Measuring Women’s Agency

Donald, Aletheia; Koolwal, Gayatri B.; Annan, Jeannie; Falb, Kathryn; Goldstein, Markus

doi:10.1080/13545701.2019.1683757

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“…In households where women experienced unequal access to resources and decision-making processes the effects of climate change were more adverse as compared to those with gender good relations. It was thus envisaged that poor gender relations were going to constrain the women's ability to cope up with climate change (Donald et al, 2016).…”

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Theoretical and conceptual framework for gender analysis of attitudes and adaptation mechanisms to climate change for sustainable livelihoods in Uganda

Nagasha¹,

Ocaido²,

Kaase-Bwanga³

2019

J. Afr. Stud. Dev

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Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity today. The prerequisite to respond to the effects of climate change is widely recognized in scholarly literature. Climate change will bring with it increased frequency of natural disasters that distresses crop farmers and livestock keepers which eventually affects the livelihoods of rural households. Uganda is one of the African countries severely hit by these impacts with women being the most affected. Despite the existence of institutions and policies, evidence shows that climate change effects are real. This paper provides a comprehensive review of different concepts, theories, models and frameworks using a gender perspective. It describes theories and a framework for gender analysis, attitudes and adaptation mechanisms to climate change for sustainable livelihoods. Gender socialization, role constraint; intra-household decision making and institutional theories were underpinned using gender lenses to identify conceptual framework to identify practical strategies for addressing climate change. The paper emphasizes that a successful adaptation hinges on the nature of participation of the existing formal and informal institutions through focusing on the involvement of both men and women. The paper concludes by proposing a gender sensitive theoretical and conceptual framework that should be adopted in rural communities of marginal productive lands in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Theoretical and conceptual framework for gender analysis of attitudes and adaptation mechanisms to climate change for sustainable livelihoods in Uganda

Nagasha¹,

Ocaido²,

Kaase-Bwanga³

2019

J. Afr. Stud. Dev

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“…Accordingly, we define SRH empowerment as the progression from the existence of choice through the exercise of choice to the achievement of choice (Malhotra, Ruth Schuler, and Boender 2002;Kabeer 1999). In addition, we draw on Donald et al's work on agency to specify the existence of choice as a woman's internal and external motivations for setting her sexual and reproductive goals (motivational autonomy) (Donald et al 2016). We also use Donald et al's work to specify exercise of choice as encompassing a variety of skills, particularly a woman's level of confidence in acting on her choices (self-efficacy), her negotiation abilities with her partner (negotiation) and her capacity to make decisions (decisionmaking) (Bandura 1977(Bandura , 1990Longmore et al 2003;Donald et al 2016).…”

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“…In addition, we draw on Donald et al's work on agency to specify the existence of choice as a woman's internal and external motivations for setting her sexual and reproductive goals (motivational autonomy) (Donald et al 2016). We also use Donald et al's work to specify exercise of choice as encompassing a variety of skills, particularly a woman's level of confidence in acting on her choices (self-efficacy), her negotiation abilities with her partner (negotiation) and her capacity to make decisions (decisionmaking) (Bandura 1977(Bandura , 1990Longmore et al 2003;Donald et al 2016). This process leads to achievement of choice, defined in our SRH framework as sex by choice, contraception by choice and pregnancy by choice.…”

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A sexual and reproductive empowerment framework to explore volitional sex in sub-Saharan Africa

Wood

Karp

Tsui

et al. 2020

Culture, Health & Sexuality

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Volitional sex is central to the sexual health and well-being of women and girls globally. To date, few studies have examined women's empowerment and its application to sexual health outcomes, including volitional sex. The aim of this study was to explore the relevance of a sexual and reproductive empowerment framework to volitional sex across four geographically and culturally diverse contexts in sub-Saharan Africa. Qualitative data were collected between July and August 2017 in four sites: Ethiopia, Nigeria (Anambra and Kano states) and Uganda. A total of 352 women aged 15-49 and 88 men aged 18 and older were interviewed through 120 in-depth interviews and 38 focus group discussions (n ¼ 440 total participants). Results describe the substantial barriers restraining women's sexual choices, particularly norms that stigmatise women's requests for sex, even within marriage. Results further highlight women's internal sexual motivations, particularly related to the enjoyment of sex and the role of sex in strengthening partner relationships. Future empowerment research and measurement should focus not only on sexual constraints, but also integrate internal motivations, in order to fully understand the factors that shape women's sexual health outcomes.

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“…Empirical studies from different countries, however, are increasingly showing that household members often do not act collectively in these decisions. Substantial spousal disagreement on intra-household decision-making roles have often been highlighted in recent studies from sub-Saharan Africa (Donald et al, 2017), which looked at decisions over large purchases and use of spouse's income, as well as Bangladesh (Ambler et al, 2017), which examined decisionmaking over the use of productive capital and assets. Men and women within the household may also use different coping strategies to respond to shocks, often stemming from gender inequalities in economic opportunities and mobility, as well as time burdens.…”

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“…Conducting a survey of spouses across 1 851 rural households in Tanzania, Anderson et al (2017) found that spouses often do not agree on who makes decisions across a range of questions regarding household and farming management. Using DHS data for 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Donald et al (2017), for example, found that women reporting greater decision-making power were also more likely to have positive indicators of 'empowerment' (e.g. working off-farm, owning land, having similar education levels to their husbands, reporting higher earnings than their husbands', being part of non-polygamous marriages and speaking against domestic violence).…”

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Paving the Way to Build Resilience of Men and Women

Koolwal¹,

d’Errico²,

Sisto³

2019

FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Papers

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Measuring Women’s Agency

Cited by 70 publications

References 49 publications

Theoretical and conceptual framework for gender analysis of attitudes and adaptation mechanisms to climate change for sustainable livelihoods in Uganda

Theoretical and conceptual framework for gender analysis of attitudes and adaptation mechanisms to climate change for sustainable livelihoods in Uganda

A sexual and reproductive empowerment framework to explore volitional sex in sub-Saharan Africa

Paving the Way to Build Resilience of Men and Women

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