Edutainment, gender and intra-household decision-making in agriculture: A field experiment in Kenya

Oftentimes, a man’s opinion is valued over a woman’s, with women expected to take a back seat when decisions are made in their households and in society (Kawarazuka et al., 2019). Such social norms create unequal participation between female and male smallholder farmers in African agriculture. Addit...

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Main Authors: Aju, Stellamaris, Kramer, Berber, Waithaka, Lilian
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128121
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description Oftentimes, a man’s opinion is valued over a woman’s, with women expected to take a back seat when decisions are made in their households and in society (Kawarazuka et al., 2019). Such social norms create unequal participation between female and male smallholder farmers in African agriculture. Additionally, it puts women in positions where they can be abused (and tolerate abuse), especially by their spouses. This is a threat to women’s empowerment, increasing gender gaps in society and within families. It is therefore imperative to address societal norms that do not allow a level playing ground for both sexes in agriculture.
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spelling CGSpace1281212025-12-08T09:54:28Z Edutainment, gender and intra-household decision-making in agriculture: A field experiment in Kenya Aju, Stellamaris Kramer, Berber Waithaka, Lilian education gender women decision making agriculture households capacity development Oftentimes, a man’s opinion is valued over a woman’s, with women expected to take a back seat when decisions are made in their households and in society (Kawarazuka et al., 2019). Such social norms create unequal participation between female and male smallholder farmers in African agriculture. Additionally, it puts women in positions where they can be abused (and tolerate abuse), especially by their spouses. This is a threat to women’s empowerment, increasing gender gaps in society and within families. It is therefore imperative to address societal norms that do not allow a level playing ground for both sexes in agriculture. 2022-12-21 2023-01-24T18:53:58Z 2023-01-24T18:53:58Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128121 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134158 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133543 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134938 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136355 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Aju, S., Kramer, B., and Waithaka, L. 2022. Edutainment, gender and intra-household decision-making in agriculture: A field experiment in Kenya. Promoting Stress-Tolerant Varieties at Scale - Kenya Project Note December 2022. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136486. http://books.google.com/books/about?id=AK6kEAAAQBAJ
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gender
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agriculture
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capacity development
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Waithaka, Lilian
Edutainment, gender and intra-household decision-making in agriculture: A field experiment in Kenya
title Edutainment, gender and intra-household decision-making in agriculture: A field experiment in Kenya
title_full Edutainment, gender and intra-household decision-making in agriculture: A field experiment in Kenya
title_fullStr Edutainment, gender and intra-household decision-making in agriculture: A field experiment in Kenya
title_full_unstemmed Edutainment, gender and intra-household decision-making in agriculture: A field experiment in Kenya
title_short Edutainment, gender and intra-household decision-making in agriculture: A field experiment in Kenya
title_sort edutainment gender and intra household decision making in agriculture a field experiment in kenya
topic education
gender
women
decision making
agriculture
households
capacity development
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