Gender Norms and Poverty Dynamics in 32 Villages of South Asia

cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Centeren_US
cg.contributor.crpMaizeen_US
cg.contributor.crpWheaten_US
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen_US
cg.coverage.countryAfghanistanen_US
cg.coverage.countryBangladeshen_US
cg.coverage.countryIndiaen_US
cg.coverage.countryNepalen_US
cg.coverage.countryPakistanen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2AFen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2BDen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2INen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NPen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2PKen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.identifierPatti Petesch: 0000-0001-6444-9032en_US
cg.creator.identifierLone Badstue: 0000-0001-8848-7498en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s42413-019-00047-5en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2524-5295en_US
cg.issn2524-5309en_US
cg.issue3en_US
cg.journalInternational Journal of Community Well-Beingen_US
cg.volume3en_US
dc.contributor.authorPetesch, Pattien_US
dc.contributor.authorBadstue, Lone B.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-31T15:56:07Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-08-31T15:56:07Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/121041en_US
dc.titleGender Norms and Poverty Dynamics in 32 Villages of South Asiaen_US
dcterms.abstractThe poverty dynamics of a community, and the social arrangements and opportunities that shape these dynamics, constitute important dimensions of well-being. This paper explores local understandings of and experiences with moving out of poverty and with remaining poor by employing the concept of gender norms, or the various social rules that differentiate women’s and men’s roles and conducts in society. The data demonstrate regularities in the influence of restrictive gender norms on understandings of poverty transitions, as well as how these norms are negotiated and bend to accommodate more gender-equitable practices on the ground. Our approach draws on feminist conceptions of gender norms that highlight their fluid and contextual properties, comparative case study methods, and a dataset of 32 village cases from five countries of South Asia. Villagers mainly associate movements out of poverty and chronic poverty with men and their capabilities to expand their earnings and assets despite limited work opportunities. Yet, our evidence from women’s life stories reveals examples from diverse contexts of women who exercise major roles in agriculture and actively work to improve the well-being of their families. However, these experiences rarely alter normative beliefs and practices that entitle men to control women and family resources.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2019-12-16en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationPetesch, P., Badstue, L. 2020. Gender Norms and Poverty Dynamics in 32 Villages of South Asia. Int. Journal of Com. WB 3, 289-310.en_US
dcterms.extentpp. 289-310en_US
dcterms.issued2020-09en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherSpringeren_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectwomenen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultureen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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