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_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areasen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationDoyogena Livestock and Fish Resources Development Office, Ethiopiaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationMenz Gera Agriculture Office, Ethiopiaen_US
cg.contributor.crpLivestocken_US
cg.coverage.countryEthiopiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ETen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierAnnet Mulema: 0000-0003-4192-3939en_US
cg.creator.identifierWole Kinati Wakjira: 0000-0002-4791-9802en_US
cg.creator.identifierBarbara Wieland: 0000-0003-4020-9186en_US
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen_US
cg.placeNairobi, Kenyaen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL DISEASESen_US
cg.subject.ilriASFen_US
cg.subject.ilriGENDERen_US
cg.subject.ilriLIVELIHOODSen_US
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen_US
cg.subject.ilriPOLICYen_US
cg.subject.ilriRESEARCHen_US
cg.subject.ilriWOMENen_US
dc.contributor.authorMulema, Annet A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKinati, Woleen_US
dc.contributor.authorLemma, Mamushaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMekonnen, Mesfinen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlemu, Biruk G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorElias, Belayen_US
dc.contributor.authorDemeke, Yifruen_US
dc.contributor.authorDesta, Hiwoten_US
dc.contributor.authorWieland, Barbaraen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-23T13:01:52Zen_US
dc.date.available2020-12-23T13:01:52Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/110620en_US
dc.titleClapping with Two Hands: Transforming Gender Relations and Zoonotic Disease Risks through Community Conversations in Rural Ethiopiaen_US
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_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
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_US
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_US
dcterms.issued2020-10-26en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/110213en_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectlivestocken_US
dcterms.subjectanimal diseasesen_US
dcterms.subjectanimal source fooden_US
dcterms.typeInfographicen_US

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