Browsing Gender by Author "Lawless, S."

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    • A synthesis of convergent reflections, tensions and silences in linking gender and global environmental change research 

      Iniesta-Arandia, I.; Ravera, F.; Buechler, S.; Díaz-Reviriego, I.; Fernández-Giménez, M; Reed, M.G.; Thompson-Hall, M.; Wilmer, H.; Aregu, L.; Cohen, P.; Djoudi, H.; Lawless, S.; Martín-López, B; Smucker, T.; Villamor, G.B.; Wangui, E.E.; Philippa Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943 (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      This synthesis article joins the authors of the special issue "Gender perspectives in resilience, vulnerability and adaptation to global environmental change" in a common reflective dialogue about the main contributions ...

    • Advancing Gender Equality for Equitable Livelihoods in Coral Reef Social-ecological Systems 

      Lawless, S.; Lau, J.; Ruano-Chamorro, C.; Corcoran, E.; Cohen, P.J.; McDougall, C.; Jacqueline Lau: 0000-0002-0403-8423; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      This brief is intended for policymakers and policy influencers in national, multilateral and funding agencies who are committed to advancing gender equality in coral reef social ecological systems. It provides recommendations ...

    • Beyond gender-blind livelihoods: Considerations for coastal livelihood initiatives 

      Lawless, S.; Cohen, P.J.; Siota, F.; Orirana, G.; Doyle, K.; McDougall, C.; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2020)
      Type: Working Paper
      Sustainable 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 ...

    • Considering gender: Practical guidance for rural development initiatives in Solomon Islands 

      Lawless, S.; Doyle, K.; Cohen, P.; Eriksson, H.; Schwarz, A.M.; Teioli, H.; Vavekaramui, A.; Wickham, E.; Masu, R.; Panda, R.; McDougall, C. (2017)
      Type: Brief
      The majority of Solomon Islanders live in rural communities and are dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods. For many people, ways of generating income or producing food outside of small-scale fishing and ...

    • Gender equality in climate policy and practice hindered by assumptions 

      Lau, J.; Kleiber, D.L.; Lawless, S.; Cohen, P.J.; Jacqueline Lau: 0000-0002-0403-8423; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943 (2021)
      Type: Journal Article
      Gender has a powerful influence on people’s experience of, and resilience to, climate change. Global climate change policy is committed to tackling gender inequalities in mitigation and adaptation. However, progress is ...

    • Gender equality is diluted in commitments made to small-scale fisheries 

      Lawless, S.; Cohen, P.J.; Srivastava, S.; Kleiber, D.L.; Morrison, T.; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943 (2021)
      Type: Journal Article
      Gender equality is a mainstream principle of good environmental governance and sustainable development. Progress toward gender equality in the fisheries sector is critical for effective and equitable development outcomes ...

    • Gender norms and relations: implications for agency in coastal livelihoods 

      Lawless, S.; Cohen, P.J.; McDougall, C.; Orirana, G.; Siota, F.; Doyle, K.; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2019)
      Type: Journal Article
      Improving livelihoods and livelihood opportunities is a popular thrust of development investments. Gender and other forms of social differentiation influence individual agency to access, participate in, and benefit from ...

    • Gender Transformative Approaches for Advancing Gender Equality in Coral Reef Social-ecological Systems 

      Lau, J.; Ruano-Chamorro, C.; Lawless, S.; McDougall, C.; Jacqueline Lau: 0000-0002-0403-8423; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      CARE’s work in food and water systems seeks to contribute to realization of the rights to food, water and nutrition security of women small-scale producers and their families. CARE believes that approaches to building ...

    • Gender-inclusive facilitation for community-based marine resource management. An addendum to ‘Community-based marine resource management in Solomon Islands: A facilitators guide’ and other guides for community-based resource management 

      Kleiber, D.L.; Cohen, P.J.; Teioli, H.; Siota, F.; Lawless, S.; Delisle, A.; Steenbergen, D.; Gomese, C.; Vachette, A.; Neihapi, P.; Sokach, A.; Li, O.; Wraith, L.; Koran, D.; Campbell, B.; Tavue, R.B.; Tioti, R.; Vanguna, T.; Wate, J.; Notere Boso, D.; Duarte, A.; Batalofo, M.; Andrew, N.; Sukulu, M.; Saeni-Oeta, J.; Sutcliffe, S.; Eriksson, H.; Newton, J.; McDougall, C.; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2019)
      Type: Working Paper
      Both women and men should be included in community-based marine resource management. To create an inclusive management process it is necessary to use deliberate and thoughtful and reflexive strategies that do not rely on ...

    • Lagoon livelihoods: gender and shell money in Langalanga, Solomon Islands 

      Barclay, K.; McClean, N.; Foale, S.; Sulu, R.; Lawless, S. (2018)
      Type: Journal Article
      Gender shapes livelihoods through access to resources and the distribution of benefits from economic activities. To work effectively with local people, resource management and community development initiatives should ...

    • 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, ...

    • 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 ...