From Working in the Fields to Taking Control: Towards a Typology of Women's Decision-Making in Wheat in India
Women in India perform a range of roles in wheat-based agricultural systems. However, data remain sparse. Cultural norms which construct men as farmers serve to conceal women’s contributions from researchers and rural advisory services. We use data from communities in four Indian states, selected to...
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| author | Farnworth, Cathy Rozel Jafry, Tahseen Bharati, Preeti Badstue, Lone B. Yadav, Ashok |
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| description | Women in India perform a range of roles in wheat-based agricultural systems. However, data remain sparse. Cultural norms which construct men as farmers serve to conceal women’s contributions from researchers and rural advisory services. We use data from communities in four Indian states, selected to exemplify high and low gender gaps, to provide insights into how women are challenging norms which privilege male decision-making in order to participate in innovation processes. We hypothesized the transitioning of women from labourers in wheat to innovators and managers of wheat is likely to be far from straightforward. We further hypothesized that women are actively managing the processes unleashed by various sources of change. We use the concept of doxa—ideas and actions in a society that are taken for granted and are beyond questioning—as an analytic lens to help us understand the ways in which women deploy their agency to secure their goals. Our analysis allows us to develop a ‘A typology of women’s strategies to strengthen their managerial decision-making power in wheat’. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1210402024-05-01T08:15:25Z From Working in the Fields to Taking Control: Towards a Typology of Women's Decision-Making in Wheat in India Farnworth, Cathy Rozel Jafry, Tahseen Bharati, Preeti Badstue, Lone B. Yadav, Ashok gender women agriculture development Women in India perform a range of roles in wheat-based agricultural systems. However, data remain sparse. Cultural norms which construct men as farmers serve to conceal women’s contributions from researchers and rural advisory services. We use data from communities in four Indian states, selected to exemplify high and low gender gaps, to provide insights into how women are challenging norms which privilege male decision-making in order to participate in innovation processes. We hypothesized the transitioning of women from labourers in wheat to innovators and managers of wheat is likely to be far from straightforward. We further hypothesized that women are actively managing the processes unleashed by various sources of change. We use the concept of doxa—ideas and actions in a society that are taken for granted and are beyond questioning—as an analytic lens to help us understand the ways in which women deploy their agency to secure their goals. Our analysis allows us to develop a ‘A typology of women’s strategies to strengthen their managerial decision-making power in wheat’. 2021-06 2022-08-31T15:56:07Z 2022-08-31T15:56:07Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121040 en Open Access Springer Farnworth, C.R., Jafry, T., Bharati, P. et al. 2021. From Working in the Fields to Taking Control. Towards a Typology of Women's Decision-Making in Wheat in India. Eur J Dev Res 33, 526-552. |
| spellingShingle | gender women agriculture development Farnworth, Cathy Rozel Jafry, Tahseen Bharati, Preeti Badstue, Lone B. Yadav, Ashok From Working in the Fields to Taking Control: Towards a Typology of Women's Decision-Making in Wheat in India |
| title | From Working in the Fields to Taking Control: Towards a Typology of Women's Decision-Making in Wheat in India |
| title_full | From Working in the Fields to Taking Control: Towards a Typology of Women's Decision-Making in Wheat in India |
| title_fullStr | From Working in the Fields to Taking Control: Towards a Typology of Women's Decision-Making in Wheat in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Working in the Fields to Taking Control: Towards a Typology of Women's Decision-Making in Wheat in India |
| title_short | From Working in the Fields to Taking Control: Towards a Typology of Women's Decision-Making in Wheat in India |
| title_sort | from working in the fields to taking control towards a typology of women s decision making in wheat in india |
| topic | gender women agriculture development |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121040 |
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