Search Results - Women's studies.

Migration and gender dynamics of irrigation governance in Nepal by Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Pradhan, Prachanda, Zhang, Wei

“…This paper examines the effects of male migration on institutional change in WUAs, women’s roles, technological change, and outcomes affecting effectiveness of irrigation systems based on a mixed methods study, combining a phone survey of 336 WUA leaders from all provinces in Nepal with qualitative data from case studies in 10 irrigation systems. …”
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Feminiseringen av veterinäryrket ur ett svenskt perspektiv by Wlosinska, Julia

Are female orphans at risk for early marriage, early sexual debut, and teen pregnancy?: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa by Palermo, Tia, Peterman, Amber

“…Female orphans are widely cited as being at risk for early marriage, early childbearing, and risky sexual behavior; however, to date no studies have examined these linkages using population‐level data across multiple countries. …”
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Kenyah forest use in East Kalimantan: responses to El Nino, transmigration and HTI by Colfer, C.J.P., Salim, A.

“…Ownership of chainshaws and outboard motors has increased. Women's traditionally dominant role in rice production seems to be holding its own (contrary to previous predictions), with slightly more agriculturally active a men per household, but a greater impact of women's input on rice production. …”
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Trygg i stadslandskapet? by Larson, Anna Maria

“…Independent of factors like class, ethnicity and age women experience lack of safety to a larger extent than men do. …”
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Understanding the Aspirations of Farming Communities in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review of the Literature by Nandi, R., Nedumaran, S.

“…The analysis of 22 studies identified from 419 research articles sheds light on the relationships between aspirations, agriculture, women’s empowerment, poverty, and rural youth. …”
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Enhancing gender equality in agroforestry systems by Elias, Marlene, Adeyiga, Gloria, Simelton, Elisabeth, Ivanova, Yovita, Paez Valencia, Ana Maria, Vinceti, Barbara, Pagella, Tim

“…(ed.), Women and smallholder farming: Addressing global inequities in agriculture, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2024, (ISBN: 978 1 80146 805 3; (www.bdspublishing.com)…”
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Gender in agriculture: Closing the knowledge gap by Quisumbing, Agnes R., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Raney, Terri L., Croppenstedt, André, Behrman, Julia A., Peterman, Amber

“…As it prepared the report, the FAO drew together a wealth of background information based on a growing body of research and statistics on women in agriculture, and it commissioned the International Food Policy Research Institute to edit a book based on these background studies. …”
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Trait preferences of sorghum and pearl millet value chain actors in Mali and Burkina Faso: a case for gender- responsive and demand-driven breeding by Yila, Jummai Othniel, Sylla, Almamy, Traoré, Sékou, Sawadogo-Compaoré, Eveline

“…Unlike most trait preference studies focusing on men and women farmers’ trait choices, we examined sorghum and pearl millet key value chain actors (VCA), including producers, processors, traders, and consumers. …”
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Gender differences and preferences in improved forage seeds demo farms experience amongst livestock farmers in Kenya and Uganda by Pazos Cardenas, Mateo, Junca Paredes, John Jairo, Sandoval, Danny, Waluse, Kenneth, Triana Ángel, Natalia, Burkart, Stefan, Jauregui, Rosa

“…These findings correlate with studies in other types of crops that demonstrate the benefits for including women in breeding processes but also are relevant and innovative data for the forages and breeding research field, that can open roads for deeper comparative analysis. …”
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The Stakeholder Consultation Workshop Report: Transforming the Rules of the Game: Gendered Livability in Peri-urban Dhaka by International Potato Center

“…Yunus from the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies pointed out the vicious circle of child under-nutrition starting from women working in exploitative conditions, inadequate eating, and low salary. …”
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POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 43 by Avula, Rasmi

“…This short issue features studies that assess annual trends in wasting and anemia among children under the age of 5 years using national survey data, the relationship of anthropometric failure with child mortality, and the effectiveness of participatory women’s groups scaled up by the public health system to improve birth outcomes. …”
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Progress Report on Ph.D. Students’ Work on SmaRT Pack by Rekik, Emna, Tesfa, Asemu, Mekuria, Shigdaf, Getachew, Tesfaye, Mwacharo, Joram M., Haile, Aynalem

“…The two students are at different levels of their study. The studies are on 1) Analyzing Farmers' Perceptions of Climate Change in Ethiopia and Identifying the Genetic Factors Controlling Enteric Methane Emissions in Indigenous Sheep: A Comprehensive Field Study, and 2) Deciphering the impact of sheep community-based breeding programs on food security, women empowerment, GHG emission, and environmental adaptation under the extensive production systems in Ethiopia. …”
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Smallholder poultry model for poverty alleviation in Bangladesh: A review of evidence on impact by Islam, S.M.F., Jabbar, M.A.

“…The results indicate that the project has reached the poor though not always ultra poor, the main target of the model, and that participants have benefited positively in terms of income, consumption and nutrition, empowerment of women. However, the results need to be assessed with a high degree of caution because of several methodological limitations of the impact studies. …”
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POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research – Issue 12 by Avula, Rasmi

“…This issue of Abstract Digest features articles on factors influencing child outcomes, delivery of health and nutrition interventions, a Lancet Commission on the importance of women’s health, and multi-country studies tackling multisectoral issues such as poverty, and examining enabling environments.…”
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Enhancing climate services design and implementation through gender-responsive evaluation by Gumucio, Tatiana, Hansen, James, Carr, Edward R., Huyer, Sophia, Chiputwa, Brian, Simelton, Elisabeth, Partey, Samuel T., Schwager, Saroja

“…Assessing and responding to gender inequalities, and promoting women's empowerment, can be critical to achieving the goals of climate services, such as improved climate resilience, productivity, food security and livelihoods. …”
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Unbundling water and land rights in Kilifi County, Kenya: a gender perspective by Hillesland, Marya, Doss, Cheryl R., Mutua, Mercy, Guettou Djurfeldt, Nadia, Nchanji, Eileen, Twyman, Jennifer, Korzenevica, Marina

“…Feminist scholars and activists have drawn attention to the importance of women’s land rights, and studies focused on irrigation have explored the gendered relationships between land and water rights. …”
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Unveiling gendered perspectives on farmers’ climate risk perception, and adaptation strategies: A systematic review by Ningombam, Soniya, Das, Abhishek, Kumar, Shalander, Kasala, Kavitha, Puskur, Ranjitha

“…The insights from the study show variations among men and women farmers in their perceptions of climate risk attributes in agriculture. …”
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Final Monitoring and Evaluation Report on Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles for Gender Equality and Climate Resilience in Kenya by Ayuya, Oscar Ingasia, Jong, Arnold Otieno, Lutomia, Cosmas Kweyu, Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Waswa, Boaz Shaban, Ooro, Patrick, Muriithi, Catherine, Njiru, Emerita

“…Two studies – choice experiment and qualitative monitoring and evaluation – were conducted in three HER+ learning labs in Kenya to assess farmers’ preferences for specific components of socio-technical innovation bundles and measure the impact of HER+ and Diversification in East and Southern Africa initiatives on agricultural productivity, climate resilience, and women's empowerment. …”
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Transforming land rights, improving rural livelihoods, andcarving just responses to the climate crisis by Najjar, Dina, Shadrack, Naomi, Ahmed, Sara

“…Women’s struggles over land and water rights are also deeply embedded in the aforementioned contexts. …”
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