Methodologies for researching feminization of agriculture: What do they tell us?
An increasing body of literature suggests that agriculture is ‘feminizing’ in many low- and middle-income countries. Definitions of the feminization of agriculture vary, as do interpretations of what drives the expansion of women’s roles in agriculture over time. Understanding whether, how, and why...
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| author | Farnworth, Cathy Rozel Lecoutere, Els Galiè, Alessandra Van Campenhout, Bjorn Elias, Marlène Ihalainen, Markus Roeven, Lara Bharati, Preeti Valencia, Ana Maria Paez Crossland, Mary Vinceti, Barbara Monterroso, Iliana |
| author_browse | Bharati, Preeti Crossland, Mary Elias, Marlène Farnworth, Cathy Rozel Galiè, Alessandra Ihalainen, Markus Lecoutere, Els Monterroso, Iliana Roeven, Lara Valencia, Ana Maria Paez Van Campenhout, Bjorn Vinceti, Barbara |
| author_facet | Farnworth, Cathy Rozel Lecoutere, Els Galiè, Alessandra Van Campenhout, Bjorn Elias, Marlène Ihalainen, Markus Roeven, Lara Bharati, Preeti Valencia, Ana Maria Paez Crossland, Mary Vinceti, Barbara Monterroso, Iliana |
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| description | An increasing body of literature suggests that agriculture is ‘feminizing’ in many low- and middle-income countries. Definitions of the feminization of agriculture vary, as do interpretations of what drives the expansion of women’s roles in agriculture over time. Understanding whether, how, and why the feminization of agriculture is occurring requires effective research methodologies capable of producing nuanced data. This article builds on six research projects that set out to deepen narratives of feminization of agriculture by empirically exploring the dynamics and impacts of diverse processes of feminization of agriculture. The researchers working on these projects reflect on how their methodological innovations enabled them to obtain new, or more nuanced, insights into the processes of feminization of agriculture. A first insight is that the way ‘feminization of agriculture’ is defined and operationalized plays a decisive role in the evidence we produce on the process. Second, bias in data on feminization can arise unless researchers examine well-recognized gender norms that mediate whether women are acknowledged by wider society as legitimate farmers. Third, the feminization of agriculture should be understood as a non-linear continuum. Research methodologies need to be capable of capturing dynamics, complexity, as well as multiple and diverse context- and time-specific drivers. Researchers need to exercise critical awareness of such biases when they are constructing data to measure or proxy aspects of feminization to avoid significantly underestimating women’s roles in agriculture. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1316032025-10-26T12:56:11Z Methodologies for researching feminization of agriculture: What do they tell us? Farnworth, Cathy Rozel Lecoutere, Els Galiè, Alessandra Van Campenhout, Bjorn Elias, Marlène Ihalainen, Markus Roeven, Lara Bharati, Preeti Valencia, Ana Maria Paez Crossland, Mary Vinceti, Barbara Monterroso, Iliana agriculture data farmers feminization gender norms research women gender methodologies An increasing body of literature suggests that agriculture is ‘feminizing’ in many low- and middle-income countries. Definitions of the feminization of agriculture vary, as do interpretations of what drives the expansion of women’s roles in agriculture over time. Understanding whether, how, and why the feminization of agriculture is occurring requires effective research methodologies capable of producing nuanced data. This article builds on six research projects that set out to deepen narratives of feminization of agriculture by empirically exploring the dynamics and impacts of diverse processes of feminization of agriculture. The researchers working on these projects reflect on how their methodological innovations enabled them to obtain new, or more nuanced, insights into the processes of feminization of agriculture. A first insight is that the way ‘feminization of agriculture’ is defined and operationalized plays a decisive role in the evidence we produce on the process. Second, bias in data on feminization can arise unless researchers examine well-recognized gender norms that mediate whether women are acknowledged by wider society as legitimate farmers. Third, the feminization of agriculture should be understood as a non-linear continuum. Research methodologies need to be capable of capturing dynamics, complexity, as well as multiple and diverse context- and time-specific drivers. Researchers need to exercise critical awareness of such biases when they are constructing data to measure or proxy aspects of feminization to avoid significantly underestimating women’s roles in agriculture. 2023-07 2023-08-21T18:27:56Z 2023-08-21T18:27:56Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131603 en Open Access SAGE Publications Farnworth, Cathy Rozel; Lecoutere, Els; Galiè, Alessandra; Campenhout, Bjorn Van; Elias, Marlène; et al. 2023. Methodologies for researching feminization of agriculture: What do they tell us? Progress in Development Studies 23(3): 294–316. https://doi.org/10.1177/14649934231173821 |
| spellingShingle | agriculture data farmers feminization gender norms research women gender methodologies Farnworth, Cathy Rozel Lecoutere, Els Galiè, Alessandra Van Campenhout, Bjorn Elias, Marlène Ihalainen, Markus Roeven, Lara Bharati, Preeti Valencia, Ana Maria Paez Crossland, Mary Vinceti, Barbara Monterroso, Iliana Methodologies for researching feminization of agriculture: What do they tell us? |
| title | Methodologies for researching feminization of agriculture: What do they tell us? |
| title_full | Methodologies for researching feminization of agriculture: What do they tell us? |
| title_fullStr | Methodologies for researching feminization of agriculture: What do they tell us? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Methodologies for researching feminization of agriculture: What do they tell us? |
| title_short | Methodologies for researching feminization of agriculture: What do they tell us? |
| title_sort | methodologies for researching feminization of agriculture what do they tell us |
| topic | agriculture data farmers feminization gender norms research women gender methodologies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131603 |
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