Unrealized Potential

Wodon, Quentin; Brière, Bénédicte de la

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“…Gender equality is widely acknowledged to contribute to economic development. Gender inequality is estimated to be responsible for the loss of 11% of Africa’s total wealth (2014 figure; Wodon and De la Briere, 2018 ), and livestock play an often unrecognized role in the lives of rural women. Given the gender norms prevailing in many low- and middle-income countries, livestock are one of the few assets that women can own and are a key tool for women’s empowerment.…”

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Why Is Production of Animal Source Foods Important for Economic Development in Africa and Asia?

Baltenweck¹,

Enahoro²,

Frija³

et al. 2020

Animal Frontiers

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Section: Production Of Animal Source Foods and Economic Development: mentioning

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Why Is Production of Animal Source Foods Important for Economic Development in Africa and Asia?

Baltenweck¹,

Enahoro²,

Frija³

et al. 2020

Animal Frontiers

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“…Gender issues should also be considered in partnerships. A recent World Bank Group report ( Wodon and de la Brière, 2018 ) revealed that global wealth would increase by $23,620 per person, on average, if women were allowed to contribute equally to household incomes. This is a key issue because women are still less likely to graduate from tertiary institutions or participate in the academic workforce of many African countries ( UNESCO, 2017 ).…”

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Factors facilitating sustainable scientific partnerships between developed and developing countries

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International scientific partnerships are key to the success of strategic investments in plant science research and the farm-level adoption of new varieties and technologies, as well as the coherence of agricultural policies across borders to address global challenges. Such partnerships result not only in a greater impact of published research enhancing the career development of early and later stage researchers, but they also ensure that advances in plant science and crop breeding technologies make a meaningful contribution to society by brokering acceptance of emerging solutions to the world problems. We discuss the evidence showing that despite a lack of funding, scientists in some African countries make a significant contribution to global science output. We consider the criteria for success in establishing long-term scientific partnerships between scientists in developing countries in Southern Africa (“the South”) and developed countries such as the UK (“the North”). We provide our own personal perspectives on the key attributes that lead to successful institutional collaborations and the establishment of sustainable networks of successful “North-South” scientific partnerships. In addition, we highlight some of the stumbling blocks which tend to hinder the sustainability of long-term “North-South” scientific networks. We use this personal knowledge and experiences to provide guidelines on how to establish and maintain successful long-term “North-South” scientific partnerships.

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“…Evidence of the societal and economic value of women’s economic empowerment and gender equality can be found in indicators of per capita GDP, workforce participation rates, income generation, agricultural outputs, food security, and societal gains for women, their children, and their communities (United Nations, 2017). A recent World Bank report estimates that closing the wealth gap between women and men would generate $160 trillion in additional human capital wealth (Wodon & de la Briere, 2018). While evidence supporting the value of gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) is clear, making progress towards goals of equality requires a range of strategies to dismantle structural and discriminatory practices, laws, and cultural norms that perpetuate inequality (Oxfam & IDRC, 2018).…”

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International Development Volunteering as Transformational Feminist Practice for Gender Equality

Tiessen

Rao

Lough

2020

Journal of Developing Societies

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International and transnational commitments to gender equality require strategies that tackle root causes and prevailing attitudes that perpetuate disparities. In this article, we examine the role and impact of international development volunteers (IDV) as development actors who are well-placed for feminist transformational change, as they work in transnational spaces to influence, support, or reinforce changes in attitudes and behaviors towards gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE). This qualitative study analyses data collected from 45 interviews in three countries (Malawi, Kenya and Uganda) to document partner organization perspectives on relational dynamics emerging from interactions with IDVs. Partner organization staff highlighted several notable positive and negative contributions to GEWE outcomes arising from day-to-day interactions with IDVs. These interactions shaped their understandings of GEWE, enhanced confidence for GEWE programming, and provided exposure to role models who can shape alternative attitudes and behaviors to gender equality. While the study revealed varying degrees of challenges and benefits for partner organizations working with volunteers specifically on gender equality, partner organization staff highlighted contributions made by IDVs to transnational spatial relations, as well as the transformational interactions that shaped these relations. Insights provided by partner country staff members offer subaltern perspectives and rich insights into the contributions of IDVs in gender equality programming and shed new light on the challenges and opportunities for fostering transnational feminist spaces of knowledge sharing, relationship building, and alternative practices.

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Unrealized Potential

Cited by 41 publications

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Why Is Production of Animal Source Foods Important for Economic Development in Africa and Asia?

Why Is Production of Animal Source Foods Important for Economic Development in Africa and Asia?

Factors facilitating sustainable scientific partnerships between developed and developing countries

International Development Volunteering as Transformational Feminist Practice for Gender Equality

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