Is agricultural labour feminizing in South and South East Asia: Analysis of demography and health services data on women and work

'Feminisation of agriculture’ is generally utilized to indicate an expansion of women’s engagement in agricultural production, as labourers or decision-makers. Feminization of Agriculture is often reported as a global trend. While literature on feminization of agriculture (FoA) has seen a steady ris...

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Main Authors: Oloo, Stephen, Galiè, Alessandra, Teufel, Nils
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Frontiers Media 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131282
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description 'Feminisation of agriculture’ is generally utilized to indicate an expansion of women’s engagement in agricultural production, as labourers or decision-makers. Feminization of Agriculture is often reported as a global trend. While literature on feminization of agriculture (FoA) has seen a steady rise in the last decade, there is little consensus on defining feminization of agriculture and consistent approaches that provide comparative quantitative data on FoA are lacking. This compromises the ability to provide a comparative understanding of the extent of feminization across various regions. In this paper, we develop a methodological approach to assessing the extent of FoA and deploying it on DHS data from South and South-East Asia. Our data show that in Cambodia, India, Indonesia and Nepal the trend has been towards a Masculinization of Agriculture between 2005 and 2017, while no trend could be determined for the Philippines. We discuss the implications of our results while highlighting some of the limitations of our approach and suggesting possible next research steps.
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spelling CGSpace1312822025-12-08T10:29:22Z Is agricultural labour feminizing in South and South East Asia: Analysis of demography and health services data on women and work Oloo, Stephen Galiè, Alessandra Teufel, Nils gender women data health services agriculture labour 'Feminisation of agriculture’ is generally utilized to indicate an expansion of women’s engagement in agricultural production, as labourers or decision-makers. Feminization of Agriculture is often reported as a global trend. While literature on feminization of agriculture (FoA) has seen a steady rise in the last decade, there is little consensus on defining feminization of agriculture and consistent approaches that provide comparative quantitative data on FoA are lacking. This compromises the ability to provide a comparative understanding of the extent of feminization across various regions. In this paper, we develop a methodological approach to assessing the extent of FoA and deploying it on DHS data from South and South-East Asia. Our data show that in Cambodia, India, Indonesia and Nepal the trend has been towards a Masculinization of Agriculture between 2005 and 2017, while no trend could be determined for the Philippines. We discuss the implications of our results while highlighting some of the limitations of our approach and suggesting possible next research steps. 2023-07-11 2023-07-25T15:50:32Z 2023-07-25T15:50:32Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131282 en Open Access Frontiers Media Oloo, S., Galiè, A. and Teufel, N. 2023. Is agricultural labour feminizing in South and South East Asia: Analysis of demography and health services data on women and work. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 7: 1114503.
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Is agricultural labour feminizing in South and South East Asia: Analysis of demography and health services data on women and work
title Is agricultural labour feminizing in South and South East Asia: Analysis of demography and health services data on women and work
title_full Is agricultural labour feminizing in South and South East Asia: Analysis of demography and health services data on women and work
title_fullStr Is agricultural labour feminizing in South and South East Asia: Analysis of demography and health services data on women and work
title_full_unstemmed Is agricultural labour feminizing in South and South East Asia: Analysis of demography and health services data on women and work
title_short Is agricultural labour feminizing in South and South East Asia: Analysis of demography and health services data on women and work
title_sort is agricultural labour feminizing in south and south east asia analysis of demography and health services data on women and work
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women
data
health services
agriculture
labour
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131282
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