‘Weak winners’ of Women's empowerment: The gendered effects of dairy livestock assets on time poverty in Uganda

Bain, Carmen; Ransom, Elizabeth; Halimatusa’diyah, Iim

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2018.03.004

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“…On the one hand, we describe above that ownership and input on dairy production increased women's empowerment. On the other hand, we also found that women who provide most/all of input into dairy production had three times the time poverty compared with women who provide some/no input (Bain, Ransom, and Halimatusa'diyah 2018). Time poverty was also a key theme to emerge from our interviews.…”

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Dairy Livestock Interventions for Food Security in Uganda: What are the Implications for Women's Empowerment?*

Bain

Ransom²,

Halimatusa’diyah

2020

Rural Sociology

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Women are increasingly the target of agricultural development programs aimed at reducing poverty and food insecurity, especially in sub‐Saharan Africa. Some feminist scholars argue that such efforts are driven more by concerns about the efficient use of resources than the rights of women and do little to transform gendered power relations. We examine how development interventions that target women affect household well‐being, especially food insecurity, empower women, and transform gendered power relations. Our study uses the case of the Gates Foundation funded East Africa Dairy Development (EADD) program in Uganda. Our methods include the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index survey and in‐depth interviews of women farmers and key informants, within the EADD program. We argue that the livestock sector provides critical insights into women's empowerment because livestock are not “socially neutral” in their gendered effects. Our study found that: (1) ownership of dairy cows enhanced important dimensions of women's empowerment and gender equity that benefited women and households; (2) women's labor responsibilities for dairy cows disempowered some women by increasing their time poverty and; (3) ownership of dairy cows provided a means for women to disrupt entrenched social norms related to gender roles within the household and agriculture.

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Dairy Livestock Interventions for Food Security in Uganda: What are the Implications for Women's Empowerment?*

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Ransom²,

Halimatusa’diyah

2020

Rural Sociology

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“…Poverty reduction has been a political priority from most developing nations and received great attention to international organization agendas [26,36]. The strategy used for urban poverty reduction in this study is through livestock practicing.…”

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Small ruminants as a pathway to reduce urban poverty: An empirical analysis of Sudan

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Aim: This study aimed to measure the energetic incidence of poverty and determines the main factors that cause urban poverty. Moreover, the study examines the key role of the livestock sector in poverty reduction in urban regions and develops an analytical tool to aid in urban area poverty mitigation through goats and sheep ownership. Materials and Methods: The study mainly depends on primary data assembled through structured and unstructured questionnaires, which were distributed among the targeted groups in the urban area in Sudan. Poverty line and poverty indices were calculated and measured using various well-known methods. The causes of poverty were estimated using logistic regression, and the effect of small ruminants in poverty alleviation was estimated using multivariate regression analysis. Results: The study findings indicate that both food and income poverty lines are less than the standard poverty line. In addition, the results imply that rural migration and crime predictors are among the most important factors in increasing urban poverty in the study area. Furthermore, livestock ownership has a significant impact on poverty reduction. Conclusion: The study concludes that small ruminants are playing a key role in reducing urban poverty. Thus, the study urges planners and policy-makers to support policies that promote livestock sector development as a strategy to alleviate poverty in Sudan.

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“…In support of the relation between women's voice and more gender equitable outcomes, in matrilineal communities, where women's bargaining power is relatively strong, female land managers are found less vulnerable to shocks and spouses more likely to pool risks (Asfaw & Maggio, 2017). There is, however, limited evidence of a correlation between women's agency and lower levels of women's time poverty (Arora, 2015;Bain, Ransom, & Halimatusa'diyah, 2018). Increased women's Confronting the wall of patriarchy 3 agency is generally positively associated with women's physical and psychological wellbeing (Fielding & Lepine, 2017).…”

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Confronting the Wall of Patriarchy: Does Participatory Intrahousehold Decision Making Empower Women in Agricultural Households?

Lecoutere

Wuyts

2020

The Journal of Development Studies

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‘Weak winners’ of Women's empowerment: The gendered effects of dairy livestock assets on time poverty in Uganda

Cited by 28 publications

References 22 publications

Dairy Livestock Interventions for Food Security in Uganda: What are the Implications for Women's Empowerment?*

Dairy Livestock Interventions for Food Security in Uganda: What are the Implications for Women's Empowerment?*

Small ruminants as a pathway to reduce urban poverty: An empirical analysis of Sudan

Confronting the Wall of Patriarchy: Does Participatory Intrahousehold Decision Making Empower Women in Agricultural Households?

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