FR2.3: What influences women's participation in water governance? Preliminary findings from Bangladesh

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Rice Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.coverage.countryBangladesh
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2BD
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.creator.identifierRanjitha Puskur: 0000-0002-9112-3414en
cg.creator.identifierSudhir Yadav: 0000-0001-7658-8144en
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.placeLos Banosen
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusion
cg.subject.impactPlatformGender
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen
dc.contributor.authorSingaraju, Niyatien
dc.contributor.authorSarker, Mou Ranien
dc.contributor.authorBatas, Mary Annen
dc.contributor.authorAkther, Rimaen
dc.contributor.authorDash, Mahanamen
dc.contributor.authorMondal, Manoranjan K.en
dc.contributor.authorPuskur, Ranjithaen
dc.contributor.authorYadav, Sudhiren
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-23T06:52:13Zen
dc.date.available2022-11-23T06:52:13Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/125639
dc.titleFR2.3: What influences women's participation in water governance? Preliminary findings from Bangladeshen
dcterms.abstractThe Bangladesh polder zones cover 1.2 million hectares of agricultural land and are home to around eight million people with women playing a critical role in agriculture and food systems. With limited access to and control over productive resources and incomes, women are disproportionately vulnerable to climatic risks. Their ability to make important decisions can have positive outcomes on the governance of natural resources, agricultural productivity, and livelihoods. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study aims to examine the extent and level of women's participation in water management groups (WMGs) and analyze the socio-cultural, political, economic, and biophysical contexts that influence participation. A structured-questionnaire survey of 720 households was conducted during April-June 2022 in four polders of the Khulna division. Focus group discussions with women and men members were conducted to reflect on the factors that influence women's participation in WMGs. Results reveal that while men contributed mostly to decisions on structure/equipment investment and the release and distribution of water that directly affected agriculture production, women were more involved in enlisting participants for training on homestead gardening, livestock and poultry, as well as leadership development. Both men and women highlighted that participation in WMGs resulted in access to innovations that improved crop productivity and incomes. Women members opined that participation gave them social recognition in the community. Despite these perceived benefits, more than 60% of women respondents believed that their participation in meetings and decisions in WMGs is constrained by unpaid domestic work and restrictive social norms. The preliminary findings highlight that tackling restrictive gender norms to redistribute the unpaid domestic work burden of women is one way of enabling effective participation in water governance.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSingaraju, Niyati; Sarker, Mou Rani ; Batas, Mary Ann; Akther, Rima; Dash, Mahanam; Mondal, Manoranjan; Puskur, Ranjitha; Yadav, Sudhir. 2022. What influences women's participation in water governance? Preliminary findings from Bangladesh. Presented a the CGIAR GENDER Science Exchange, Nairobi, 12-14 October 2022. Los Banos: International Rice Research Instituteen
dcterms.issued2022-10en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseOther
dcterms.publisherInternational Rice Research Instituteen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.typePresentation

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