs often focus on the former, which reflects a technocratic orientation of the fisheries sector and uncertainty about eff...
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| author | Cole, Steven M. Kaminski, A.M. McDougall, C. Kefi, A.S. Marinda, P.A. Maliko, M. Mtonga, J. |
| author_browse | Cole, Steven M. Kaminski, A.M. Kefi, A.S. Maliko, M. Marinda, P.A. McDougall, C. Mtonga, J. |
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| description | Technical and social constraints limit value chain actors from equitably engaging in and benefiting from capture fisheries in low-income settings. Extension and development programs often focus on the former, which reflects a technocratic orientation of the fisheries sector and uncertainty about effective ways for development programs to engage with gender and other social constraints. This study presents empirical insights that address these challenges to fisheries development. The study took place in fishing camps in the Barotse Floodplain, Zambia to compare two approaches addressing gender constraints within a broader post-harvest fish loss reduction intervention: an accommodative and a transformative approach. The former embodied a more common ‘practical needs’ set of strategies to ensure female participation, while the latter comprised a communication tool embedded in an action research process to build critical consciousness. Results indicate that the use of a transformative approach led to significant changes in gender equal attitudes and women’s empowerment outcomes compared to only using an accommodative approach. Development programs working in fisheries can apply the findings to engage effectively with gender constraints, especially using transformative approaches to help enable women and men to overcome the social and technical barriers that constrain their lives and livelihoods. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1089362025-11-11T10:32:46Z Gender accommodative versus transformative approaches: a comparative assessment within a post-harvest fish loss reduction intervention Cole, Steven M. Kaminski, A.M. McDougall, C. Kefi, A.S. Marinda, P.A. Maliko, M. Mtonga, J. gender capacity building fish processing small scale farming zambia postharvest technology Technical and social constraints limit value chain actors from equitably engaging in and benefiting from capture fisheries in low-income settings. Extension and development programs often focus on the former, which reflects a technocratic orientation of the fisheries sector and uncertainty about effective ways for development programs to engage with gender and other social constraints. This study presents empirical insights that address these challenges to fisheries development. The study took place in fishing camps in the Barotse Floodplain, Zambia to compare two approaches addressing gender constraints within a broader post-harvest fish loss reduction intervention: an accommodative and a transformative approach. The former embodied a more common ‘practical needs’ set of strategies to ensure female participation, while the latter comprised a communication tool embedded in an action research process to build critical consciousness. Results indicate that the use of a transformative approach led to significant changes in gender equal attitudes and women’s empowerment outcomes compared to only using an accommodative approach. Development programs working in fisheries can apply the findings to engage effectively with gender constraints, especially using transformative approaches to help enable women and men to overcome the social and technical barriers that constrain their lives and livelihoods. 2020-01-02 2020-08-04T13:43:56Z 2020-08-04T13:43:56Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108936 en Open Access application/pdf Informa UK Limited Cole, S.M., Kaminski, A.M., McDougall, C., Kefi, A.S., Marinda, P.A., Maliko, M. & Mtonga, J. (2020). Gender accommodative versus transformative approaches: a comparative assessment within a post-harvest fish loss reduction intervention. Gender, Technology and Development, 1-18. |
| spellingShingle | gender capacity building fish processing small scale farming zambia postharvest technology Cole, Steven M. Kaminski, A.M. McDougall, C. Kefi, A.S. Marinda, P.A. Maliko, M. Mtonga, J. Gender accommodative versus transformative approaches: a comparative assessment within a post-harvest fish loss reduction intervention |
| title | Gender accommodative versus transformative approaches: a comparative assessment within a post-harvest fish loss reduction intervention |
| title_full | Gender accommodative versus transformative approaches: a comparative assessment within a post-harvest fish loss reduction intervention |
| title_fullStr | Gender accommodative versus transformative approaches: a comparative assessment within a post-harvest fish loss reduction intervention |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender accommodative versus transformative approaches: a comparative assessment within a post-harvest fish loss reduction intervention |
| title_short | Gender accommodative versus transformative approaches: a comparative assessment within a post-harvest fish loss reduction intervention |
| title_sort | gender accommodative versus transformative approaches a comparative assessment within a post harvest fish loss reduction intervention |
| topic | gender capacity building fish processing small scale farming zambia postharvest technology |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108936 |
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