Women’s empowerment in water governance in Polder Zone in Bangladesh

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Rice Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationShushilan NGO, Bangladeshen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Queenslanden
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.coverage.countryBangladeshen
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2BDen
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen
cg.coverage.regionAsiaen
cg.creator.identifierRanjitha Puskur: 0000-0002-9112-3414en
cg.creator.identifierSudhir Yadav: 0000-0001-7658-8144en
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen
cg.subject.impactPlatformGenderen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen
dc.contributor.authorSarker, Mou Ranien
dc.contributor.authorSingaraju, Niyatien
dc.contributor.authorBatas, Mary Annen
dc.contributor.authorMondal, Manoranjan K.en
dc.contributor.authorDas, Mahanamen
dc.contributor.authorPuskur, Ranjithaen
dc.contributor.authorYadav, Sudhiren
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-04T12:47:13Zen
dc.date.available2024-01-04T12:47:13Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/137073
dc.titleWomen’s empowerment in water governance in Polder Zone in Bangladeshen
dcterms.abstractThe polders in coastal zones of Bangladesh are vulnerable to climate risks resulting in low agricultural 3.50-5.00 DAY 2 · Tuesday, October 10 · Parallel sessions productivity and low incomes for the communities dependent on agriculture-based livelihoods in these regions. Bangladesh adopted a participatory approach to water governance in the 1980s to improve the equitable and sustainable use of water resources. With men migrating away for better income opportunities, women are more involved in agricultural production and dependent on water resources. However, there is limited evidence on the implications of participatory water management on women’s empowerment outcomes—whether it results in improved participation and agency of women in farm production and control over farm incomes. Addressing this gap, drawing data from 640 households in four polders of Patuakhali district using a mixed-methods approach, the study aims to examine the implications of participatory water management on women’s empowerment outcomes in three domains—agency, resources, and institutional structures adopted from the Empowerment in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) framework. The findings reveal that women’s agency outcomes improved with increased participation in joint decisionmaking and mobility. Women still had limited access to productive resources and control over farm incomes. Nevertheless, their access to credit and agricultural technology improved due to WMGs. The policies and interventions remained gender insensitive as they did not address the prevailing social barriers and pervasive cultural norms, thus exacerbating the existing gender inequalities in society. Therefore, we argue that unless the structural barriers are addressed, participatory water governance would not empower women in polder zones.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSarker, Mou Rani; Singaraju, Niyati; Batas, Mary Ann; Mondal, Manoranjan K.; Das, Mahanam; Puskur, Ranjitha; Yadav, Sudhir. 2023. Women’s empowerment in water governance in Polder Zone in Bangladesh. Presentation. Presented at the CGIAR GENDER Conference 'From Research to Impact: Towards just and resilient agri-food systems', New Delhi, India, 9-12 October 2023. International Rice Research Instituteen
dcterms.issued2023-10-10en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.licenseOtheren
dcterms.publisherInternational Rice Research Instituteen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectresearchen
dcterms.subjectwomen's empowermenten
dcterms.subjectwateren
dcterms.typePresentationen

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