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Climate Change, Gender, Decision-making Power, and Migration into the Saiss Region of Morocco
Studies on migration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have so far focused on migration to urban areas (local cities and European countries). Little research has explored internal migration into rural areas. ...
Giant strides in rural women development
Women are increasingly contributing to wheat-related activities through this project along with broader government support aimed at increasing national production of wheat in the country. The project interventions target ...
Women, Land, and Empowerment Dynamics in Egypt’s Mubarak Resettlement Scheme
Literature and development practice related to women’s access to land reveals two main
assumptions: one, that the land is empowering for women and, two, that this
empowerment is inherently linked to independence for women ...
‘A woman here is not only a woman but both a woman and a man’: Egyptian Women’s Performative Strategies to Gain Power and Access Resources in Irrigated Agriculture
This paper is concerned with women’s performance of masculinity or women who ‘behave as men’, in irrigated agriculture, by acting less feminine, confident and serious; resorting to physical aggression when needed; as well ...
Case Synthesis Report- Ain Jemaa, Saiss, Morocco
Ain Jemaa, more particularly the Solh cooperative, fits into the D quadrant (high gender gaps and low economic dynamism). The rating is relational and was determined comparatively between the three communities selected for ...
Gender Roles in the Wheat Production of Sudan: Strengthening the Participation of Women
Three main impacts at the institutional level ensued through the integration of gender into
SARD-SC Wheat Project in Sudan. The first was flexibility in responding to differing gender roles
and needs in the different ...
GENDERED PATTERNS OF ASSET OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL IN EGYPT
This study, conducted in Egypt, sought to identify the types of assets women and men
perceive as beneficial for their wellbeing, and to determine if patterns of ownership and
control of assets coincide with one another. A ...
Gender Norms and Migration in Wheat Systems of Uzbekistan and Morocco: Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose?
Migration in both Morocco and Uzbekistan is leading to varying impacts on gender norms in wheat systems. Outmigration is resulting in women undertaking more farm management roles.Migration is leading to changes in gender ...
Shedding light on women's wages and working conditions in the agricultural sector in Morocco
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Gender Roles and Relations in the Wheat Production of Nigeria: Strengthening the Participation of Women
Three main achievements at the institutional level through the integration of gender into the
SARD-SC Wheat Project in Nigeria were realized. The first was to increase awareness of
stakeholders on the role of women as ...