A gender approach to time and food security: a case study of Egypt
Highlights 1. Egyptian rural women work significantly longer hours than men in total subsistence labor, shouldering most of the nonagricultural subsistence labor. 2. Although more rural women are engaged in agricultural subsistence labor tasks compared to men, rural men who confirm their involvement...
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| author | Noha E. ElKhorazaty Hassan H. M. Zaky |
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| description | Highlights 1. Egyptian rural women work significantly longer hours than men in total subsistence labor, shouldering most of the nonagricultural subsistence labor. 2. Although more rural women are engaged in agricultural subsistence labor tasks compared to men, rural men who confirm their involvement in subsistence labor spend significantly more time agricultural subsistence than women. 3. However, the impact of hours spent in subsistence agriculture by women in the household on the probability of their household’s food security was higher than that of men. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-21640c6bdb644a448cd55a9bfd616e112022-12-22T03:26:21ZengSpringerDiscover Sustainability2662-99842022-10-013111210.1007/s43621-022-00102-wA gender approach to time and food security: a case study of EgyptNoha E. ElKhorazaty0Hassan H. M. Zaky1Population Council Egypt OfficeDepartment of Psychology in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Research Scholar, Social Research Centre, The American University in CairoHighlights 1. Egyptian rural women work significantly longer hours than men in total subsistence labor, shouldering most of the nonagricultural subsistence labor. 2. Although more rural women are engaged in agricultural subsistence labor tasks compared to men, rural men who confirm their involvement in subsistence labor spend significantly more time agricultural subsistence than women. 3. However, the impact of hours spent in subsistence agriculture by women in the household on the probability of their household’s food security was higher than that of men.https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-022-00102-wWomenAgricultureSubsistence LabourELMPS 2018EgyptHousehold Food Security |
| spellingShingle | Noha E. ElKhorazaty Hassan H. M. Zaky A gender approach to time and food security: a case study of Egypt Discover Sustainability Women Agriculture Subsistence Labour ELMPS 2018 Egypt Household Food Security |
| title | A gender approach to time and food security: a case study of Egypt |
| title_full | A gender approach to time and food security: a case study of Egypt |
| title_fullStr | A gender approach to time and food security: a case study of Egypt |
| title_full_unstemmed | A gender approach to time and food security: a case study of Egypt |
| title_short | A gender approach to time and food security: a case study of Egypt |
| title_sort | gender approach to time and food security a case study of egypt |
| topic | Women Agriculture Subsistence Labour ELMPS 2018 Egypt Household Food Security |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-022-00102-w |
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