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The World’s Gender Gap in Agriculture and Natural Resources: Evidence and Explanations
Author
Radel, Claudia
Coppock, D. Layne
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
2013-12-02
Body

On the Ground • Inequities, or “gender gaps,” occur between men and women in the control over productive resources and assignment of laborious tasks. This can negatively affect women and their families. • Although detailed studies remain rare, gender gaps appear to be common in the world’s rangelands. The sizes and types of gaps vary, however. • To measure progress toward greater gender equity on rangelands, we need baseline data that quantify information for women and men separately. • Research is also needed to understand how and why gender gaps occur. This can help identify interventions to close gender gaps. • By stepping into new roles, women who live and work in rangelands can transform local ideas about what is “normal” for women to do. The Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform March 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-13-00036.1
Additional Information
Radel, C., & Coppock, D. L. (2013). The world’s gender gap in agriculture and natural resources: Evidence and explanations. Rangelands, 35(6), 7-14.
IISN
0190-0528
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/639987
Journal Volume
35
Journal Number
6
Journal Pages
7-14
Collection
Journal Name
Rangelands
Keywords
Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI)
Living Standards Measurement Study’s Integrated Surveys on Agriculture
United Nation’s Third Millennium Development Goals
RIGA Project
FAO Gender and Land Rights Database
feminist political ecology
gendered sustainable livelihoods
collective action
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