Exploring the role of gender in common-pool resource extraction: evidence from laboratory and field experiments in fisheries

Revollo-Fernández, Daniel A.; Aguilar-Ibarra, Alonso; Micheli, Fiorenza; Sáenz–Arroyo, Andrea

doi:10.1080/13504851.2015.1119786

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“…The second part is based on sociodemographic questions on age, gender, education, and income. Carlsson et al (2012) as well as Li et al (2009) report higher WTP for female respondents; and Berigan and Irwin (2011) as well as Revollo-Fernández et al (2015) report that women seem to be more cooperative which also translates to higher values for WTP. The effects on WTP have been found to be negative for age (Diaz-Rainey and Ashton 2011; Aldy, Kotchen, and Leiserowitz 2012) and positive for income (Carson, Flores, and Meade 2001;Li et al 2009).…”

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Individuals' valuation of a publicly provided private good evidence from a field study

Spindler

Dehnavi

Wirl

2018

Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy

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This paper assesses the Willingness to Pay (WTP) for a publicly provided bike sharing service whose costs are in large part covered by the municipality of Vienna, Austria. The following characteristics render it valuable for analyses: the possibility to free ride, a (perceived) positive externality of use, negligible income effects, perfect substitutability, and the credibility of valuation scenarios. We also address the disparity between Willingness to Accept (WTA) and WTP, and we find a mean WTP of EUR 1.2 for the bike sharing system and a disparity of 2:1 (WTA to WTP). Female participants as well as respondents who condition their valuation on those of others are willing to contribute more; and surprisingly those who actually use the bike sharing system as well as environmentally concerned respondents have a lower WTP. This Environmental Concern Paradox can be explained by an incorporation of positive externalities into individual valuation decisions.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Individuals' valuation of a publicly provided private good evidence from a field study

Spindler

Dehnavi

Wirl

2018

Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy

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“…Women are recognized for their role in household income, food security, and marine conservation [9,18,19,33,34]. Women have been found, due to the social role patterns performed, to show greater aptitude in changing their behavior towards lower resource extraction compared to men, when regulations, sanctions or social scolding were introduced [35]. Women were also recognized as key agents in the adoption of ethical principles that can initiate change in individual behavior, attitude and actions towards sustainability in fisheries [36].…”

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Un-gendering the ocean: Why women matter in ocean governance for sustainability

2018

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This viewpoint emphasizes gendered perspectives and reflects on gender roles for sustainabilityfocused governance. It argues that when considering gender in this context, not only equity, or power-plays between genders are at stake; for effective ocean governance, an irreducible contribution of female voices is necessary. Some key contributions of women in the field of ocean governance-related research are described as examples. If women, for instance, are not included in fisheries management, we miss the complete picture of social-ecological linkages of marine ecosystems. Overall, women are often regarded as major actors driving sustainable development because of their inclusiveness and collaborative roles. Similarly, women have advocated for the common good in marine conservation, raising important (and often neglected) concerns. In maritime industries, women enlarge the talent pool for innovation and smart growth. Besides the manifold possibilities for promoting the involvement of women in ocean governance and policymaking, this viewpoint highlights how gendered biases still influence our interactions with the ocean. It is necessary to reduce the structural, and systemically-embedded hurdles that continue to lead to gendered decision-taking with regard to the ocean.

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“…We saw through these examples that women are leaders and visionaries with respect to sustainably managing fisheries (Revollo-Fernández et al 2016). Women sought to participate in all the different management stages, from evaluation to decision-making, with the necessary social sensitivity (Woolley et al 2010), empathy, ability to collaborate, and willingness to learn and promote change.…”

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“…There is evidence that shows mixed-gender teams consistently outperform male and female single-gender teams in business fields, primarily because of the balance in experiences and opinions, which enhances group processes (Bear and Woolley 2011;Leisher et al 2016). In addition, one study demonstrates that women are more willing than men to invest time in sustainable management processes, while men tend to just see a straightforward relationship between fishing and receiving income (Revollo-Fernández et al 2016). Nevertheless, women's participation is more complex.…”

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Enhancing stewardship in Latin America and Caribbean small-scale fisheries: challenges and opportunities

Gasalla

Castro

2016

Maritime Studies

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Collective action is recognized as a key element to successfully implementing sustainable fisheries. Nevertheless, gender equality, as an essential component in such actions, is often missing. In fisheries, women's contributions are regularly invisible and remain unrepresented in statistics. In this paper, we examine the current status of women in Mexican fisheries based on governmental reports and programs, as well as five case studies from small-scale fishing communities. In practice, the government's attempts at increasing participation and leadership of women in fisheries have been varied. This article documents how women's roles are changing when collective actions are implemented to increase fisheries sustainability. Women as cooperative leaders, collaborative decision-makers, and entrepreneurs have become active promoters of good practices, including (1) fishery and ecosystem restoration, (2) environmental monitoring, and (3) marine conservation. Through these actions, women are also empowered in different ways. They have acquired resources (e.g., knowledge, opportunities) and decision-making power, facilitating project developments (e.g., research, cooperatives) that promote fisheries sustainability. Here, we highlight elements that contribute toward empowering women in small-scale fisheries in these five contexts, with applicability elsewhere. These elements include access to role models, such as female scientists leading environmental monitoring; the support of civil society organizations; and a willingness, by men and women, to learn and change the status quo.

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Exploring the role of gender in common-pool resource extraction: evidence from laboratory and field experiments in fisheries

Cited by 37 publications

References 19 publications

Individuals' valuation of a publicly provided private good evidence from a field study

Individuals' valuation of a publicly provided private good evidence from a field study

Un-gendering the ocean: Why women matter in ocean governance for sustainability

Enhancing stewardship in Latin America and Caribbean small-scale fisheries: challenges and opportunities

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