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‘Good science’: Using sex-disaggregated data in small-scale fisheries research and policy
(2019)Type: BlogGlobally, relatively few data are available about women’s role in small-scale fisheries, despite their active participation as fishers, processors, traders and marketers. This calls for greater efforts by researchers, ... -
Livelihood vulnerabilities among women in small-scale fisheries in Ghana
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleWomen play essential role in the fisheries sector of Ghana, particularly their involvement in post-harvest activities. However, several factors make them vulnerable to livelihood insecurity. This paper investigates the ... -
Strong Women, Strong Nation
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleInnovative research in the Southeast Asian island nation of Timor-Leste has obtained data to help close the gender gap and provide food security for the local community. -
Follow the fish
(2020)Type: BriefThis brief summarises national statistics about how prevalent women are in production and distribution of aquatic foods in Solomon Islands and emphasises the importance of women's increased participation in decision making. -
Toward structural change: Gender transformative approaches
(2020)Type: Book ChapterThis chapter responds to the pressing imperative to rethink current manifestations of Gender and Development (GAD). It does so by investigating gender transformative approaches as an emerging response and potential post-GADway ... -
Expanding the horizons for women in fisheries and aquaculture
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleWomen are present in all phases of fish production, processing and distribution, and contribute to the generation of wealth, the preservation of aquatic ecosystems, and the maintenance of households and communities in rural ... -
SAIL NM Gender Integration Workshop Report
(2020)Type: ReportThis two days gender workshop was aimed at assesing various components of Fish for Livelihoods (formerly SAIL) based on gender integration and with the gender lens. Gender transformative approaches and their implementation ... -
Three lessons for gender equity in biodiversity conservation
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleAmid a growing global agenda, biodiversity conservation has embraced gender equity as a pillar of equitable and effective practice. Gender equity has become enshrined in the global environment and development agenda through ... -
Beyond gender-blind livelihoods: Considerations for coastal livelihood initiatives
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleSustainable and improved livelihoods are often entry points to enhance human well-being and the management of natural resources (Allison and Ellis 2001; Sulu et al. 2015). Yet research shows that many of these livelihood ... -
Gender accommodative versus transformative approaches: a comparative assessment within a post-harvest fish loss reduction intervention
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleTechnical and social constraints limit value chain actors from equitably engaging in and benefiting from capture fisheries in low-income settings. Extension and development programs often focus on the former, which reflects ... -
Contribution of women’s fisheries substantial, but overlooked, in Timor-Leste
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleA greater understanding of gendered roles in fisheries is necessary to value the often-hidden roles that women play in fisheries and households. We examine women’s contributions to household food and income using focus ... -
Gender Inclusive Financing for Scaling up Improved Fish Processing Technologies in Malawi: Project Brief October 2018 to September 2019
(2020)Type: BriefThis brief highlights the major project achievements in line with the FISH Research Program strategic goals and indicators. The brief was produced taking as reference the technical report of the project submitted to the ... -
Gender-based market constraints to informal fish retailing: Evidence from analysis of variance and linear regression
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleOver the last decade, Egypt's aquaculture sector has expanded rapidly, which has contributed substantially to per capita fish supply, and the growth of domestic fish markets and employment across the aquaculture value ... -
Gender and women in fisheries and aquaculture
(2019)Type: Other (Infographic)Infographic on the role of women in aquaculture and fisheries -
Gender Inclusive Financing for Scaling up Improved Fish Processing Technologies in Malawi
(2020)Type: ManualThe “Gender Inclusive Financing for Scaling up Improved Fish Processing Technologies in Malawi” project was formulated around promoting wider use of improved fish processing technologies namely: Solar tent dryer and Improved ... -
Integrating gender in Pacific coastal fisheries research: The Pathways project
Type: Other (Non-peer reviewed journal article)This paper outlines the gender integration approach used in the project ‘Strengthening and scaling communitybased approaches to Pacific coastal fisheries in management support of the New Song’ – or the ‘Pathways project’. ... -
Implications of agricultural innovation on gender norms: gender approaches in aquatic agriculture in Bangladesh
(2019)Type: Book ChapterStudies have shown that gender norms and gender relations restrict the innovation capacity of women in aquatic agricultural systems. This article explores the converse question: in what ways do and can aquatic agricultural ... -
Situated transformations of women and gender relations in small-scale fisheries and communities in a globalized world
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleThe need to uncover, interrogate, and integrate women’s contributions to fisheries in research and development has never been clearer. As coastal and fisheries management continues to look to the Sustainable Development ... -
Women’s engagement in and outcomes from small-scale fisheries value chains in Malawi: effects of social relations
(2019)Type: Journal ArticleWomen play an important role within small-scale fishing communities in sub-Saharan Africa through engaging in fish value chain activities and contributing to household food security and income. There is, however, little ... -
Selective breeding trait preferences for farmed tilapia among low-income women and men consumers in Egypt; Implications for pro-poor and gender-responsive fish breeding programmes
(2020)Type: Journal ArticleA number of studies have highlighted the promising growth of Egyptian tilapia aquaculture and the role of genetically improved strains in this development, such as the Abbassa Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, Linneaus, ...
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