Can 2 + 2 make 5? From adding up to Intersectionality
The objective of this research is to shift participants away from potentially thinking of intersectional research as being additive, towards developing a shared understanding of intersectionality as about the ways identities combine to create specific sets of opportunities, and challenges, in an agr...
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Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture
2023
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| author | Bailey, Arwen Farnworth, Cathy Rozel López, Diana E. |
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| description | The objective of this research is to shift participants away from potentially thinking of intersectional research as being additive, towards developing a shared understanding of intersectionality as about the ways identities combine to create specific sets of opportunities, and challenges, in an agri-food system. Taking an intersectional approach is a way of considering how interwoven dimensions of inequality affect groups of people (and individuals) in the context of a problem and can lead to constrained spaces for them to make and act upon decisions. Traditionally, gender researchers have started with ‘gender’ as a unit of analysis before addressing other dimensions: for example, identifying the structures that influence women, and then narrowing down within the category of women to young women, or landless women, or scheduled caste women. We call this an additive approach. This approach can result in a hierarchy of interventions (e.g., capacity development targeted at young women). Whilst there are some advantages to this approach, it can fail to analyze the most important ways in which these dimensions interact with, and reinforce each other (for instance, that young women may not be able to easily negotiate cultural norms that deny them agency). Introducing gender, social justice and equity into complex systems with the objective of creating gender-transformative change requires an understanding of how these different dimensions interact and play out. This is where intersectional research adds value. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1370862025-12-08T10:29:22Z Can 2 + 2 make 5? From adding up to Intersectionality Bailey, Arwen Farnworth, Cathy Rozel López, Diana E. gender agriculture research intersectionality The objective of this research is to shift participants away from potentially thinking of intersectional research as being additive, towards developing a shared understanding of intersectionality as about the ways identities combine to create specific sets of opportunities, and challenges, in an agri-food system. Taking an intersectional approach is a way of considering how interwoven dimensions of inequality affect groups of people (and individuals) in the context of a problem and can lead to constrained spaces for them to make and act upon decisions. Traditionally, gender researchers have started with ‘gender’ as a unit of analysis before addressing other dimensions: for example, identifying the structures that influence women, and then narrowing down within the category of women to young women, or landless women, or scheduled caste women. We call this an additive approach. This approach can result in a hierarchy of interventions (e.g., capacity development targeted at young women). Whilst there are some advantages to this approach, it can fail to analyze the most important ways in which these dimensions interact with, and reinforce each other (for instance, that young women may not be able to easily negotiate cultural norms that deny them agency). Introducing gender, social justice and equity into complex systems with the objective of creating gender-transformative change requires an understanding of how these different dimensions interact and play out. This is where intersectional research adds value. 2023-10-09 2024-01-04T12:47:19Z 2024-01-04T12:47:19Z Presentation https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137086 en Open Access application/pdf Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture Bailey, Arwen; Farnworth, Cathy Rozel; Lopez, Diana E. 2023. Can 2 + 2 make 5? From adding up to Intersectionality. 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. Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT |
| spellingShingle | gender agriculture research intersectionality Bailey, Arwen Farnworth, Cathy Rozel López, Diana E. Can 2 + 2 make 5? From adding up to Intersectionality |
| title | Can 2 + 2 make 5? From adding up to Intersectionality |
| title_full | Can 2 + 2 make 5? From adding up to Intersectionality |
| title_fullStr | Can 2 + 2 make 5? From adding up to Intersectionality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can 2 + 2 make 5? From adding up to Intersectionality |
| title_short | Can 2 + 2 make 5? From adding up to Intersectionality |
| title_sort | can 2 2 make 5 from adding up to intersectionality |
| topic | gender agriculture research intersectionality |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137086 |
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