Browsing Gender by Author "McDougall, C."

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    • Advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment in fish agri-food systems: Four pathways 

      Adam, R.; McDougall, C.; Beveridge, M.; Marwaha, N.; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; Nisha Marwaha: 0000-0001-9822-4085 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      It is crucial to address gender equality and women’s empowerment if fish agri-food systems are to contribute more to food security, nutrition, livelihoods, and poverty reduction. However, systemic gendered inequities and ...

    • 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 ...

    • Affordable local ingredients for fish feeds in low-income contexts: A social and gender risk and opportunity analysis 

      Ganguly, S.; Drucza, K.; Yossa, R.; McDougall, C.; Rodrigue Yossa: 0000-0003-4792-0173; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2022)
      Type: Working Paper
      Aquaculture’s contribution to food and nutrition security and also poverty reduction can be viewed in three ways: (1) as a direct source of food, including protein and essential micronutrients, (2) as a source of employment ...

    • 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 ...

    • Bringing analysis of gender and social-ecological resilience together in small-scale fisheries research: Challenges and opportunities 

      Kawarazuka, N.; Locke, C.; McDougall, C.; Kantor, P.; Morgan, M. (2016)
      Type: Journal Article
      The demand for gender analysis is now increasingly orthodox in natural resource programming, including that for small-scale fisheries. Whilst the analysis of social-ecological resilience has made valuable contributions to ...

    • Bringing gender analysis and resilience analysis together in small scale fisheries research: Challenges and opportunities 

      Kawarazuka, N.; Locke, C.; McDougall, C.; Kantor, P.; Morgan, M. (2016)
      Type: Working Paper
      The purpose of this paper is to analyse the challenges involved in bringing gender analysis together with the analysis of social-ecological resilience and in doing so to provide ways forward that will enable a more meaningful ...

    • Can climate-smart aquaculture enable women's empowerment in rural Bangladesh? 

      Colgan, J.; McDougall, C.; Hossain, M.; Murray, U.; Spillane, C.; McKeown, P.; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; Md. Emdad Hossain: 0000-0001-5077-8740 (2019)
      Type: Brief
      Climate-smart aquaculture provides a means to ensure sustainable fish supply to those who experience negative impacts of climate change. However, there has been little research on possible benefits of climatesmart aquaculture ...

    • Changes in intra-household decision-making powers: Effects of a gender transformative approach in saving groups in the Barotse Floodplain, Zambia 

      Cole, S.M.; Barker-Perez, E.; Rajaratnam, S.; McDougall, C.; Kato-Wallace, J.; Muyaule, C.; Kaunda, P.; Puskur, R.; Longley, C.; Mulanda, A.; Mulanda, J.; Patel, A.E.; Steven Michael Cole: 0000-0002-8947-0871; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; Ranjitha Puskur: 0000-0002-9112-3414 (2022)
      Type: Working Paper
      Microfinance models have expanded over the past decades to include savings groups to assist people who lack access to more formal financial services to save, borrow, and earn interest on their investments. Development ...

    • 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 ...

    • COVID-19 impacts on women fish processors and traders in sub-Saharan Africa 

      Drew, L.; Taylor, E.; Walter, C.; Cohen, P.J.; Hicks, C.; Patel, A.E.; McDougall, C.; Phillips, M.J.; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; Michael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2021)
      Type: Video
      Footage of african women fish traders and processors, telling their story about the impacts of Covid-19 on them, their families and their businesses. This video - produced by On Our Radar, WorldFish and University of ...

    • COVID-19 impacts on women fish processors and traders in sub-Saharan Africa: 10 recommendations for building forward better 

      McDougall, C.; Marwaha, N.; Atkins, M.; Cohen, P.J.; Patel, A.E.; Beyene, B.A.; Goreth, V.; Hammad, S.; Kobusingye, L.; Lukanga, E.; Maisha, P.; Mkumbo, A.; Mountsoueke, J.P.; Njeri, S.; Nyendwa, K.; Yerina, A.; Phillips, M.J.; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; Nisha Marwaha: 0000-0001-9822-4085; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943; Michael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      Women participate in all parts of fish food systems but are most visible in post-harvest processing and trade of fish. More than 90 percent of women in the African fisheries and aquaculture sector earn their livelihoods ...

    • COVID-19 impacts on women fish processors and traders in sub-Saharan Africa: Insights and recommendations for building forward better 

      Atkins, M.; McDougall, C.; Cohen, P.J.; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; Philippa Jane Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943 (2021)
      Type: Brief
      The COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying responses to mitigate this global health crisis have resulted in substantial disruptions to demand, production, distribution and labor in fisheries, aquaculture and food systems. These ...

    • Four pathways to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture: Insights from FISH research 

      Adam, R.; McDougall, C.; Bevitt, K.; Freed, S.; Gomese, C.; Johnson, A.; Lau, J.; Mudege, N.; Muzungaire, L.; Rajaratnam, S.; Ride, A.; Yasmin, S.; Zaman, T.; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; Sarah Freed: 0000-0001-8574-8218; Jacqueline Lau: 0000-0002-0403-8423; Netsayi Mudege: 0000-0002-0389-1967 (2022)
      Type: Report
      This technical report aims to expound on the constraints and opportunities faced by women, men, marginalized poor and youths whose livelihoods depend on aquatic food systems. To address this, the report uses case studies ...

    • Gender accommodative versus transformative approaches: a comparative assessment within a post-harvest fish loss reduction intervention 

      Cole, S.M.; Kaminski, A.; McDougall, C.; Kefi, A.; Marinda, P.; Maliko, M.; Mtonga, J.; Steven Michael Cole: 0000-0002-8947-0871; Alexander Kaminski: 0000-0001-5148-0460; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2020)
      Type: Journal Article
      Technical 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 ...

    • Gender and aquaculture value chains: A review of key issues and implications for research 

      Kruijssen, F.; McDougall, C.; van Asseldonk, I. (2017)
      Type: Journal Article
      Although aquaculture is the fastest growing food producing sector in the world and generates significant employment opportunities at multiple scales, men and women are not necessarily able to participate in aquaculture ...

    • Gender and systems research: Leveraging change 

      McDougall, C. (2017)
      Type: Book Chapter
      There may be nothing new under the sun -- but there are novel and potentially potent ways of perceiving, approaching, researching, and engaging in the work of research for development. This chapter is a reflection of that. ...

    • Gender and the Political Economy of Fish Agri-food Systems in the Global South 

      Rajaratnam, S.; Ahern, M.; McDougall, C.; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813
      Type: Book Chapter
      The significance of fish for human nutrition, health, and livelihoods is increasingly recognized by and for people around the world, especially in the Global South. However, fisheries and aquaculture do not equally benefit ...

    • Gender in Myanmar’s small-scale aquaculture sector 

      Aregu, L.; Rajaratnam, S.; McDougall, C.; Johnstone, G.; Wah, Z.Z.; Nwe, K.M.; Akester, M.; Grantham, R.; Karim, M. (2017)
      Type: Brief
      WorldFish’s objective for Myanmar’s MYCulture program is to improve food and income security in the country’s Ayeyarwady Delta and Central Dry Zone regions through the development of small-scale aquaculture To ensure maximum ...

    • Gender in Nigeria's Aquaculture and Small-Scale Fisheries Value Chains 

      Adam, R.; Byrd, K.A.; Siriwardena, S.N.; Subasinghe, R.P.; McDougall, C.; Kendra A Byrd: 0000-0003-4528-752X; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813 (2021)
      Type: Poster
      Infographic on Gender in Nigeria aquatic food systems.

    • Gender in the farmed fish value chain of Bangladesh: A review of the evidence and development approaches 

      Kruijssen, F.; Rajaratnam, S.; Choudhury, A,; McDougall, C.; Dalsgaard, J.P.T.; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238 (2016)
      Type: Brief
      Bangladesh is the world's fifth-largest aquaculture producer, and statistics indicate that aquaculture now makes up about 56% of the country's total fish production in terms of value. In Bangladesh, fish is the most important ...