scholarly journals Technical efficiency of small-scale aquaculture in Myanmar: Does women’s participation in decision-making matter?

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 100841
Author(s):  
Yee Mon Aung ◽  
Ling Yee Khor ◽  
Nhuong Tran ◽  
Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku ◽  
Manfred Zeller
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Participation In Decision Making

Women’s participation in decision-making and its implications for human capital investment

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 1803-1825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orkhan Sariyev ◽  
Tim K Loos ◽  
Manfred Zeller
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Household Decision ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Household Decision Making ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Participation In Decision Making

Abstract We evaluate the implications of women’s participation in domestic decision-making on diets and investments in human resources in Ethiopian rural households. We create a metric to capture intra-household decision-making, which we use to estimate a positive association between women’s participation in decision-making and household-level dietary diversity. Moreover, we find that an increase in women’s participation in intra-household decision-making is associated with higher financial investments in human resources.

scholarly journals Participation in groundwater governance – outlining a path to inclusive development

Water Policy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 1050-1064
Author(s):  
Gabriela Cuadrado-Quesada ◽  
Joyeeta Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Inclusive Development ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Groundwater Governance ◽  
Participation In Decision Making ◽  
Legal Frameworks ◽  
The Right

Abstract Although there is considerable research on participation, there is little that combines the relationship between access to information, participation and access to justice and how these can be combined to enhance groundwater governance. Hence, this article addresses the question: How can legal frameworks that recognize the right to participation alleviate local groundwater governance problems in different contexts? In order to address this question, this article reviews the literature on participation, law, policy and inclusive development and analyses selected legal frameworks that recognize participation, access to information and access to justice to determine how these frameworks have been implemented in groundwater governance. The selected contexts include Australia and Costa Rica. The findings show that (i) access to information, participation in decision-making and access to justice are mostly employed in a reactive manner to solve groundwater governance problems; (ii) access to information on groundwater ignores particular features of groundwater resources, such as ‘invisibility’, ‘irreversibility’ especially in relation to fossil resources, the local nature, and limited consensus on the data; (iii) meaningful participation is unlikely until information, learning, knowledge, and awareness about groundwater resources is popularized and (iv) factors enhancing access to information and participation in decision-making in groundwater governance include the existence of a water crisis, leadership, government funding dedicated to organize participatory processes; and small-scale and homogenous communities.

scholarly journals Opportunities and Challenges of Women’s Participation in Decision-Making at Local Government Administration: The Case of Debre-Tabor City Administration, South Gondar Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agenagn Kebede
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Quota System ◽  
City Administration ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Debre Tabor ◽  
Participation In Decision Making

<p>This paper aimed at investigating opportunities and challenges of women’s participation in decision making as little attention was given to opportunities and challenges of women’s participation in decision making at local level. There are few researches on opportunities and challenges of women’s participation in decision making at local level and more focus on opportunities and challenges of women’s participation in agricultural, economical, educational and leadership. The purpose of the study is to explore challenges that women face in their decision making and reflect on the opportunities that are being undertaken by stake holders and local government. A qualitative research method utilized in the study to get an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon. The researcher used case study research design which helps to deeply study a phenomenon. The researcher then employed thematic analysis to come up with findings and discussion. Purposive and referral chain sampling techniques have also been employed in the study. The finding of the study is based on semi-structured-interviews and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Empirical data gathered through interviews and FGD in Debre Tabor City Administration. The research findings indicated that women faced a number of constraints to participate in the decision making at a local level. These constraints were cultural beliefs, illiteracy and low level of education, economic and financial problems, religion, nature, household activities, negative perception of the society, men oppression and chauvinism, lack of confidence and interest among women and weak bureaucracy. Within those challenges, there were opportunities which enabled and designed to maintain women toward the decision making participation. Those opportunities were international law and convention, constitutional and different legal orientation, packages, programmes, policies and initiatives, different governmental structure of women, education, training and awareness, preparation of periodical meeting, economic empowerment and the quota system. The study recommends the creation of an enabling environment for women’s decision making ability empowerment.<b></b></p>

scholarly journals Article on opportunities and challenges women's participation on decision making(1).docx

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agenagn Kebede
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Quota System ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Debre Tabor ◽  
Participation In Decision Making

<p>This paper aimed at investigating opportunities and challenges of women’s participation in decision making as little attention was given to opportunities and challenges of women’s participation in decision making at local level. There are few researches on opportunities and challenges of women’s participation in decision making at local level and more focus on opportunities and challenges of women’s participation in agricultural, economical, educational and leadership. The purpose of the study is to explore challenges that women face in their decision making and reflect on the opportunities that are being undertaken by stake holders and local government. A qualitative research method utilized in the study to get an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon. The researcher used case study research design which helps to deeply study a phenomenon. The researcher then employed thematic analysis to come up with findings and discussion. Purposive and referral chain sampling techniques have also been employed in the study. The finding of the study is based on semi-structured-interviews and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Empirical data gathered through interviews and FGD in Debre Tabor City Administration. The research findings indicated that women faced a number of constraints to participate in the decision making at a local level. These constraints were cultural beliefs, illiteracy and low level of education, economic and financial problems, religion, nature, household activities, negative perception of the society, men oppression and chauvinism, lack of confidence and interest among women and weak bureaucracy. Within those challenges, there were opportunities which enabled and designed to maintain women toward the decision making participation. Those opportunities were international law and convention, constitutional and different legal orientation, packages, programmes, policies and initiatives, different governmental structure of women, education, training and awareness, preparation of periodical meeting, economic empowerment and the quota system. The study recommends the creation of an enabling environment for women’s decision making ability empowerment.<b></b></p>

scholarly journals Opportunities and Challenges of Women's participation in decision making at local government administration: The Case of Debre-Tabor City Administration, South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia in the Post-2010 Period

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agenagn Kebede
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Quota System ◽  
City Administration ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Debre Tabor ◽  
Participation In Decision Making

<p>This paper aimed at investigating opportunities and challenges of women’s participation in decision making as little attention was given to opportunities and challenges of women’s participation in decision making at local level. There are few researches on opportunities and challenges of women’s participation in decision making at local level and more focus on opportunities and challenges of women’s participation in agricultural, economical, educational and leadership. The purpose of the study is to explore challenges that women face in their decision making and reflect on the opportunities that are being undertaken by stake holders and local government. A qualitative research method utilized in the study to get an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon. The researcher used case study research design which helps to deeply study a phenomenon. The researcher then employed thematic analysis to come up with findings and discussion. Purposive and referral chain sampling techniques have also been employed in the study. The finding of the study is based on semi-structured-interviews and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Empirical data gathered through interviews and FGD in Debre Tabor City Administration. The research findings indicated that women faced a number of constraints to participate in the decision making at a local level. These constraints were cultural beliefs, illiteracy and low level of education, economic and financial problems, religion, nature, household activities, negative perception of the society, men oppression and chauvinism, lack of confidence and interest among women and weak bureaucracy. Within those challenges, there were opportunities which enabled and designed to maintain women toward the decision making participation. Those opportunities were international law and convention, constitutional and different legal orientation, packages, programmes, policies and initiatives, different governmental structure of women, education, training and awareness, preparation of periodical meeting, economic empowerment and the quota system. The study recommends the creation of an enabling environment for women’s decision making ability empowerment.<b></b></p>

scholarly journals Gender-Neutral Inheritance Laws, Family Structure, and Women’s Status in India

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sulagna Mookerjee
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Legal Reform ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
The Family ◽  
Gender Neutral ◽  
Household Members ◽  
Participation In Decision Making ◽  
Inheritance Laws

Abstract This paper examines whether economic empowerment of women improves their autonomy within their marital household, and investigates the mechanism, by exploiting variation from a legal reform aimed at improving women’s inheritance rights in India. Results suggest that the reform increased women’s participation in decision-making but at the expense of the older generation of household members and not at the expense of their husbands. Two channels are proposed to explain this phenomenon. First, this can be driven by a shift in the family structure from traditional joint families to nuclear households. Such a change is consistent both with the increase in women’s decision-making authority, which they can exert to move out of the joint household, as well as with men’s incentives, since men have weaker financial links with their parents post-reform. Second, even within joint families, the amendments empowered young couples at the expense of the older generation of household members.

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).

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