Resultados de búsqueda - Women's studies.

A typology analysis of agricultural empowerment profiles in rural Egypt with a particular focus on women por Najjar, Dina, Frija, Aymen, El Garhi, Aman

“…The current study examines the extent of empowerment for different types of women in Egypt’s Old and New Lands (Noubariya and Kafr Shiekh). …”
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The Contribution of Voluntary Sustainability Systems to Women’s Participation and Leadership in Decision-Making (SDG 5.5) por Morgan, Miranda, Elias, Marlène

“…To respond to this knowledge gap, this study investigates if and how voluntary sustainability systems (VSS) contribute to women’s meaningful participation, representation and leadership in agri-food systems. …”
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Importance of the Social Structures in Cowpea Varietal Demands for Women and Men Farmers in Segou Region, Mali por Sylla, Almamy, Yila, Jummai Othniel, Diallo, Sory, Traoré, Sékou

“…The study recommends efficient resource allocation within households and communities, and the set up of strong institutional frameworks (such as innovation platforms) to enable women in adopting new and improved cowpea varieties and to expand the available opportunities in the cowpea production system.…”
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Typologies of women in supply chains to guide gender equity actions: The case of Volcafe in El Paraíso por Soto, Fernanda, González, Silvia, Wiegel, Jennifer

“…This study constructed a typology of women involved in Volcafe's coffee value chain based on their role in it, their relationship with the company and their sociocultural position. …”
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Women's land rights in the transition to individualized ownership: implications for tree resource management in Western Ghana por Quisumbing, Agnes R., Payongayong, Ellen, Aidoo, J. B., Otsuka, Keijiro

“…Based on a survey of 60 villages in Western Ghana, where cocoa is the dominant crop, this study explores evolutionary changes in land tenure institutions on women's land rights and the efficiency of tree resource management....With increasing population pressure, customary land tenure institutions in Western Ghana have evolved toward individualized systems in order to provide appropriate incentives to invest in tree planting and management. …”
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Scaling community-based aquaculture for enhanced nutrition and women’s empowerment: lessons from Odisha, India por Dubey, Sourabh Kumar, Padiyar, Arun, Chadag, Vishnumurthy Mohan, Shenoy, Neetha, Gaikwad, Amar Bharat, Ratha, Baishnaba Charan, Belton, Ben

“…Methods: This study evaluates the effectiveness of this government program in enhancing income, household nutrition, and women’s empowerment. …”
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TH3.1: Empowering women through participatory nutrition sensitive project in Western Kenya por Guettou Djurfeldt, Nadia

“…This study is based on a participatory nutrition project with the aim to diversify women's and children's diets through traditional and locally available foods in Vihiga County, Kenya. …”
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Uncovering the Intersections of Women's Empowerment, Gender Equality in Climate Adaptive Capacities in Climate Hotspots in Zambia por Kihoro, Esther, Lecoutere, Els, Mishra, Avni

“…Women in agri-food systems in low- and middleincome countries are more likely than men to be adversely affected by climate change. …”
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FR2.3: Participatory Rangeland Management: Understanding Women's Engagement and Implications for Social Change por Bullock, Renee, Miriti, Philip, López, Diana E.

“…The process includes the creation of management committees that develop plans to manage resources that support resilience to climate change, such as restoration of grazing areas. This study describes the process of women's engagement in PRM and what it means for women's participation in decision-making processes in resource management and broader gender relations in the community and household. …”
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Women improving nutrition through self-help groups in India: Does nutrition information help? por Kumar, Neha, Raghunathan, Kalyani, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Scott, Samuel P., Menon, Purnima, Thai, Giang, Gupta, Shivani, Nichols, Carly, WINGS study team

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Determinants of women’s empowerment in the context of sustained adoption of improved crop varieties in rural Eastern Uganda por Sanya, Losira Nasirumbi, Kyazze, Florence Birungi, Lutomia, Cosmas Kweyu, Mukhwami, Johnworker Toywa, Kakuru, Medard, Shimali, Fred, Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh

“…This study aimed to investigate determinants of women’s empowerment in the context of sustained use ofimproved seed varieties among Ugandan smallholder women. …”
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Women’s changing opportunities and aspirations amid male outmigration: Insights from Makueni County, Kenya por Crossland, M., Valencia, A.M.P., Pagella, Tim, Mausch, K., Harris, D.J., Dilley, L., Winowiecki, Leigh Ann

“…This brief presents a study on the changing opportunity spaces of men and women in the drylands of eastern Kenya (Crossland et al., 2021). …”
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A mixed-methods evaluation of community-based healthy kitchens as social enterprises for refugee women por Sahyoun, Nadine R., Jamaluddine, Zeina, Choufani, Jowel, Mesmar, Sandra, Reese-Masterson, Amelia, Ghattas, Hala

“…Background The aim of this study is to investigate the potential impact of a community-based intervention - the Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Children (HKHC) intervention - on participating women’s household’s economics and food security status, decision making, mental health and social support. …”
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Internal displacement and the measurement of women’s empowerment: Evidence from a test-retest survey experiment por Ambler, Kate, Bloem, Jeffrey R., Misra, Rewa S.

“…As such, studying innovations in measuring women’s agency, empowerment, or decision-making power is an active area of research (Malapit et al. 2019; Donald et al. 2020; Laszlo et al. 2020; Buvinic et al. 2020; Quisumbing et al. 2023; Jayachandran et al. 2023).…”
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Women's land rights in the transition to individualized ownership: implications for the management of tree resources in western Ghana por Quisumbing, Agnes R., Payongayong, Ellen, Aidoo, J. B., Otsuka, Keijiro

“…This study explores the impact of changes in land tenure institutions on women's land rights and the efficiency of tree resource management in Western Ghana. …”
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Women-led community-based rice seed entrepreneurship model in Bangladesh: Status, challenges and opportunities por Nuruzzaman, Islam, Afrad Md Safiul, Haque, Md. Enamul, Nahar, Ashrafun, Habib, Muhammad Ashraful, Nayak, Swati, Islam, Saidul, Rashid, Md. Mamunur, Biswas, Amlan

“…The study assessed the overall status of CBRSEM and the potential benefits accrued from the model. …”
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Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) trait preferences by women and men farmers in Jessore and Mymensingh districts of Bangladesh por Meher, Mamta, Mekkawy, Wagdy, McDougall, Cynthia, Benzie, John

“…Men and women from smallholder fish farming households shared preferences for some traits of tilapia, but differed in others or in the strength of preference, mostly influenced by the prevailing yet constraining social norms around gender-appropriate work for fish farming, mobility and household responsibilities. …”
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Hybrid seed use and diversity of diets among women in smallholder maize-growing households in Zambia por Smale, Melinda, Moursi, Mourad, Birol, Ekin, De Groote, Hugo

“…We find that, according to the first three indicators, women in maize-growing households that plant hybrid seed have more diverse diets. …”
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Strengthening women's empowerment and inclusion in the Living Lab for People (LL4P) in Kenya and Colombia por Ewell, Hanna, Vanegas, Martha, Mwambi, Diana, Omondi, David, Rietveld, Anne

“…The study’s findings emphasize that women often lack decision-making power and access to resources in agricultural production, with men typically controlling production-related decisions. …”
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Proposed indicators for selecting needy participants for the Vulnerable Women's Benefit (VWB) Program in urban Bangladesh por Ahmed, Akhter, Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab, Quabili, Wahid, Parvin, Aklima, Ghostlaw, Julie

“…Upon request from the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MoWCA) and the World Food Programme (WFP) in Bangladesh, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) undertook this study to develop indicators for targeting the urban poor through the Vulnerable Women’s Benefit (VWB) program in Bangladesh.…”
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