Women’s Empowerment in Agri-food Systems Governance (WEAGov): A new assessment framework

The Women’s Empowerment in Agri-food Systems Governance framework (WEAGov) is a diagnostic, theory-based tool developed by IFPRI to help evaluate the extent to which women are empowered across the national-level policy cycle related to agri-food systems. All too often, women’s voices are missing fro...

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Main Authors: Kyle, Jordan, Ragasa, Catherine
Format: Ponencia
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137071
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description The Women’s Empowerment in Agri-food Systems Governance framework (WEAGov) is a diagnostic, theory-based tool developed by IFPRI to help evaluate the extent to which women are empowered across the national-level policy cycle related to agri-food systems. All too often, women’s voices are missing from the agri-food policy process, even when women are disproportionately employed in the sector and disproportionately affected by shocks and climate change. WEAGov provides a way to identify gaps and opportunities to raise women’s voice and agency at different stages of the policy cycle, as well as a basis for monitoring progress in women’s empowerment in agri-food systems governance within and across countries over time. The assessment framework proposes 17 operational indicators to identify women’s consideration, inclusion and influence across different stages of the policy process. We introduce rapid assessment tools to measure these 17 indicators through a variety of sources. Empirical application of the assessment tool in Nigeria relied on surveys with 250 purposively sampled agri-food systems experts; surveys with 140 different organizations involved in the agri-food systems policy process across federal and state agri-food systems ministries, independent agencies, civil society organizations and private-sector entities; and a validation workshop with local experts. In a time when donors, research communities and policymakers are increasingly focused on women’s empowerment, WEAGov offers a practical framework through which practitioners and researchers can assess when and where opportunities may exist to enhance women’s voice in the policy decisions that shape their lives and livelihoods.
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spelling CGSpace1370712025-11-06T05:43:53Z Women’s Empowerment in Agri-food Systems Governance (WEAGov): A new assessment framework Kyle, Jordan Ragasa, Catherine gender agriculture research women's empowerment The Women’s Empowerment in Agri-food Systems Governance framework (WEAGov) is a diagnostic, theory-based tool developed by IFPRI to help evaluate the extent to which women are empowered across the national-level policy cycle related to agri-food systems. All too often, women’s voices are missing from the agri-food policy process, even when women are disproportionately employed in the sector and disproportionately affected by shocks and climate change. WEAGov provides a way to identify gaps and opportunities to raise women’s voice and agency at different stages of the policy cycle, as well as a basis for monitoring progress in women’s empowerment in agri-food systems governance within and across countries over time. The assessment framework proposes 17 operational indicators to identify women’s consideration, inclusion and influence across different stages of the policy process. We introduce rapid assessment tools to measure these 17 indicators through a variety of sources. Empirical application of the assessment tool in Nigeria relied on surveys with 250 purposively sampled agri-food systems experts; surveys with 140 different organizations involved in the agri-food systems policy process across federal and state agri-food systems ministries, independent agencies, civil society organizations and private-sector entities; and a validation workshop with local experts. In a time when donors, research communities and policymakers are increasingly focused on women’s empowerment, WEAGov offers a practical framework through which practitioners and researchers can assess when and where opportunities may exist to enhance women’s voice in the policy decisions that shape their lives and livelihoods. 2023-10-12 2024-01-04T12:47:12Z 2024-01-04T12:47:12Z Presentation https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137071 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kyle, Jordan; Ragasa, Catherine. 2023. Women’s Empowerment in Agri-food Systems Governance (WEAGov): A new assessment framework. Presentation. Presented at the CGIAR GENDER Conference 'From Research to Impact: Towards just and resilient agri-food systems', New Delhi, India, 9-12 October 2023. International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137071
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Women’s Empowerment in Agri-food Systems Governance (WEAGov): A new assessment framework
title Women’s Empowerment in Agri-food Systems Governance (WEAGov): A new assessment framework
title_full Women’s Empowerment in Agri-food Systems Governance (WEAGov): A new assessment framework
title_fullStr Women’s Empowerment in Agri-food Systems Governance (WEAGov): A new assessment framework
title_full_unstemmed Women’s Empowerment in Agri-food Systems Governance (WEAGov): A new assessment framework
title_short Women’s Empowerment in Agri-food Systems Governance (WEAGov): A new assessment framework
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agriculture
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women's empowerment
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