Necessity as a driver in bending agricultural gender norms in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Centeren_US
cg.contributor.affiliationCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australiaen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionAsiaen_US
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
cg.subject.impactPlatformGenderen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen_US
dc.contributor.authorTimsina, Pragyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorChaudhary, Anjanaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Akritien_US
dc.contributor.authorKarki, Emmaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSuri, Bhavyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Brendanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-04T12:46:40Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-01-04T12:46:40Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/136986en_US
dc.titleNecessity as a driver in bending agricultural gender norms in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asiaen_US
dcterms.abstractThe majority of farmers in the rural global South continue to rely on agriculture for a living, either directly or indirectly. Despite accounting for nearly half of the world’s farmers, women face gender-specific challenges such as deeply ingrained cultural and social norms that limit their access to land, assets, financial markets, agricultural training, and information. This study investigates how necessity is becoming one of the major drivers in the bending of agricultural gender norms, using semi-structured interviews with farmers in the Eastern Gangetic Plains. As a result of labor shortages, the absence of male household members due to emigration, or their involvement in other lucrative income-generating livelihood activities, we discovered that women’s roles and participation in agriculture are adjusted on a needs basis. Women’s involvement in agriculture was not motivated by a willingness or desire to work in agriculture, but rather by a necessity arising from their financial situation. Thus, this study focuses on the growing trend of bending gender norms, and makes recommendations for increasing women’s participation and scope in future agriculture development initiatives through gender-equitable policies and interventions.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTimsina, Pragya; Chaudhary, Anjana; Sharma, Akriti; Karki, Emma; Suri, Bhavya; Brown, Brendan. 2023. Necessity as a driver in bending agricultural gender norms in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia. Poster. 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 Maize and Wheat Improvement Centeren_US
dcterms.issued2023-10-10en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseOtheren_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Centeren_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectresearchen_US
dcterms.subjectgender normsen_US
dcterms.typePosteren_US

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