Forest research and gender: a review of available methods for promoting equity

Colfer, C.J.P.; Minarchek, Rebakah Daro

doi:10.1080/14728028.2012.761011

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“…Reiterating the benefits of gender research for forestry, the review discussed what prevents the inclusion of gender in forestry research and offered methods for gender integration. Colfer and Minarchek (2012) explore this topic further and suggest an array of approaches to gender analysis, differentiated according to the time, resources, and expertise available to researchers, noting that any gender analysis is better than none at all. A few other studies synthesize the content of forestry and agroforestry studies that include gender (Colfer et al 2015, Kiptot andFranzel 2012).…”

Section: Gender In the Jungle: Women Gender The Environment And Fomentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They also stress that gender analysis must consider "existing gendered structural barriers" and "a broader sociopolitical perspective" (199). Gelinas et al (2015) cite gender mainstreaming in framing their research, specifically the 'gender box' framework (Colfer and Minarchek 2012), and distinguish between gender approaches that focus on equality versus those that focus exclusively on women. Mbosso et al (2015) mostly discuss the ways in which responsibilities in food production are often gendered, noting that these roles can change over time.…”

Section: Conceptualizations Of Gendermentioning

confidence: 99%

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Gender in the jungle: a critical assessment of women and gender in current (2014–2016) forestry research

Asher

Varley

2018

int. forest. rev.

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Fields and forests are gendered spaces. Women's crucial contributions to productive and reproductive work within and beyond the household have been made visible since the 1970s. There has also been a persistent call for mainstreaming gender in sustainable development and environmental concerns. Prior work discusses the importance of women and gender for forests, and provides guidelines and methods to integrate them in forestry research. This paper assesses the uptake of women and gender issues in recent (2014-2016) forestry research. We found that women and gender concerns are still largely absent or inadequately addressed in forestry research published in scientific journals. Despite the call for greater gender integration in forestry, much needs to be done in quantitative and qualitative terms to meet this goal. WORDS women, forestry, gender, gender mainstreaming, gender relations of power Fields and forests are gendered spaces. As in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book, women were largely absent from research on farming, animal husbandry, and forestry until the 1970s. Ester Boserup's (1970) study Women's Role in Economic Development played a landmark role in highlighting women's key but invisible role in agricultural production. Since then an extensive range of publications make visible women's crucial contributions to productive and reproductive

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Section: Gender In the Jungle: Women Gender The Environment And Fomentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Conceptualizations Of Gendermentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender in the jungle: a critical assessment of women and gender in current (2014–2016) forestry research

Asher

Varley

2018

int. forest. rev.

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“…We had recently done an extensive methodological literature survey (Colfer & Minarchek 2012a, 2012b and developed a conceptual framework on gender and forest governance (The Gender Box, Colfer, 2013), both of which helped us place our work within a broader theoretical context. But for practical, project purposes, we needed to narrow our perspective and identify the specific questions that relate to governance 5 in rural Sulawesi.…”

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Gender and natural resource governance indicators: a need to assess and address ‘sensitive and taboo’ topics

Colfer

Achdiawan

Adnan

et al. 2013

Forests, Trees and Livelihoods

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Gender and governance or management are topics that have been inadequately addressed by researchers, with resulting very slow progress towards gender equity globally. A collaborative landscape management project in South and Southeast Sulawesi (Indonesia) has been trying to strengthen women's voices in local management and governance and to encourage more equitable benefit distribution throughout the landscape. The need for a simple assessment of the project's success presented an opportunity for us to develop a set of indicators that we believe can be adapted and used more widely. Our indicators, presented below, differ from other indicator sets available, most fundamentally in their foci on (1) gender and governance/ forest management, (2) a combination of production and other more sensitive issues central to women's lives, and (3) intra-household decision-making.

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“…Women's leadership in NRM Though gender issues have received growing attention in both development and natural resource management (NRM; Rocheleau et al 1996;Mai et al 2011, Colfer & Minarchek 2012, generally these efforts have not focused on women's leadership. 4 One reason is that participatory projects tend to tap into preexisting local networks, which are typically male dominated.…”

Section: Navigating Gender Structure 109mentioning

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Navigating gender structure: women's leadership in a Brazilian participatory conservation project

Meola

2013

Forests, Trees and Livelihoods

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Though women's empowerment remains a central topic in feminist scholarship and a growing focus within international development, leadership has not received much attention, particularly in the context of natural resource management. Interventions tend to focus on participation rather than leadership as a means of empowerment. The introduction of a participatory conservation program to the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve in Amazonas, Brazil 1 has had a striking impact on gender relations, increasing not only women's participation in organized groups but also female leadership in social, economic, and political spheres. This paper examines how rural women succeed in overcoming structural obstacles to leadership. Through field observation, focus groups, and semi-structured interviews, I investigate the opportunities for leadership, the environmental, and social factors that condition women's ability to assume leadership roles, and the assistance they do or do not receive in overcoming barriers. The paper concludes with a discussion of how the social structures that shape women's lives vary between leader and non-leader categories and how conservation programing might be altered to increase both women's participation and leadership.

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Forest research and gender: a review of available methods for promoting equity

Cited by 8 publications

References 31 publications

Gender in the jungle: a critical assessment of women and gender in current (2014–2016) forestry research

Gender in the jungle: a critical assessment of women and gender in current (2014–2016) forestry research

Gender and natural resource governance indicators: a need to assess and address ‘sensitive and taboo’ topics

Navigating gender structure: women's leadership in a Brazilian participatory conservation project

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