The Balance of Power in Household Decision-Making: Encouraging News on Gender in Southern Sulawesi

Colfer, C.J.P.; Achdiawan, R.; Roshetko, James M.; Mulyoutami, Elok; Yuliani, L.; Mulyana, Agus; Moeliono, M.; Adnan, Hasantoha; Erni,

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.06.008

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“…Because enumerators administered the survey in the local language, Kalenjin, it is possible that developmentalist assumptions associated with 'control' (individual vs. collective decision-making) may not have resonated with survey respondents. Indeed, recent studies (Anderson, Reynolds, & Gugerty, 2017;Colfer et al, 2015) have highlighted the considerable power women yield in influencing men's 'final decision', further complicating the meaning of these domains.…”

Section: Implications Of Findings For Low Emissions Dairy Developmentmentioning

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Gendered reporting of household dynamics in the Kenyan dairy sector: trends and implications for low emissions dairy development

Tavenner

Fraval

Omondi

et al. 2018

Gender, Technology and Development

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Within the Kenyan dairy sector, climate change mitigation interventions are striving to sustainably intensify milk production while addressing the gender dynamics that mediate farmers' ability to effectively participate in, and benefit from, low emissions development. In order to better understand these gender dynamics, household surveys were deployed by the East African Dairy Development (EADD) program to collect information on current practices of decision-making, resources, and labor dynamics within dairy farm households. Using the EADD survey results as secondary data, this study analyzes emergent patterns in these domains among cattle-keeping households in Bomet, Nandi, Uasin Gishu, and Kericho counties in Western Kenya. In analyzing these patterns, paired sample tests revealed statistically significant differences in results based on the gender of the respondent. While there were some categories that women and men reported on similarly, other areas were hotly contested. These results provide important challenges, both methodologically and programmatically, in interpreting gender dynamics across these domains. This paper reflects on the challenges and the opportunities of these data for informing gender-equitable low emissions development in the Kenyan dairy sector.

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Section: Implications Of Findings For Low Emissions Dairy Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gendered reporting of household dynamics in the Kenyan dairy sector: trends and implications for low emissions dairy development

Tavenner

Fraval

Omondi

et al. 2018

Gender, Technology and Development

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“…Hence, household characteristics, as well as farm physical characteristics and relative prices, determine whether households will choose to grow a variety or not (Minot et al 2007). Adoption scholars have also acknowledged the role of intra-household decision-making processes and the role of gender in variety choice (Doss and Morris 2000;Doss 2013;Colfer et al 2015;Anderson et al 2017). Finally, a thread that runs throughout the literature is the importance of farmer perceptions (Adesina and Forson 1995), variety traits, and farm household preferences for both agronomic and consumption-related traits (Wale and Yalew 2007;Asrat et al 2010).…”

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Heterogeneous seed access and information exposure: implications for the adoption of drought-tolerant maize varieties in Uganda

Simtowe

Marenya

Amondo³

et al. 2019

Agric Econ

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Frequent droughts in sub-Saharan Africa imply water stress for rainfed agriculture and, ultimately, food insecurity, underlining the region's vulnerability to climate change. Yet, in the maize-growing areas, farmers have been given new droughtcoping options following the release and availability of drought-tolerant maize varieties (DTMVs). These varieties are being disseminated through the National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems in collaboration with seed companies; however, their adoption still appears somewhat modest, and empirical studies on their adoption potential and associated drivers are scarce. We use empirical data from Uganda to estimate the actual and potential adoption rates and the adoption determinants of DTMVs under information and seed access constraints. Adoption rates for DTMVs could have been up to 22% in 2015 instead of the observed sample adoption rate of 14% if the whole population had been exposed to them. The adoption rate could increase to 30% if seed were availed to the farming population and to 47% if seed were sold at a more affordable price to farmers. The observed adoption rate of 14% implies gaps in the potential adoption rates of 8%, 16%, and 33% because of a lack of awareness, a lack of seed access, and high seed prices, respectively. The findings underscore the role of both market and non-market-based approaches and the potential to further scale the cultivation of DTMVs in Uganda.

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“…Women delay seeking heath care services as a consequence of various intersections of socio-economic and gender factors, as seen in the findings related to decision-making influences-by competing household duties, income generation activities, presence or lack of male partner support, and PE/E myths and stereotypes. Gender norms and negative stereotypes, such as women's limited role in decision-making for her health, family finances, provision of family needs and household duties, discourage facility-based care-seeking during pregnancy and resonate with other research in Kenya, as well as globally 43,44,45 . Additionally, gendered effects and the confluence of multiple social normative factors may be even more influential in younger women 46 .…”

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Addressing barriers to quality of underutilized commodities and services for prevention and management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Kenya

Ndwiga¹,

Sripad²,

Warren³

2018

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The Balance of Power in Household Decision-Making: Encouraging News on Gender in Southern Sulawesi

Cited by 48 publications

References 32 publications

Gendered reporting of household dynamics in the Kenyan dairy sector: trends and implications for low emissions dairy development

Gendered reporting of household dynamics in the Kenyan dairy sector: trends and implications for low emissions dairy development

Heterogeneous seed access and information exposure: implications for the adoption of drought-tolerant maize varieties in Uganda

Addressing barriers to quality of underutilized commodities and services for prevention and management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Kenya

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