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Book (series)Report of the Workshop on Gender Roles and Issues in Artisanal Fisheries in West Africa, Lome, Togo, 11-13 December 1996 1997
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The workshop was conducted to draw attention to the state of knowledge related to gender roles and issues in the artisanal fisheries sector in the region covered by the IDAF programme. The documents presented at the meeting are summaries of indvidual reports published by the IDAF programme, which covered 5 complementary studies analyzing: 1) income generated by women in the Koko fishing community of Nigeria; 2) the organization of women and the factors that favour or impede the sustainability of their activities in 2 fishing villages in the Gambia; 3) the nutritional hygiene and sanitation conditions of women and children in the fishing communities of Joal in Senegal and Limbe in Cameroon; and, 4) the elements and mechanisms of the participation of women in the implementation of the integrated project of Aguegues in Benin. Abstracts of the documents presented at the meeting, which have not yet been published, are cited individually in this issue of ASFA. -
Book (stand-alone)Rural women and food security in Asia and the Pacific: Prospects and paradoxes 2005
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No results found.Asian and Pacific farmers, both men and women, are guardians of biodiversity, household food security and providers of food to urban communities. In these small farm enterprises distinct gender roles and gender differentiated access to technology and resources are evident. This disparity is compounded by the neglect of investment in rural social infrastructures such as education, health care and communications. In such resource poor rural environments, the struggle by rural women for access to r esources and services is inevitable. In many Asian and Pacific countries, substantial gender equality gains have been made in urban areas in education, health and employment. Yet rural women lag behind. Moreover, rural women’s work is multifaceted and demanding both as family workers and agricultural labourers. Social and economic indicators often do not do justice to their contributions. Development innovations such as microcredit and self-help groups promote rural women’s economic develop ment, but emerging evidence suggests that gender equality in rural communities is far from an everyday reality. Persisting social biases and traditional perceptions and assumptions regarding women’s responsibilities and their capacities continue to hamper women’s progress. This publication presents an overview of both the substantial contribution made by rural women to the economies in the region and the persisting barriers to their advancement, and aims to make rural women visible to polic y-makers and to advocate their concerns to stakeholders. The framework of analysis, data and information reviewed together illustrate the complexity of rural women’s work in the region and offer a broad perspective on women’s economic and social contribution as well as on the barriers they encounter in accessing resources. -
Book (series)National gender profile of agriculture and rural livelihoods
Serbia
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The National Gender Profile for Serbia represents the first comprehensive and structured attempt to collect and analyze available secondary data across all sectors relevant to agriculture and rural livelihoods. It provides a profound analysis of gender issues in agriculture, food security, and rural livelihoods. By this, the assessment contributes to the existing body of knowledge on rural women's status, establishes connections between gender inequalities and agriculture and food security, and sustainable development in Serbia, and suggests areas for future work to responsible stakeholders and FAO.
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