Role of men in a women’s empowerment initiative: Evidence from Uganda
Women’s empowerment is a significant element of economic development (Duflo 2012). Because most women in the developing world reside in male-headed households, considering the role of men in advancing women’s empowerment is an important research objective. In this note we report results related to t...
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| author | Ambler, Kate Jones, Kelly M. O'Sullivan, Michael |
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| description | Women’s empowerment is a significant element of economic development (Duflo 2012). Because most women in the developing world reside in male-headed households, considering the role of men in advancing women’s empowerment is an important research objective. In this note we report results related to the take-up of a women’s economic empowerment initiative aimed at sugarcane farmers in Uganda, and focus on the agency of men in determining the household’s participation. We also assess the impact of a couples-based workshop on project take-up. In this study, we partnered with Kakira Sugar Limited (KSL), a large sugar company near Jinja, Uganda, that sets the purchase price and buys most of its sugarcane from smallholder contract farm-ers, who are mainly men. Though women participate in labor related to sugarcane, they are infrequently involved in any of the sugar-related marketing activities, meaning that men generally control the sugar-related income. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1457122025-11-06T05:17:58Z Role of men in a women’s empowerment initiative: Evidence from Uganda Ambler, Kate Jones, Kelly M. O'Sullivan, Michael gender farmers households sugar cane empowerment economics financial situation women Women’s empowerment is a significant element of economic development (Duflo 2012). Because most women in the developing world reside in male-headed households, considering the role of men in advancing women’s empowerment is an important research objective. In this note we report results related to the take-up of a women’s economic empowerment initiative aimed at sugarcane farmers in Uganda, and focus on the agency of men in determining the household’s participation. We also assess the impact of a couples-based workshop on project take-up. In this study, we partnered with Kakira Sugar Limited (KSL), a large sugar company near Jinja, Uganda, that sets the purchase price and buys most of its sugarcane from smallholder contract farm-ers, who are mainly men. Though women participate in labor related to sugarcane, they are infrequently involved in any of the sugar-related marketing activities, meaning that men generally control the sugar-related income. 2019-12-10 2024-06-21T09:04:55Z 2024-06-21T09:04:55Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145712 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134200 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ambler, Kate; Jones, Kelly M.; and O'Sullivan, Michael. 2019. Role of men in a women’s empowerment initiative: Evidence from Uganda. IFPRI Project Note. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145712 |
| spellingShingle | gender farmers households sugar cane empowerment economics financial situation women Ambler, Kate Jones, Kelly M. O'Sullivan, Michael Role of men in a women’s empowerment initiative: Evidence from Uganda |
| title | Role of men in a women’s empowerment initiative: Evidence from Uganda |
| title_full | Role of men in a women’s empowerment initiative: Evidence from Uganda |
| title_fullStr | Role of men in a women’s empowerment initiative: Evidence from Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Role of men in a women’s empowerment initiative: Evidence from Uganda |
| title_short | Role of men in a women’s empowerment initiative: Evidence from Uganda |
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| topic | gender farmers households sugar cane empowerment economics financial situation women |
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