Browsing Gender by Title

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    • The impact of gender blindness on social-ecological resilience: The case of a communal pasture in the highlands of Ethiopia 

      Aregu, L.; Darnhofer, I.; Tegegne, A.; Hoekstra, D.; Wurzinger, M. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      The authors studied how the failure to take into account gendered roles in the management of a communal pasture in the highlands of Ethiopia can affect the resilience of this social-ecological system. This paper integrates ...

    • The role of gender in economic activities with special reference to women's participation and empowerment in rural Bangladesh 

      Bose, M.L.; Ahmad, A.; Hossain, M (2009)
      Type: Journal Article
      Bangladesh is known as a predominantly male-dominated society with traditional and religious beliefs that restrict women’s mobility and participation in economic and social activities. This article is based on national ...

    • The Role of gender in the development and adoption of small-scale aquaculture: Case study from northeast Cambodia 

      Chea Seila; Kwasek, K.; Tsatsaros, J.; Johnstone, M.G. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      In Stung Treng Province north-east Cambodia, WorldFish in partnership with the Fisheries Administration (FiA) and the non-government organisation, Culture and Environment Preservation Association (CEPA), used community ...

    • The SILC+GTA facilitation manual: the Savings and Internal Lending Communities plus Gender-Transformative Approach (SILC+GTA) 

      Promundo-US; WorldFish (2016)
      Type: Manual
      The purpose of integrating a gender-transformative perspective into savings and internal lending communities (SILC) is to engage men in SILC group participation and support, and to improve gender relations and decision-making ...

    • The Social-ecological systems framework: Potential for analysing gender and social change 

      Locke, C.; Kantor, P.; Morgan, M.; Kawarazuka, N. (2014)
      Type: Brief
      This brief focuses on the potential for the social-ecological systems (SES) framework to engage with concerns about gender and social change. It specifically considers how far feminist political ecology (FPE) can address ...

    • Three lessons for gender equity in biodiversity conservation 

      Lau, J.; Jacqueline Lau: 0000-0002-0403-8423
      Type: Journal Article
      Amid 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 ...

    • Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) trait preferences by women and men farmers in Jessore and Mymensingh districts of Bangladesh 

      Meher, M.; Mekkawy, W.; McDougall, C.; Benzie, J.; Wagdy Mekkawy: 0000-0002-3991-7321; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Research reporting user trait preferences for fish, particularly in relation to guiding genetic improvement programs are rare, even in tilapia where demand for genetically improved fish has underpinned the expansion of ...

    • Tinker, tailor or transform: Gender equality amidst social-ecological change 

      Lawless, S.; Cohen, P.J.; McDougall, C.; Mangubhai, S.; Song, A.; Morrison, T.; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2021)
      Type: Journal Article
      Global visions of environmental change consider gender equality to be a foundation of sustainable social-ecological systems. Similarly, social-ecological systems frameworks position gender equality as both a precursor to, ...

    • Too big to ignore: Gender and climate change adaptation in the Lake Chilwa Basin 

      Nagoli, J.; Binauli, L.; Chijere, A.; Chiotha, S.; Joseph Nagoli: 0000-0002-8919-1397 (2018)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Various studies have illustrated how gender differences could affect ecosystembased adaptation based on gender-based preferences and perceptions, social and economic roles and institutional arrangements. However, these ...

    • Toward structural change: Gender transformative approaches 

      McDougall, C.; Badstue, L.; Mulema, A.; Fischer, G.; Najjar, D.; Pyburn, R.; Elias, M.; Joshi, D.; Vos, A.; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; Annet Mulema: 0000-0003-4192-3939; Gundula Fischer: 0000-0002-7658-786X; Dina Najjar: 0000-0001-9156-7691; Marlene Elias: 0000-0001-8835-5348 (2021)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Almost a quarter of a century after the Beijing Declaration, and with 10 years left to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, The Guardian announced the SDG Gender Index’s finding that, “Not one single country is set to ...

    • Towards Ocean Equity 

      Osterblum, H.; Wabnitz, C.C.; Tladi, D.; Allison, E.; Arnaud-Haond, S.; Bebbington, J.; Bennett, N.; Blasiak, R.; Boonstra, W.J.; Choudhury, A.; Cisneros-Montemayor, A.M.; Daw, T.; Fabinyi, M.; Franz, N.; Harden-Davies, H.; Kleiber, D.L.; Lopes, P.; McDougall, C.; Resosudarmo, B.P.; Selim, S.A.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2020)
      Type: Working Paper
      This paper examines the distribution of the goods and services provided by the ocean, existing inequities and the resulting impacts on the environment, human health, and income distribution now and in the future. The paper ...

    • Transforming aquatic agricultural systems towards gender equality: a five country review 

      Weeratunge, N.; Chiuta, T.M.; Choudhury, A.; Ferrer, A.; Hüsken, S.M.C.; Kura, Y.; Kusakabe, K.; Madzudzo, E.; Maetala, R.; Naved, R.; Schwarz, A.; Kantor, P.; Yumiko Kura: 0000-0002-1774-1943; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238 (2012)
      Type: Working Paper
      Aquatic agricultural systems (AAS) are systems in which the annual production dynamics of freshwater and/or coastal ecosystems contribute significantly to total household income. Improving the livelihood security and ...

    • Transforming gender relations: Key to positive development outcomes in aquatic agricultural systems 

      Kantor, P. (2013)
      Type: Brief
      The CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) is committed to improving the food security and wellbeing of poor people who depend on freshwater and coastal ecosystems for their livelihoods. AAS is ...

    • Uncovering human social networks in coping with Lake Chilwa recessions in Malawi 

      Nagoli, J.; Chiwona-Karltun, L.; Joseph Nagoli: 0000-0002-8919-1397 (2017)
      Type: Journal Article
      This paper provides an in-depth understanding of social dynamics in the form of kinship ties in matrilineal societies. It unpacks gender roles and relationships at the community level to understand how social structures, ...

    • Understanding adaptive capacity and capacity to innovate in social-ecological systems: Applying a gender lens 

      Cohen, P.J.; Lawless, S.; Dyer, M.; Morgan, M.; Saeni, E.; Teioli, H.; Kantor, P.; Philippa Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943 (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      Development policy increasingly focuses on building capacities to respond to change (adaptation), and to drive change (innovation). Few studies, however, focus specifically on the social and gender differentiation of ...

    • Understanding gendered trait preferences: Implications for client-responsive breeding programs 

      McDougall, C.; Kariuki, J.; Lenjiso, B.M.; Marimo, P.; Mehar, M.; Murphy, S.; Teeken, B.; Akester, M.J.; Benzie, J.; Galiè, A.; Kulakow, P.; Mekkawy, W.; Wopong, N.; Ojango, J.M.; Tumuhimbise, R.; Uwimana, B.; Orr, A.; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; Pricilla Marimo: 0000-0003-3754-7176; Seamus Murphy: 0000-0002-1792-0351; Bela Teeken: 0000-0002-3150-1532; Michael Joseph Akester: 0000-0001-6526-1613; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683; Alessandra Galiè: 0000-0001-9868-7733; Peter Kulakow: 0000-0002-7574-2645; Wagdy Mekkawy: 0000-0002-3991-7321; Julie M. K Ojango: 0000-0003-0224-5370; Brigitte Uwimana: 0000-0001-7460-9001 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Client-responsiveness is a foundation for effectiveness of public sector breeding programs in agriculture, aquaculture and livestock. However, there remains a considerable lack of clarity about what this means, specifically ...

    • Understanding the gender dimensions of adopting climate-smart smallholder aquaculture innovations 

      Morgan, M.; Choudhury, A.; Braun, M.; Beare, D.; Benedict, J.; Kantor, P.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238 (2015)
      Type: Working Paper
      This study explored how climate-smart agricultural and aquaculture innovations may lead to more successful climate adaptation efforts and enhanced resilience for both men and women in households and across communities, as ...

    • Vulnerability of female fish traders to HIV/AIDS along the fish market chain of the south-eastern arm of Lake Malawi: Analysis report 

      Kambewa, P.; Nagoli, J.; Hüsken, S.M.C. (2009)
      Type: Report
      The objectives of this study were first, to understand the market chain of fish as traded by women in the south-eastern Arm of Lake Malawi, with a specific focus on analyzing how fish is moved from the lake to the wholesale ...

    • Who says women can't fish? Stories of successful women farmers in Bangladesh and Nepal 

      WorldFish (2016)
      Type: Brochure
      This booklet present several stories of women in rural Bangladesh and Nepal who are making positive changes in their communities. The stories have been collected from a variety of projects WorldFish has been implementing ...

    • Women and fish-for-sex: transactional sex, HIV/AIDS and gender in African fisheries 

      Béné, C.; Merten, S. (2008)
      Type: Journal Article
      This paper analyzes the phenomenon of fish-for-sex in small-scale fisheries and discusses its apparent links to HIV/AIDS and transactional sex practices. The research reveals that fish-for-sex is not an anecdotal phenomenon ...