Search Results - women’s collectives

Understanding the pathways to women’s empowerment in Northern Ghana and the relationship with small-scale irrigation by Bryan, Elizabeth, Garner, Elisabeth

“…Using qualitative data collected with 144 farmers and traders through 28 individual interviews and 16 focus group discussions, this paper innovates a framework to integrate the linkages between small-scale irrigation and three dimensions of women’s empowerment: resources, agency, and achievements. …”
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The impacts of rural outmigration on women’s empowerment: Evidence from Nepal, Senegal, and Tajikistan by Slavchevska, Vanya, Hillesland, Marya, Mane, Erdgin, Doss, Cheryl

“…Using primary survey data collected in Tajikistan, Nepal and Senegal, three countries with high male outmigration rates, this study analyzes the impacts of migration on the empowerment of women who remain in rural areas. …”
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Project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture: Results from cognitive testing in Myanmar by Lambrecht, Isabel B., Sproule, Kathryn, Synt, Nang Lun Kham, Ei Win, Hnin, Win, Khin Zin

“…When designing and evaluating policies and projects for women’s empowerment, appropriate indicators are needed. …”
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Impact of women’s empowerment in agriculture on farm productivity and household resilience in rural Bihar by Gupta, Shweta

“…We tested the relationship between women’s empowerment and household-level agriculture, nutrition and resilience outcomes, using a survey of 1,553 households in the eastern state of Bihar, India, drawn from the membership list of JEEViKA, a collection of women’s self-help groups. …”
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Beyond Kafala: Employer roles in growing vulnerabilities of women migrant domestic workers by Abdulrahim, Sawsan, Cherri, Zeinab, Adra, May, Hassan, Fahed

“…Women migrant domestic workers (WMDWs) constitute 7.7 percent of migrant workers worldwide, of whom more than a quarter live and work in the Arab region. …”
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Enhancing women's empowerment and climate-adaptive capacities in aquaculture in climate hotspots in Zambia by Mudege, N.N., Lecoutere, E., Arhin-Sam, K., Kihoro, E., Kakwasha, K., Manyise, T.

“…However, gender inequalities hinder women’s agency and climate-adaptive capacities in this sector. …”
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How do women’s empowerment metrics measure up? A comparative analysis by Bageant, Elizabeth, Lentz, Erin, Narayanan, Sudha, Jensen, Nathaniel D., Lepariyo, Watson

“…The surrounding debate has produced several empowerment metrics that are widely used, yet we know little about whether they can be substituted for one another or their respective strengths and weaknesses. Using data collected from a single sample of women from rural, northern Kenya, we compare five empowerment metrics: The Project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI) and associated Health and Nutrition Module (HN), Women’s Empowerment in Nutrition Index (WENI), Women’s Empowerment in Livestock Index (WELI), and the Survey Based Women’s Empowerment Index (SWPER). …”
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Is greater decisionmaking power of women associated with reduced gender discrimination in South Asia? by Smith, Lisa C., Byron, Elizabeth

“…Recent research has shown that improving women’s decisionmaking power relative to men’s within households leads to improvements in a variety of well-being outcomes for children. …”
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A&T Ethiopia Maternal Nutrition Baseline Survey 2019: Recently Delivered Women by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The recently delivered women interviews were conducted using pretested, structured questionnaires. …”
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A&T Ethiopia Maternal Nutrition Endline Survey 2021: Recently Delivered Women by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The recently delivered women interviews were conducted using pretested, structured questionnaires. …”
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Project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index for Market Inclusion (pro-WEAI+MI) by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

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Facilitating collective action and enhancing local knowledge: a herbal medicine case study in Talaandig communities, Philippines by Hartanto, Herlina, Valmores, Cecil

“…This paper also shows that the ACM processes promoted not only collective action and social learning among the women, but also helps to revive local knowledge of herbal medicines and conserve genetic resources in the area. …”
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Engaging women in microfinance: A qualitative study of the Programme de Microfinance Rural in Mali by Margolies, Amy, Heckert, Jessica, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…The findings suggest that the PMR actively engaged women and expanded access to loans through community-based credit groups. …”
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Enhancing gender equality and women's resilience through climate mitigation in agri-food systems by Tavenner, Katie

“…Low-emissions dairy development, integrated landscape management and crop diversification, among other climate mitigation practices, also enhance women’s resilience to climate change. Strategies for addressing gender inequalities in climate mitigation are diverse and include co-designing and co-implementing interventions with women’s collectives and cooperatives, using social media to challenge discriminatory gender norms, and using drone technology to bridge gender gaps in access to climate services and information. …”
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Ladder of power and freedom: A qualitative data collection tool to understand local perceptions of agency and decision-making. by Petesch, Patti, Bullock, Renee

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Collective action and marketing of underutilized plant species: The case of minor millets in Kolli Hills, Tamil Nadu, India by Gruère, Guillaume P., Nagarajan, Latha, King, E. D. I. Oliver

“…In this paper we provide a first evaluation of the success of marketing development for minor millets in the Kolli Hills with a specific focus on collective action and group initiatives undertaken by the women and men self-help groups organized by the concerned non-governmental organization. …”
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Gender, wealth, and participation in community groups in Meru Central District, Kenya by Davis, Kristin E., Negash, Martha

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Forest tenure reform: exclusion of tribal women’s rights in semi-arid Rajasthan, India by Bose, P.

“…This paper examines the politics of individual and collective access to forestland and the political representation of Bhil tribal women in the semi-arid Banswara district, Rajasthan, India. …”
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Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on women and men in Kaduna and Cross River states of Nigeria by Alvi, Muzna, Gupta, Shweta, Barooah, Prapti

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Impact of COVID-19 on rural women and men in Cross River and Kaduna states, Nigeria by Gupta, Shweta, Alvi, Muzna, Ringler, Claudia

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