Building livelihoods for rural youth: A gendered perspective

Young women and men in rural Africa are coming of age in rapidly changing local and global environments (National Research Council and Institute of Medicine 2005). Across the continent, countries are experiencing structural transformation (ST) as economies shift from labor-intensive and low-producti...

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Autores principales: Heckert, Jessica, Pereira, Audrey, Doss, Cheryl, Myers, Emily, Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146516
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author Heckert, Jessica
Pereira, Audrey
Doss, Cheryl
Myers, Emily
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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description Young women and men in rural Africa are coming of age in rapidly changing local and global environments (National Research Council and Institute of Medicine 2005). Across the continent, countries are experiencing structural transformation (ST) as economies shift from labor-intensive and low-productivity activities, such as agriculture, to more productive and skill-intensive ones, such as manufacturing and services. Rural transformation (RT) is also under way in many countries, as rural economies, communities, and social institutions diversify (de Vries, Timmer, and de Vries 2015). Some countries are experiencing the demographic transition, as lags between declines in mortality and fertility rates have led to large youth cohorts (Bloom, Canning, and Sevilla 2003). Against this backdrop, the transition to adulthood has also changed. Compared with their parents, young people are staying in school longer, marrying later, and building their livelihoods from a broader range of economic sectors (Behrman and Sengupta 2005).
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spelling CGSpace1465162025-11-06T04:10:49Z Building livelihoods for rural youth: A gendered perspective Heckert, Jessica Pereira, Audrey Doss, Cheryl Myers, Emily Quisumbing, Agnes R. gender agricultural policies livelihoods poverty rural areas gender-responsive approaches women Young women and men in rural Africa are coming of age in rapidly changing local and global environments (National Research Council and Institute of Medicine 2005). Across the continent, countries are experiencing structural transformation (ST) as economies shift from labor-intensive and low-productivity activities, such as agriculture, to more productive and skill-intensive ones, such as manufacturing and services. Rural transformation (RT) is also under way in many countries, as rural economies, communities, and social institutions diversify (de Vries, Timmer, and de Vries 2015). Some countries are experiencing the demographic transition, as lags between declines in mortality and fertility rates have led to large youth cohorts (Bloom, Canning, and Sevilla 2003). Against this backdrop, the transition to adulthood has also changed. Compared with their parents, young people are staying in school longer, marrying later, and building their livelihoods from a broader range of economic sectors (Behrman and Sengupta 2005). 2019-10-31 2024-06-21T09:07:20Z 2024-06-21T09:07:20Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146516 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293649 https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2020.1808196 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Heckert, Jessica; Pereira, Audrey; Doss, Cheryl; Myers, Emily C.; and Quisumbing, Agnes R. 2019. Building livelihoods for rural youth: A gendered perspective. In 2019 Annual trends and outlook report: Gender equality in rural Africa: From commitments to outcomes, eds. Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; and Njuki, Jemimah. Chapter 7, Pp. 97-110. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146516
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gender-responsive approaches
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Pereira, Audrey
Doss, Cheryl
Myers, Emily
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Building livelihoods for rural youth: A gendered perspective
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agricultural policies
livelihoods
poverty
rural areas
gender-responsive approaches
women
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