Women in agriculture: Four myths

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.creator.identifierRuth Meinzen-Dick: 0000-0003-4782-3074
cg.creator.identifierAgnes Quisumbing: 0000-0002-5429-1857
cg.creator.identifierSophie Theis: 0000-0003-4277-7080
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2017.10.001en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project (GAAP)
cg.identifier.publicationRankB
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2211-9124en
cg.issueMarch 2018en
cg.journalGlobal Food Securityen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume16en
dc.contributor.authorDoss, Cherylen
dc.contributor.authorMeinzen-Dick, Ruth S.en
dc.contributor.authorQuisumbing, Agnes R.en
dc.contributor.authorTheis, Sophieen
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-21T09:05:50Zen
dc.date.available2024-06-21T09:05:50Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146108
dc.titleWomen in agriculture: Four mythsen
dcterms.abstractSustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG) on gender equality and women’s rights and at least 11 of the 17 SDGs require indicators related to gender dynamics. Despite the need for reliable indicators, stylized facts on women, agriculture, and the environment persist. This paper analyzes four gender myths: 1) 70% of the world’s poor are women; 2) Women produce 60 to 80% of the world’s food; 3) Women own 1% of the world’s land; and 4) Women are better stewards of the environment. After reviewing the conceptual and empirical literature, the paper presents the kernel of truth underlying each myth, questions its underlying assumptions and implications, and examines how it hinders us from developing effective food security policies.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDoss, Cheryl; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; and Theis, Sophie. 2018. Women in agriculture: Four myths. Global Food Security 16(March 2018): 69-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2017.10.001en
dcterms.extentpp. 69-74en
dcterms.issued2018-01-10
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.relationhttp://www.ifpri.org/blog/debunking-myth-female-labor-african-agricultureen
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.105080en
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/6006en
dcterms.subjectland accessen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectdataen
dcterms.subjectcapacity developmenten
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectenvironmenten
dcterms.subjectassetsen
dcterms.subjectstatistical dataen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectgender relationsen
dcterms.subjectgender equityen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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