Women in agriculture: Four myths
Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG) on gender equality and women’s rights and at least 11 of the 17 SDGs require indicators related to gender dynamics. Despite the need for reliable indicators, stylized facts on women, agriculture, and the environment persist. This paper analyzes four gender myths:...
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| author | Doss, Cheryl Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Quisumbing, Agnes R. Theis, Sophie |
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| description | Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG) on gender equality and women’s rights and at least 11 of the 17 SDGs require indicators related to gender dynamics. Despite the need for reliable indicators, stylized facts on women, agriculture, and the environment persist. This paper analyzes four gender myths: 1) 70% of the world’s poor are women; 2) Women produce 60 to 80% of the world’s food; 3) Women own 1% of the world’s land; and 4) Women are better stewards of the environment. After reviewing the conceptual and empirical literature, the paper presents the kernel of truth underlying each myth, questions its underlying assumptions and implications, and examines how it hinders us from developing effective food security policies. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1461082025-02-24T06:49:31Z Women in agriculture: Four myths Doss, Cheryl Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Quisumbing, Agnes R. Theis, Sophie land access gender data capacity development agriculture environment assets statistical data food security gender relations gender equity Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG) on gender equality and women’s rights and at least 11 of the 17 SDGs require indicators related to gender dynamics. Despite the need for reliable indicators, stylized facts on women, agriculture, and the environment persist. This paper analyzes four gender myths: 1) 70% of the world’s poor are women; 2) Women produce 60 to 80% of the world’s food; 3) Women own 1% of the world’s land; and 4) Women are better stewards of the environment. After reviewing the conceptual and empirical literature, the paper presents the kernel of truth underlying each myth, questions its underlying assumptions and implications, and examines how it hinders us from developing effective food security policies. 2018-01-10 2024-06-21T09:05:50Z 2024-06-21T09:05:50Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146108 en http://www.ifpri.org/blog/debunking-myth-female-labor-african-agriculture https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.105080 Open Access Elsevier Doss, Cheryl; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; and Theis, Sophie. 2018. Women in agriculture: Four myths. Global Food Security 16(March 2018): 69-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2017.10.001 |
| spellingShingle | land access gender data capacity development agriculture environment assets statistical data food security gender relations gender equity Doss, Cheryl Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Quisumbing, Agnes R. Theis, Sophie Women in agriculture: Four myths |
| title | Women in agriculture: Four myths |
| title_full | Women in agriculture: Four myths |
| title_fullStr | Women in agriculture: Four myths |
| title_full_unstemmed | Women in agriculture: Four myths |
| title_short | Women in agriculture: Four myths |
| title_sort | women in agriculture four myths |
| topic | land access gender data capacity development agriculture environment assets statistical data food security gender relations gender equity |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146108 |
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