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Women, Irrigation and Social Norms in Egypt
New research from Egypt demonstrates that women play a far more active role in irrigation than previously thought. Yet women’s contributions to irrigation remain poorly understood and undervalued, limiting their access to ...
Decision-making Power of Women in Livestock and Dairy Production in Jordan
Women are heavily involved in livestock rearing and milk processing in many parts of the world.
Yet the benefits of their labour are limited as men are responsible for marketing of the dairy
produce and ownership of ...
Genre et agriculture en Tunisie : rapport national succinct
La brochure décrit les aspects sexospécifiques de la vulgarisation en Tunisie et l'approche scientifique du genre du projet 'Mind the Gap', y compris des recommandations pour les services de vulgarisation
Making Egyptian women’s agricultural labor visible and improving their access to productive assets
In rural Egypt, social norms frame women as “helpers” to their families and husbands instead of as workers in their own right. Women are assumed not to contribute to agriculture or participate in irrigation. However, a ...
Women, irrigation and social norms in Egypt: "The more things change, the more they stay the same?
This paper explores how women and men participate in irrigation activities in Egypt, drawing from a survey administered to 200 men and 202 women and qualitative information from 150 interviews. Women participated in ...
جعل العمالة الزراعية للمرأة المصرية واضحة وتحسين وصولها إلى الأصول الإنتاجية
ُفي المناطق الريفية في مصر، تؤطر الأعراف الاجتماعية النساء “كمساعدات” لأسرهن وأزواجهن بدلاً من كونهن عاملات بحد ذاتهن. يفترض بالنساء عدم المساهمة في الزراعة أو المشاركة في الري. ومع ذلك، فقد تحدثت سلسلة من الدراسات الحديثة ...
Do Agricultural Innovations Help or hurt the poor?
Most social science research over the past few decades has argued that agricultural innovations – whether technological, social or financial – end up reinforcing existing socio-economic hierarchies. This conclusion has ...
الجنس (الجندر) والزراعة في تونس: تقرير موجز عن البلد
نبذة مختصرة عن (الجنس )الجندر والزراعة في تونس: تقرير موجز عن البلد
Gender and Climate Change Adaptation in Livestock Production in Tunisia
Report on Gender and Climate Change Adaptation in Livestock Production in Tunisia.
Women, irrigation and social norms in Egypt: “The more things change, the more they stay the same?”
This paper explores how women and men participate in irrigation activities in Egypt, drawing from a survey administered to 200 men and 202 women and qualitative information from 150 interviews. Women participated in ...