Gendered patterns of work and time use: A review of methods and innovations

This review paper presents a collection of tools and methodologies for understanding/studying gendered work patterns and time use, with a focus on agriculture and allied activities. In addition to scoping the literature for methods, it also offers new methodological insights into gendered dimensions...

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Main Authors: Chakraborty, Ananya, Ravula, Padmaja, Seymour, Greg, Slavchevska, Vanya
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115687
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author Chakraborty, Ananya
Ravula, Padmaja
Seymour, Greg
Slavchevska, Vanya
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description This review paper presents a collection of tools and methodologies for understanding/studying gendered work patterns and time use, with a focus on agriculture and allied activities. In addition to scoping the literature for methods, it also offers new methodological insights into gendered dimensions of rural work and time use to support data-collection efforts. Rural women’s work is often uncounted or underestimated in traditional laborforce surveys because of the multiplicity of activities they engage in throughout the year and their infrequent, short-term and informal nature. However, accurate, consistent, and comparable data on the work, employment and time use for women and men is imperative to track progress on global goals for gender equality and guide development interventions. We discuss qualitative and quantitative methods, tools and innovative approaches to collect data on work and time use in rural areas, along with an in-depth discussion on methodological issues that can guide further research to strengthen accurate and reliable data-collection efforts. This review is not only a ‘one-stop shop’ for different methods and tools related to studying work patterns, labor and time use; it also offers researchers and development practitioners opportunities for conducting more focused research towards developing new and innovative tools, and gives some clues about how to better move forward to achieve gender equality and equity goals. This can occur through better and more nuanced data to understand and analyze work patterns and time use in different contexts, geographies and sociocultural environments.
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spelling CGSpace1156872025-12-08T10:29:22Z Gendered patterns of work and time use: A review of methods and innovations Chakraborty, Ananya Ravula, Padmaja Seymour, Greg Slavchevska, Vanya innovation gender methods labour agriculture time This review paper presents a collection of tools and methodologies for understanding/studying gendered work patterns and time use, with a focus on agriculture and allied activities. In addition to scoping the literature for methods, it also offers new methodological insights into gendered dimensions of rural work and time use to support data-collection efforts. Rural women’s work is often uncounted or underestimated in traditional laborforce surveys because of the multiplicity of activities they engage in throughout the year and their infrequent, short-term and informal nature. However, accurate, consistent, and comparable data on the work, employment and time use for women and men is imperative to track progress on global goals for gender equality and guide development interventions. We discuss qualitative and quantitative methods, tools and innovative approaches to collect data on work and time use in rural areas, along with an in-depth discussion on methodological issues that can guide further research to strengthen accurate and reliable data-collection efforts. This review is not only a ‘one-stop shop’ for different methods and tools related to studying work patterns, labor and time use; it also offers researchers and development practitioners opportunities for conducting more focused research towards developing new and innovative tools, and gives some clues about how to better move forward to achieve gender equality and equity goals. This can occur through better and more nuanced data to understand and analyze work patterns and time use in different contexts, geographies and sociocultural environments. 2021 2021-10-25T17:00:04Z 2021-10-25T17:00:04Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115687 en Open Access application/pdf application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform Chakraborty, A., Ravula, P., Seymour, G. and Slavchevska, V. 2021. Gendered Patterns of Work and Time Use: A Review of Methods and Innovations. CGIAR GENDER Platform Working Paper #001. Nairobi, Kenya: CGIAR GENDER Platform.
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Gendered patterns of work and time use: A review of methods and innovations
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agriculture
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