Women’s empowerment in small-scale fisheries: The impact of Fisheries Local Action Groups

Freeman, Richard; Svels, Kristina

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104907

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“…Another previous research focusing on gender mainstreaming policy underlines a positive impact of empowering coastal women in increasing family income (11), while another study claimed that have not been effective or have not had a significant impact towards improving the standard of living of their families (19).…”

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“…Therefore, development does not have to be a transfer of capital from developed countries that are less developed, but more focused on "human development as a resource." (21)Increasing knowledge and skills for coastal women will gradually increase women's human resources in particular and society in general (19).…”

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The Impact of Public Policy on Women's Empowerment in Coastal Area, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

Yusran¹,

Abubakar²,

Hidayat³

et al. 2023

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This paperfocuses onthe impact of public policy on women’s empowerment in the coastal area. This qualitative study was conducted using in-depth interviews and FGD dan observations 30 women who participated in training and received a loan from the Rural Poverty Reduction Program. The results revealthat implementingpublic policiespositively impacts increasing family income; however, it is less focused on coastal women’s welfare. Therefore, it is recommended to integratereproductive health information through women’s empowerment channels. Keywords: public policy, gender mainstreaming, women empowerment, women in coastal area

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The Impact of Public Policy on Women's Empowerment in Coastal Area, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

Yusran¹,

Abubakar²,

Hidayat³

et al. 2023

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“…In fisheries and aquaculture, varying approaches have been used to measure women’s empowerment (Azmi et al , 2021; Farquhar et al , 2017; Huq et al , 2016; Shashank et al , 2018). For instance, Freeman and Svels (2022) conceptualized women’s empowerment as a composite of resources/pre-conditions, agency/process and outcomes/achievements. A similar approach was adopted by Haqiqiansyah and Sugiharto (2018), who conceptualized empowerment as “power with”, “power to” and “power within”.…”

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“…Literature shows that whilst women participate in all the segments of the aquaculture and fish value chain, they are, however, not well represented in policy and research (Bosma et al , 2019; Kruijssen et al , 2018). For example, Freeman and Svels (2022) noted that although women play a vital role in survival of small-scale fisheries through innovation and development of new markets, male fishers are often registered as the main beneficiaries and actors in the sector. Overall, existing literature indicates that women’s empowerment in fisheries and aquaculture is yet to be achieved, but also that global efforts are ongoing to improve women’s participation and visibility in fisheries and aquaculture (Choudhury et al , 2017; Freeman and Svels, 2022; Kruijssen et al , 2018; Rajaratnam et al , 2016) and other sectors (WEF, 2022).…”

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The status of women’s empowerment in the aquaculture sector in Kenya

Adam,

Sufian,

Njogu

2023

IJDI

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Purpose Women’s empowerment remains a key development challenge in Kenya. The purpose of this study is to attempt to understand the status of women’s empowerment and the key contributors to their disempowerment in Kenya’s aquaculture sector. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 534 male and female fish farmers from 300 households drawn from six counties in Kenya (Kakamega, Kisumu, Kisii, Kiambu, Meru and Nyeri). The Abbreviated Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (A-WEAI) was adapted to Abbreviated Women’s Empowerment in Fisheries and Aquaculture Index (A-WEFI) to suit the aquaculture and fisheries sub-sector. The adapted A-WEFI was then used to estimate and the status of women’s and men’s using five domains of empowerment (5DE) and a gender parity index (GPI). Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Cramer’s V and sensitivity analysis as test statistics. Findings About 86% of the men and 80% of the women were classified as empowered. The mean score of the 5DE was 0.93 and 0.95 for women and men, respectively. In addition, 82% of the households achieved gender parity, suggesting that for such households, empowerment of men was no greater than that of women. Overall, the results suggest no major differences between the empowerment of women and men. Findings suggest areas of improvement in empowerment: when observed separately, women report lack of agency in production, resource, time-use and allocation and leadership. Originality/value This paper adapts the A-WEAI to the fisheries and aquaculture context, in bid to bridge the gap in standard women’s empowerment measurement methods in this area. Also, there are limited empirical studies on the multifaceted empowerment of women in aquaculture in Kenya. The findings are meant to serve as a point of reference for policymakers, as they develop gender-responsive intervention programmes, and in implementing gender mainstreaming in Kenya.

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“…These challenges add to the persistent social, economic, and institutional problems being navigated by small-scale fishing communities, such as poverty and other social and ecological legacies of colonialism (Olson et al 2014 ; Song et al 2020 ). Notwithstanding these challenges, SSF communities have long mobilized through local actions and community-based initiatives to respond to threats reactively, proactively, and innovatively (Lowitt et al 2020; Green et al 2021 ; Freeman and Svels 2022 ), respond to systematic shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic (Stoll et al 2021 ; Bennett et al 2020 ), and pursue transformation in local food systems (Chan et al 2021 ; Short et al 2021 ; Arthur et al 2022 ).…”

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Understanding change, complexities, and governability challenges in small-scale fisheries: a case study of Limbe, Cameroon, Central Africa

2023

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Climate change, globalization, and increasing industrial and urban activities threaten the sustainability and viability of small-scale fisheries. How those affected can collectively mobilize their actions, share knowledge, and build their local adaptive capacity will shape how best they respond to these changes. This paper examines the changes experienced by small-scale fishing actors, social and governance complexities, and the sustainability challenges within the fisheries system in Limbe, Cameroon. Drawing on the fish-as-food framework, we discuss how ineffective fishery management in light of a confluence of global threats has resulted in changes to fish harvesters’ activities, causing shortages in fish supply and disruptions in the fish value chain. The paper uses focus group discussions with fish harvesters and fishmongers to present three key findings. First, we show that changes in the fisheries from increased fishing activities and ineffective fishery management have disrupted fish harvesting and supply, impacting the social and economic well-being of small-scale fishing actors and their communities. Second, there are complexities in the fisheries value chain due to shortages in fish supply, creating conflicts between fisheries actors whose activities are not regulated by any specific set of rules or policies. Third, despite the importance of small-scale fisheries in Limbe, management has been abandoned by fishing actors who are not well-equipped with the appropriate capacity to design and enforce effective fishery management procedures and protections against illegal fishing activities. Empirical findings from this understudied fishery make scholarly contributions to the literature on the fish-as-food framework and demonstrate the need to support small-scale actors’ fishing activities and the sustainability of the fisheries system in Limbe. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40152-023-00296-3.

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Women’s empowerment in small-scale fisheries: The impact of Fisheries Local Action Groups

Cited by 22 publications

References 38 publications

The Impact of Public Policy on Women's Empowerment in Coastal Area, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

The Impact of Public Policy on Women's Empowerment in Coastal Area, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

The status of women’s empowerment in the aquaculture sector in Kenya

Understanding change, complexities, and governability challenges in small-scale fisheries: a case study of Limbe, Cameroon, Central Africa

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