Scaling-up: Gender integration and women’s empowerment in Southern Ethiopia
In the last couple of decades, the scaling up of successful pilot projects has been considered a crucial development strategy. The majority of scaling-up programs in developing countries stipulate the integration of gender as a central objective. In the article we argue that while the integration of...
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| description | In the last couple of decades, the scaling up of successful pilot projects has been considered a crucial development strategy. The majority of scaling-up programs in developing countries stipulate the integration of gender as a central objective. In the article we argue that while the integration of gender in the scaling up of pilot projects has the potential to empower women, care should be taken not to overly focus on a segment of the women category (particular female heads of households) and overstate temporary gender gains that do not transform exploitative gender norms and practices. The article draws on evaluation research undertaken by researchers of the Scaling-up of Pulse Innovation for Food and Nutrition Security (SPIFoNS) Project, implemented in Southern Ethiopia. Data of this write-up were gathered using semi-structured questions, focus group discussions and observation. The article argues that if projects such as SPIFoNS are to adequately challenge patriarchy and contribute to bringing about gender equity, they need to recognize the heterogeneity of women and design multidimensional programs that can help married women to gain full access to resources and participate in important household decision-making processes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a31a8058ac54c0c8cced1d489c146372022-12-21T23:02:00ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Food & Agriculture2331-19322017-01-013110.1080/23311932.2017.14151001415100Scaling-up: Gender integration and women’s empowerment in Southern EthiopiaEsayas Bekele Geleta0Patience Elabor-Idemudia1Carol Henry2Grande Prairie Regional CollegeUniversity of SaskatchewanUniversity of SaskatchewanIn the last couple of decades, the scaling up of successful pilot projects has been considered a crucial development strategy. The majority of scaling-up programs in developing countries stipulate the integration of gender as a central objective. In the article we argue that while the integration of gender in the scaling up of pilot projects has the potential to empower women, care should be taken not to overly focus on a segment of the women category (particular female heads of households) and overstate temporary gender gains that do not transform exploitative gender norms and practices. The article draws on evaluation research undertaken by researchers of the Scaling-up of Pulse Innovation for Food and Nutrition Security (SPIFoNS) Project, implemented in Southern Ethiopia. Data of this write-up were gathered using semi-structured questions, focus group discussions and observation. The article argues that if projects such as SPIFoNS are to adequately challenge patriarchy and contribute to bringing about gender equity, they need to recognize the heterogeneity of women and design multidimensional programs that can help married women to gain full access to resources and participate in important household decision-making processes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2017.1415100scaling upgender integrationempowermentpatriarchyinequality |
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| title | Scaling-up: Gender integration and women’s empowerment in Southern Ethiopia |
| title_full | Scaling-up: Gender integration and women’s empowerment in Southern Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Scaling-up: Gender integration and women’s empowerment in Southern Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scaling-up: Gender integration and women’s empowerment in Southern Ethiopia |
| title_short | Scaling-up: Gender integration and women’s empowerment in Southern Ethiopia |
| title_sort | scaling up gender integration and women s empowerment in southern ethiopia |
| topic | scaling up gender integration empowerment patriarchy inequality |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2017.1415100 |
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