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

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Rice Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.coverage.countryBangladeshen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2BDen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.identifierRanjitha Puskur: 0000-0002-9112-3414en_US
cg.creator.identifierSudhir Yadav: 0000-0001-7658-8144en_US
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen_US
cg.placeLos Banosen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
cg.subject.impactPlatformGenderen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen_US
dc.contributor.authorSingaraju, Niyatien_US
dc.contributor.authorSarker, Mou Ranien_US
dc.contributor.authorBatas, Mary Annen_US
dc.contributor.authorAkther, Rimaen_US
dc.contributor.authorDash, Mahanamen_US
dc.contributor.authorMondal, Manoranjan K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPuskur, Ranjithaen_US
dc.contributor.authorYadav, Sudhiren_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-23T06:52:13Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-11-23T06:52:13Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/125639en_US
dc.titleFR2.3: What influences women's participation in water governance? Preliminary findings from Bangladeshen_US
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_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
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_US
dcterms.issued2022-10en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseOtheren_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Rice Research Instituteen_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultureen_US
dcterms.typePresentationen_US

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