When gender research hit home: The importance of gender in research

Looking back 20 years, Tom Randolph recalls a moment which influenced his priorities in gender and research. In tests of new varieties of short rice with men and women in West Africa, the men were delighted by the varieties’ high-yielding potential. Women, on the other hand, said they would never so...

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Main Author: Randolph, Thomas F.
Format: Video
Language:Inglés
Published: International Livestock Research Institute 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78268
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description Looking back 20 years, Tom Randolph recalls a moment which influenced his priorities in gender and research. In tests of new varieties of short rice with men and women in West Africa, the men were delighted by the varieties’ high-yielding potential. Women, on the other hand, said they would never sow such varieties because harvesting such short plants would break their backs. It was clear that just looking at technology improvements was not enough. While much progress has been made, smarter solutions are still needed in Livestock and Fish projects. Interview with Thomas F. Randolph (CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish) for the book "A different kettle of fish? Gender integration in livestock and fish research". http://hdl.handle.net/10568/76684
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spelling CGSpace782682023-03-31T14:32:24Z When gender research hit home: The importance of gender in research Randolph, Thomas F. fish gender livestock Looking back 20 years, Tom Randolph recalls a moment which influenced his priorities in gender and research. In tests of new varieties of short rice with men and women in West Africa, the men were delighted by the varieties’ high-yielding potential. Women, on the other hand, said they would never sow such varieties because harvesting such short plants would break their backs. It was clear that just looking at technology improvements was not enough. While much progress has been made, smarter solutions are still needed in Livestock and Fish projects. Interview with Thomas F. Randolph (CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish) for the book "A different kettle of fish? Gender integration in livestock and fish research". http://hdl.handle.net/10568/76684 2016-11-21 2016-12-12T09:11:52Z 2016-12-12T09:11:52Z Video https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78268 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76684 Open Access International Livestock Research Institute Randolph, T.F. 2016. When gender research hit home: The importance of gender in research. Video. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.
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