Structural transformation and gendered transitions to adulthood among rural youth: Cross-national evidence from low- and middle-income countries

Using frameworks on gendered transitions to adulthood, we analyse nationally-representative, sex-disaggregated data from 36 countries to examine how structural transformation (share of GDP from non-agriculture) and rural transformation (agricultural value added per worker) are associated with landow...

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Autores principales: Heckert, Jessica, Pereira, Audrey, Doss, Cheryl, Myers, Emily, Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Taylor and Francis 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142692
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author Heckert, Jessica
Pereira, Audrey
Doss, Cheryl
Myers, Emily
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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Heckert, Jessica
Myers, Emily
Pereira, Audrey
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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Pereira, Audrey
Doss, Cheryl
Myers, Emily
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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description Using frameworks on gendered transitions to adulthood, we analyse nationally-representative, sex-disaggregated data from 36 countries to examine how structural transformation (share of GDP from non-agriculture) and rural transformation (agricultural value added per worker) are associated with landownership, labour force participation, and sector of employment for rural young women and men. Transformation has different implications for young men’s and women’s transition to adulthood. Higher levels of structural transformation are associated with a higher likelihood of landownership for young men, but not young women. Structural transformation is associated with lower employment of young rural men and women alike but is positively associated with on-farm employment of young women. Rural transformation is associated with a higher probability of employment for young rural men, but not women. Instead, rural transformation is negatively associated with young women’s on-farm work and positively associated with not being in education, employment, or training. Whereas domestic responsibilities affect young women’s livelihoods more than young men’s, recognising the importance of both productive and reproductive roles in young women’s and men’s lives is needed to support the transition to adulthood at different levels of structural and rural transformation.
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spelling CGSpace1426922025-12-08T10:29:22Z Structural transformation and gendered transitions to adulthood among rural youth: Cross-national evidence from low- and middle-income countries Heckert, Jessica Pereira, Audrey Doss, Cheryl Myers, Emily Quisumbing, Agnes R. rural youth gender employment youth landowners adolescence (human) developing countries livelihoods adolescence structural change women Using frameworks on gendered transitions to adulthood, we analyse nationally-representative, sex-disaggregated data from 36 countries to examine how structural transformation (share of GDP from non-agriculture) and rural transformation (agricultural value added per worker) are associated with landownership, labour force participation, and sector of employment for rural young women and men. Transformation has different implications for young men’s and women’s transition to adulthood. Higher levels of structural transformation are associated with a higher likelihood of landownership for young men, but not young women. Structural transformation is associated with lower employment of young rural men and women alike but is positively associated with on-farm employment of young women. Rural transformation is associated with a higher probability of employment for young rural men, but not women. Instead, rural transformation is negatively associated with young women’s on-farm work and positively associated with not being in education, employment, or training. Whereas domestic responsibilities affect young women’s livelihoods more than young men’s, recognising the importance of both productive and reproductive roles in young women’s and men’s lives is needed to support the transition to adulthood at different levels of structural and rural transformation. 2021-04-01 2024-05-22T12:10:53Z 2024-05-22T12:10:53Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142692 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293649_07 https://www.ifad.org/en/w/publications/research-series-issue-44-gender-rural-youth-and-structural-transformation-evidence-to-inform-innovative-youth-programming Open Access Taylor and Francis Heckert, Jessica; Pereira, Audrey; Doss, Cheryl; Myers, Emily; and Quisumbing, Agnes R. 2021. Structural transformation and gendered transitions to adulthood among rural youth: Cross-national evidence from low- and middle-income countries. Journal of Development Studies 57(4): 614-634. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2020.1808196
spellingShingle rural youth
gender
employment
youth
landowners
adolescence (human)
developing countries
livelihoods
adolescence
structural change
women
Heckert, Jessica
Pereira, Audrey
Doss, Cheryl
Myers, Emily
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Structural transformation and gendered transitions to adulthood among rural youth: Cross-national evidence from low- and middle-income countries
title Structural transformation and gendered transitions to adulthood among rural youth: Cross-national evidence from low- and middle-income countries
title_full Structural transformation and gendered transitions to adulthood among rural youth: Cross-national evidence from low- and middle-income countries
title_fullStr Structural transformation and gendered transitions to adulthood among rural youth: Cross-national evidence from low- and middle-income countries
title_full_unstemmed Structural transformation and gendered transitions to adulthood among rural youth: Cross-national evidence from low- and middle-income countries
title_short Structural transformation and gendered transitions to adulthood among rural youth: Cross-national evidence from low- and middle-income countries
title_sort structural transformation and gendered transitions to adulthood among rural youth cross national evidence from low and middle income countries
topic rural youth
gender
employment
youth
landowners
adolescence (human)
developing countries
livelihoods
adolescence
structural change
women
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142692
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