The status of women’s empowerment in the aquaculture sector in Kenya

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cg.contributor.affiliationWorldFishen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeAquatic Foodsen_US
cg.contributor.initiativeDiversification in East and Southern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1108/ijdi-04-2023-0087en_US
cg.issn1446-8956en_US
cg.issue1en_US
cg.journalInternational Journal of Development Issuesen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.impactPlatformGenderen_US
cg.volume23en_US
dc.contributor.authorAdam, Rahmaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSubian, Farhaen_US
dc.contributor.authorNjogu, Lucyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-10T21:20:55Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-12-10T21:20:55Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/135168en_US
dc.titleThe status of women’s empowerment in the aquaculture sector in Kenyaen_US
dcterms.abstractPurpose Women’s empowerment remains a key development challenge in Kenya. The purpose of this study is to attempt to understand the status of women’s empowerment and the key contributors to their disempowerment in Kenya’s aquaculture sector. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 534 male and female fish farmers from 300 households drawn from six counties in Kenya (Kakamega, Kisumu, Kisii, Kiambu, Meru and Nyeri). The Abbreviated Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (A-WEAI) was adapted to Abbreviated Women’s Empowerment in Fisheries and Aquaculture Index (A-WEFI) to suit the aquaculture and fisheries sub-sector. The adapted A-WEFI was then used to estimate and the status of women’s and men’s using five domains of empowerment (5DE) and a gender parity index (GPI). Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Cramer’s V and sensitivity analysis as test statistics. Findings About 86% of the men and 80% of the women were classified as empowered. The mean score of the 5DE was 0.93 and 0.95 for women and men, respectively. In addition, 82% of the households achieved gender parity, suggesting that for such households, empowerment of men was no greater than that of women. Overall, the results suggest no major differences between the empowerment of women and men. Findings suggest areas of improvement in empowerment: when observed separately, women report lack of agency in production, resource, time-use and allocation and leadership. Originality/value This paper adapts the A-WEAI to the fisheries and aquaculture context, in bid to bridge the gap in standard women’s empowerment measurement methods in this area. Also, there are limited empirical studies on the multifaceted empowerment of women in aquaculture in Kenya. The findings are meant to serve as a point of reference for policymakers, as they develop gender-responsive intervention programmes, and in implementing gender mainstreaming in Kenya.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2023-11-30en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationRahma Adam, Farha Subian, Lucy Njogu. (30/11/2023). The status of women’s empowerment in the aquaculture sector in Kenya. International Journal of Development Issues.en_US
dcterms.extentpp. 142-165en_US
dcterms.formatPDFen_US
dcterms.issued2024-03-21en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherEmeralden_US
dcterms.subjectaquacultureen_US
dcterms.subjectkenyaen_US
dcterms.subjectgender equalityen_US
dcterms.subjectwomen’s empowermenten_US
dcterms.subjectfishen_US
dcterms.subjectagencyen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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