Clapping with Two Hands: Transforming Gender Relations and Zoonotic Disease Risks through Community Conversations in Rural Ethiopia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areasen
cg.contributor.affiliationDoyogena Livestock and Fish Resources Development Office, Ethiopiaen
cg.contributor.affiliationMenz Gera Agriculture Office, Ethiopiaen
cg.contributor.crpLivestock
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierAnnet Mulema: 0000-0003-4192-3939
cg.creator.identifierWole Kinati Wakjira: 0000-0002-4791-9802
cg.creator.identifierBarbara Wieland: 0000-0003-4020-9186
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.placeNairobi, Kenyaen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL DISEASESen
cg.subject.ilriASFen
cg.subject.ilriGENDERen
cg.subject.ilriLIVELIHOODSen
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriPOLICYen
cg.subject.ilriRESEARCHen
cg.subject.ilriWOMENen
dc.contributor.authorMulema, Annet A.en
dc.contributor.authorKinati, Woleen
dc.contributor.authorLemma, Mamushaen
dc.contributor.authorMekonnen, Mesfinen
dc.contributor.authorAlemu, Biruk G.en
dc.contributor.authorElias, Belayen
dc.contributor.authorDemeke, Yifruen
dc.contributor.authorDesta, Hiwoten
dc.contributor.authorWieland, Barbaraen
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-23T13:01:52Zen
dc.date.available2020-12-23T13:01:52Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/110620
dc.titleClapping with Two Hands: Transforming Gender Relations and Zoonotic Disease Risks through Community Conversations in Rural Ethiopiaen
dcterms.abstractGender inequalities and zoonoses are major concerns in livestock production systems worldwide. Livestock producers are at high risk of zoonotic diseases due to direct and indirect contact with their livestock and livestock products. Gender differences and inequalities in roles, access to and control over resources, decision-making, and cultural norms influence exposure to, perceptions, and management practices for zoonotic disease risks. Using participatory action research, we tested the effectiveness of community conversations in changing gender relations and practices that expose livestock keepers to zoonoses in three districts of rural Ethiopia. Our findings show that community conversations change mindsets and practices regarding gender roles, access to and control over resources, decision-making in households, handling livestock, and consumption of animal-source foods. Behavioral change happens when women and men diagnose and understand the problem, reflect on the beliefs/norms that determine their practices, make shifts in cognitive and emotional mental models, commit, and take actions. This has practical and policy implications for interventions that aim to change behavior. The process requires nurturing collaborative relations, trust-building, community-driven social learning, enhancing local capacities, breaking belief traps, and complementarity to existing interventions.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMulema, A.A., Kinati, W., Lemma, M., Mekonnen, M., Alemu, B.G., Elias, B., Demeke, Y., Desta, H. and Wieland, B. 2020. Clapping with two hands: Transforming gender relations and zoonotic disease risks through community conversations in rural Ethiopia. Infographic.en
dcterms.descriptionOriginally published in: Mulema, A.A., Kinati, W., Lemma, M., Mekonnen, M., Alemu, B.G., Elias, B., Demeke, Y., Desta, H. and Wieland, B. 2020. Clapping with two hands: Transforming gender relations and zoonotic disease risks through community conversations in rural Ethiopia. Human Ecology 48: 651–663.en
dcterms.issued2020-10-26
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/110213en
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectlivestocken
dcterms.subjectanimal diseasesen
dcterms.subjectanimal source fooden
dcterms.typeInfographic

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