Gender equity, labor rights, and women’s empowerment: lessons from Fairtrade certification in Ecuador flower plantations

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura T. Raynolds
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Labor Rights

scholarly journals Donor-Funded Women’s Empowerment in Tajikistan: Trajectories of Women’s NGOs and Changing Attitudes to the International Agenda

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina Kluczewska
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Individual Responsibility ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Capitalist Economy ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Empowerment Model

AbstractThis article investigates internationally funded women’s empowerment initiatives in Tajikistan. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the subsequent Tajik civil war (1992–1997), this newly independent, Muslim-majority country has experienced an influx of foreign aid, including in the field of women’s rights. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, the article analyzes the growth and diversification of local, Western-funded women’s non-governmental organizations (NGOs) between 1991 and 2020, paying attention to their leadership and aims, as well as changing perceptions of donors’ interventions. It is argued that, initially, local activists were supportive of international projects, which promoted gender equality by supporting women’s integration into the new, capitalist economy. In the last decade, however, an increasing conditionality of funding and deteriorating donor-NGO relations has fueled local contestations of the international agenda. The donor-enhanced women’s empowerment model, which fosters individual responsibility and self-reliance, is increasingly criticized for aggravating the conditions of local women in the context of a growing economic insecurity characterizing the local capitalist economy. Against this resentment, an alternative women’s empowerment model, advancing gender equity based on complementarity of male and female social roles and stressing the importance of family as a safety net against economic precarity, is gaining prominence locally.

scholarly journals Divulgação de informações sociais Relativas a Gênero pelas empresas Brasileiras Signatárias dos Women’s Empowerment Principles

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Manuel Salgueiro Rodrigues Júnior ◽  
Marcelle Colares Oliveira ◽  
Isadora Maria Aragão Roberto Alves Marcos ◽  
Gabriel Ramos Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
High Level

Given the presence of women in jobs that are less prone to benefits, it is natural for organizations to seek to encourage gender equity. Of particular note is the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEP) initiative, developed by the UN. We analyzed the 99 companies based in Brazil whose CEO signed the Declaration of Support for WEP, assuming that WEP signatories have a high level of dissemination of information on practices implemented seeking gender equity.

scholarly journals Predictors of Program Participation in a Nutrition-Sensitive Agroecological Intervention in Singida, Tanzania

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 903-903
Author(s):  
Marianne Santoso ◽  
Rachel Bezner-Kerr ◽  
Neema Kassim ◽  
Elias Mtinda ◽  
Haikael Martin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
Household Tasks ◽  
High Participation ◽  
Nutrition Sensitive ◽  
Men’S Involvement

Abstract Objectives Nutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions are theorized to improve child's diet through asset provision and program participation. Although some programs measure participation, predictors of participation are understudied. We therefore investigated predictors of men's and women's program participation in Singida Nutrition and Agroecology Project (SNAP-Tz; NCT02761876). Methods In SNAP-Tz, ‘mentor farmers’ led their peers (smallholder farmers with children < 1 year at baseline) in learning about agroecology, nutrition, and gender equity through meetings and household visits. At baseline, we collected data on demographics, Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (0–27), men's involvement in 7 household tasks (0–7), and Abbreviated Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (AWEAI). Participating men (n = 262) and women (n = 283) were asked to recall their program participation biannually. Predictors of high participation, defined as attendance in ≥60% participant meetings and household visits, were identified using multiple logistic regressions, controlling for clustering at the village level. Results Only 59% and 37% of women and men, respectively, had high participation. Women's high participation was associated with their spouse's participation (OR = 4.23, P < 0.01), greater food insecurity (OR = 1.03, P = 0.03), years of education (OR = 1.13, P = 0.02), and being empowered (OR = 5.88, P < 0.01). Men's high participation was associated with their spouse's participation (OR = 4.22, P < 0.01), greater food insecurity (OR = 2.23, P = 0.01), involvement in household tasks (OR = 1.25, P = 0.04), and age (OR = 1.03, P < 0.01). Conclusions Associations between an individual's and their spouse's participation indicate the importance of spousal dynamics. The association between participation and baseline gender equity (i.e., women's empowerment, men's involvement in household tasks) highlights the challenges of gender programming in nutrition-sensitive interventions. Analysis of program participation was simple and revealed valuable lessons for program implementation and design; more programs should therefore analyze participation. Funding Sources This study was funded by the McKnight Foundation, the Borlaug Fellowship in Global Food Security Research, and NIH K01 Award.

scholarly journals Women’s empowerment and gender equity in agriculture: A different perspective from Southeast Asia

Food Policy ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
pp. 270-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Akter ◽  
Pieter Rutsaert ◽  
Joyce Luis ◽  
Nyo Me Htwe ◽  
Su Su San ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Public Policies for Agricultural Diversification: Implications for Gender Equity

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivian Valencia ◽  
Hannah Wittman ◽  
Andrew D. Jones ◽  
Jennifer Blesh
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Movements ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Policy Instrument ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Food Procurement

Gender equity is recognized as central to sustainable development, but women still face significant constraints in accessing and controlling productive resources important for agricultural livelihoods. Identifying mechanisms (e.g., policies and interventions) in agriculture that enhance women's empowerment—a critical aspect of gender equity—is of paramount importance for sustainable development. In this study, we investigate how Brazil's flagship targeted public food procurement program, the National School Feeding Program (PNAE), influences women's empowerment in southern Brazil. We conducted household surveys on farm characteristics and practices, women's empowerment (e.g., participation in farm decision-making and control over income), and women's participation in social movements, with farmers (n = 75) who do and do not participate in the PNAE. We found that women were more empowered in households participating in the PNAE, and that this empowerment was associated with diversified farming systems. When women had greater levels of participation in farm management decisions, agrobiodiversity and use of agroecological practices were higher. We also show that women's participation in agroecological social movements was associated with significantly higher empowerment (both in control over income and greater participation in decision-making). This study identifies targeted public food procurement as a promising policy instrument with potential to link cross-sectoral Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to sustainably increase food production (SDG 2), provide economic opportunities for small-scale farmers (SDG 1), and create an economic space that women in agriculture can more easily access (SDG 5).

scholarly journals SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL: GENDER EQUALITY FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 72-82
Author(s):  
Sudershan Kumar Pathania
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Equitable Distribution ◽  
Distribution Of Resources ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Women And Girls

Empowerment of women and girls is to be realized through sustainable development. Sustainable development depends on an equitable distribution of resources and it cannot be achieved without gender equality. Gender Equity is the process of allocating resources, programs, and decision making fairly to both males and females without any discrimination on the basis of sex…and addressing any imbalances in the benefits available to males and females. Diane Elson, an adviser to UN Women, argues in her contribution that "the disproportionate responsibility that women bear for carrying out unpaid work is an important constraint on their capacity to realize their rights... Both women and men need time to care for their families and communities, and time free from such care." Women’s empowerment is a key factor for achieving sustainability.  Sustainable development and sustainability have various meaning .Sometime it may be equitable distribution of resources and opportunities or living within the limits or sometime it may be defined as understanding the interconnections among economy, society, and environment. Sustainable development is based on the principles of democracy and the rule of law and respect for fundamental rights including freedom and equal opportunities for all. Sustainability cannot exist without equity in the distributional process. Women and girls are crucial contributors, implementers and beneficiaries of sustainable development. At the Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015, UN Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030. Women’s empowerment through gender equality is a cross-cutting development issue, and unless addressed in multidimensional way, gender equality will not become a reality. Women’s contribution to sustainable development must be recognized. Women have a strong role in education and socializing their children, including teaching them care and responsibility. In order to build women as catalyst for sustainable development, their role in family, community and society at large has to free from socio-cultural and religious traditions that prevent women participation. The secondary data will be used for this paper. The objective of this paper is to highlights the essentials of women contribution in sustainable development as partner and beneficiaries.

scholarly journals Technology as the Key to Women’s Empowerment: A Scoping Review

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
April Mackey ◽  
Pammla Petrucka
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Scoping Reviews ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: The achievement of gender equity and equality has been a long-time goal of many international entities . The main indicator for the goal of women’s empowerment, as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has been to enable the use of technology by increasing the current access for women and girls across the globe. While information and communication technologies (ICTs) were initially thought to be neutral in terms of access and opportunity, emerging trends now indicate that the use of technology within society has significant social implications, specifically related to gender as a determinant of health. Methods : Using the Arksey and O’Malley methodology for scoping reviews, the following question was answered: What is the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on the level of women’s empowerment worldwide? The primary objective of this scoping review was to identify the extent, range, and scope of evidence involving the impact and influence of ICTs on women’s empowerment. A total of 51 articles were analyzed using the scoping review framework. Results: The major themes that emerged from this review included: (a) the means in which ICTs have assisted in building the capacity and tools of women, (b) the manner in which ICTs have been used as an intervention in supporting empowerment; and (c) the approach in which ICTs can act as potential barriers and facilitators to women’s attainment of agency. Conclusions: The evidence from this scoping review supports the innovative use of current and emerging technologies within health care to connect with, engage, and empower women both within the acute and community settings. The extant evidence explores how ICT has played a role in the promotion and support of women ’s empowerment as well as supporting the development of health care policies and relevant programs.

scholarly journals Syrian brides and the Global Compact on Refugees: How Canada’s FIAP can reimagine refugee women’s empowerment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dina Taha
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
Sex Trafficking ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Forced Marriage ◽  
Global Compact ◽  
Refugee Women ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
And Gender

The current Liberal government has publicly endorsed a feminist agenda which has led to initiatives such as Canada’s feminist international assistance policy (FIAP), initiated in 2017. At the same time, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Report (TRC) of 2015 reiterates how the histories of colonialism are still persistent and need to be addressed in our curriculum, research, and policy. This essay argues that a fully feminist agenda must be anti-colonial in nature, rejecting Eurocentric, stereotypical and universalizing explanations and leaving space for cultural interpretations, local solutions and listening to the voices of marginalized groups as experts. In short, FIAP and the TRC must be brought together in practical and policy-orientated ways to promote women’s empowerment and gender equity through a decolonizing framework. In support of Canada’s leading role in the advancement of refugee issues and the implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR), and informed by its feminist approach to foreign policy and FIAP which “comes with “aggressive” funding targets for gender equality and women’s empowerment” (CCIC, 2017), it is important to scrutinize the notion of gender empowerment and related notions, such as forced marriage and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Drawing on doctoral fieldwork conducted in Egypt summer of 2017, this paper uses the case of Syrian refugee women who marry ‘for refuge’ to explore how certain groups of refugee women and their stories challenge international humanitarian perceptions that often stigmatize similar arrangements as exploitation, sex trafficking and/or forced marriages. I use what I refer to as marriage for refuge and marriage immobility to demonstrate how humanitarian notions such as empowerment and related notions such as SGBV and forced marriage can be reimagined. The study aims to offer insights for a gender-responsive refugee policy that is feminist, decolonizing and sensitive to culture, context and diversity.

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