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Religiosity and Muslims’ gender role attitudes toward women’s right to work Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Kurnia Sari Kasmiarno, Akhmad Akbar Susamto
This study aimed to examine the effect of religiosity on the gender role attitudes of Muslims toward women’s right to work. It probed the cognitive, affective, and behavioral components of religios...
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Measuring the Queen Bee Phenomenon in technically efficient firms: implications from Southeast Asian manufacturers Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Yot Amornkitvikai, Piriya Pholphirul
This study examines the “Queen Bee Phenomenon,” that is, Southeast Asian manufacturers having female CEOs and owners. In addition, the buffering effect of female CEOs and owners on manufacturers se...
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Acknowledgements to reviewers Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Philippe Doneys
Published in Gender, Technology and Development (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Women and land rights in Lao PDR. Treasure your matri heritage before it is too late! Where do we land up on gender equality? Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Loes Schenk-Sandbergen
In Laos, the “Turning Land into Capital” policy has accelerated the implementation of new land management and land legislation, and a huge land titling project is forthcoming with plans to standard...
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Gendered community-based waste management and the feminization of environmental responsibility in Greater Jakarta, Indonesia Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Diana Teresa Pakasi, Anita Hardon, Irwan Martua Hidayana, Putri Rahmadhani
This article investigates gender dynamics in the practices of community-based waste management in households and local communities in the Greater Jakarta region of Indonesia, using a Feminist Polit...
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Assessment of impacts of adoption of improved sweetpotato varieties in Ghana: accounting for differences in male and female farmers Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Patricia Pinamang Acheampong, Monica Addison, Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa, Ernest Baafi, Monica Opoku
New agricultural technologies, such as high yielding varieties and improved agronomic practices could significantly increase agricultural productivity leading to improved welfare of those who parti...
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A call for gender-neutral and/or sensitive pedagogy: gender invariance and moderation in self-determination and technology-use efficacy in self-regulated learning Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Ian Phil Canlas, Mae V. Ceblano, Vilma P. Gayrama, Nanette M. Panit
This paper presents a study on gender invariance in and moderation between self-determination and technology-use efficacy in self-regulated learning at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Research...
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Scaling-out gender transformative approaches in agriculture research for development Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2023-12-03 Emily Hillenbrand, Chinedu Obi, Cynthia McDougal, Cristiano M. Rossignoli
This paper looks at the spread and socialization of gender transformative approaches (GTA) within a network of research and development organizations that focus on gender and agriculture. We conduc...
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Assessing gendered impacts of post-harvest technologies in Northern Ghana: gender equity and food security Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Anna Snider, Paul Kwami Adraki, Victor Lolig, Paul E. McNamara
Post-harvest loss of grains contributes to food insecurity, high food prices, and climate change. Several post-harvest technologies are used in Northern Ghana to reduce post-harvest loss, yet resea...
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Developing gender-transformative innovation packages for sustainable intensification: the case of maize leaf stripping in northern Ghana Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Gundula Fischer, Kipo Jimah, Eliasu Mumuni, Abdul Rahman Nurudeen, Kofi Glover, Addah Weseh
Sustainable agricultural intensification (SI) seeks to address multiple development objectives at the same time, among them social aspects of sustainability. However, interest in gender norms as po...
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Both visible and invisible: women, risk-taking and the expansion of fisheries technologies in South India Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Nitya Rao, Natalie Djohari
Technological innovations in fisheries have generally been seen to exclude women, exacerbating both their economic marginalization and lack of political voice. Such a view however ignores the compl...
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Gender exclusion in Indonesia’s community-based forest management extension program Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Yayuk Yuliati, Edi Dwi Cahyono, Rizky Maulana, Arissaryadin
This study investigates the gender dimensions of Indonesia’s Community-based Forest Management (CBFM) extension program. It employs a mixed-method approach to examine women’s participation and bene...
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Women fish vendors in Kerala, India: an analytical study of access to inputs and services Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2023-10-27 K. Rejula, S. Ashaletha, A. Suresh, Nikita Gopal, Amulya Kumar Mohanty
Women are predominantly engaged in postharvest fisheries and comprise about 75% of those engaged in fish marketing in India. The roles performed by fisherwomen are often not recognized. With the re...
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What agricultural transition means for women in male-headed households in South Asia: an in-depth exploration of intrahousehold evaluation processes Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2023-10-27 E. Karki, A. Chaudhary, A. Sharma, P. Timsina, R. Sharma, A. Leipzig, B. Brown
Women’s participation in agriculture is increasing in the Eastern Gangetic Plains due to various external drivers, but they continue to play a limited role in agricultural decision-making. Yet ther...
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Women’s (im)mobility strategies and digital platform adoption: the case study of employees doing desk work in Pune, India Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Pauline Baudens, Anu Masso, Ralf-Martin Soe
This paper investigates the shift in (im)mobility through the digitalization of practices, based on the views of women working in a multinational IT company in Pune, India. The digital phenomenon, ...
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Women’s autonomy and old age pension transfer in South Africa Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Olanrewaju Adewole Adediran
Much of the existing literature contends that income is a key determinant of women’s autonomy. Yet the causal connection between income and women’s autonomy is difficult to pin down, given the obvi...
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The multiplicity, contradictions, and shifting status of widowhood in post-earthquake Nepal Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2023-08-07 Tracy Fehr
This study brings a critical feminist approach to intersectional disaster research. It draws on qualitative research conducted in Nepal’s mid-hill region to centralize the experiences of widows, or...
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Examining the wheat seed delivery system in Bihar, India, using a gender lens Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2023-06-19 Bhavya Suri, Hom Nath Gartaula
An effective seed system gives all farmers access to quality seed, reliable information, and up-to-date knowledge of improved varieties and seed practices. Despite significant progress in developin...
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Autonomy among Indigenous women in Rural Colombia: “free to be, think, and act in our territory” Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2023-06-03 Kate Sinclair, Alexandra Bastidas Granja, Theresa Thompson-Colón, Eucaris Olaya, Sara Eloísa Del Castillo Matamoros, Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez
There is limited qualitative research to support the use of the most common conceptualizations and operationalizations of women’s autonomy, especially in the Latin American context and even more so...
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Transmedia learning and gender in the context of Italian Licei Classici Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2023-05-27 Juan González-Martínez, Cinzia Runchina, Anna Sánchez-Caballé
Abstract This paper analyzes the digital profile of Italian Licei Classici students in terms of gender, focusing on the competences required by transmedia learning strategies. To this end, a quantitative methodology is applied to 400 adolescents, based on a questionnaire composed of indicators in the field of new media literacy. Italian adolescents show positive digital skills and attitudes toward
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Fit for purpose? Assessing the accessibility, theory of action, and accountability of digital technology interventions for sexual and gender-based violence prevention and response Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2023-03-23 Tara Patricia Cookson, Lorena Fuentes, Julia Margaret Zulver, Austin Nelson
Abstract This paper presents the results of a scoping review of Information and Communications Technologies for Development (ICT4D) interventions designed to address sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Our analysis considers the extent to which these ICT4D interventions align with established strategies for preventing and responding to SGBV from gender equality and global health practitioner communities
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Mobile phones and rural women in South Asia and Africa: a systematic review Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2023-02-01 Tanusree Paul, Sudeshna Dutta
Abstract Mobile phones are the most popularly used Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tool globally, although its usage among rural women in South Asia and Africa is remarkably low. This is alarming given that ICTs are fast emerging as a development imperative globally. Thus, it is opportune to generate a clear and comprehensive understanding of rural women’s patterns of mobile phone (MP)
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The impact of stereotypical constructions of masculinity among the Rohingya population living in the Kutupalang Rohingya camp in Bangladesh Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2023-01-16 Noorie Safa, Rachel Sharples, Kevin Dunn
Abstract This research examined how stereotypical constructions of masculinity impact the Rohingya community living in the Kutupalang Rohingya camp in Bangladesh. The study was conducted immediately after the 2017 influx of Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh. A total of 28 in-depth interviews were conducted, comprising 16 Rohingya men and seven Rohingya women, and five humanitarian officials. The study
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What determines quota-elected women’s political empowerment in India and Bangladesh? A comparative perspective Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2023-01-04 Mahbub Alam Prodip
Abstract This comparative case study compares the facilitating factors that promote quota-elected women’s political empowerment in local-level politics, in the Gram Panchayat in India and the Union Parishad in Bangladesh. It reveals that gender quotas do not spontaneously promote women’s political empowerment. Rather, women’s political empowerment depends on a number of institutional and political
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Improved maize technology adoption and its intensity among male- and female-headed households in Dawuro zone, Southwestern Ethiopia Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-12-28 Girma Gezimu Gebre, Yuichiro Amekawa, Dil Bahadur Rahut
Abstract Both male- and female-headed farm households grow maize in Ethiopia. However, little is known about the difference between male- and female-headed households in the adoption of high-yielding technologies for maize. This study examines the difference between male- and female-headed households in their decision to adopt and the intensity of adoption of improved maize technologies in Dawuro zone
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Do gender dynamics in intra-household decision making shift with male migration? Evidence from rice-farming households in Eastern India Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-12-22 Rohini Ram Mohan, Ranjitha Puskur, D. Chandrasekar, Harold Glenn A. Valera
Abstract This paper unpacks the complex relationship between migration of men and the decision making power of the women who “stay behind” in Bihar, Eastern India. We use mixed methods research design to assess whether women perceive a shift in decision making “authority” between different members in households where men migrate and examine the subjective meanings of these shifts. Using a retrospective
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Sexting motives and sexting behavior among emerging adults in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-12-16 Yee Shan Goh, Soon Aun Tan, Su Wan Gan
Abstract Sexting behavior is a contemporary form of sexual expression where people can send, receive, and exchange sexually suggestive content online. The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown has greatly exposed emerging adults to sexting behavior. The present study aimed to examine the level of engagement in sexting behavior and the sexting motives (intimacy, enhancement, self-affirmation, coping, peer pressure
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Sustaining culture in modern times: spiritual beliefs and practices among working women of Malaysia Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-12-09 Gina Zanolini Morrison
Abstract Spiritual beliefs bring comfort, order, and meaning to life in every culture, particularly in challenging times. To gain access to the spiritual beliefs and practices of Malaysia, a uniquely multicultural nation in the throes of rapid development and political change, we interviewed a diversity of Malaysian women about their spiritual beliefs. Using the lens of gender to frame the study, we
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Exploring the effects of a participatory climate services approach on smallholder decision-making in Rwanda using a gender lens Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Gloriose Nsengiyumva, Graham Clarkson, Tatiana Gumucio, Peter Dorward, Chantal Ingabire
Abstract Effective climate services are crucial in supporting farmers to adapt to climate variability and change. Different factors may hinder certain types of farmers in accessing, using and benefiting from climate services. Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) is a climate services and agricultural extension approach that has been used in more than 20 countries. PICSA
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Gender, technology and development: reflections on the past, and provocations for the future Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Philippe Doneys, Kyoko Kusakabe, Evelyn F. Wamboye, Rebecca Elmhirst, Arul Chib, Joyee Shairee Chatterjee
Published in Gender, Technology and Development (Vol. 26, No. 3, 2022)
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The #EndSARS protest and Black cyberfeminism: a study of the Feminist Coalition and the rise of cyber-feminist ideologies in Nigeria Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-12-02 Felix Idongesit Oyosoro, Chinaemelum I. Okafor, Ruth Aigbe
Abstract This study aims to demonstrate how the Feminist Coalition (FemCo) employed digital media to promote feminist causes in Nigeria. Using the #EndSARS protest as a study, we show how Black women championed virtual feminism and Black feminist ideas, resulting in Black cyberfeminism. By translating and reflecting their physical reality into digital experiences, FemCo’s design of the #EndSARS logo
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Breaking through the silicon wall: gendered opportunities and risks of new technologies Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-12-02 Sophia Huyer, Eugenia Nuñez
Abstract Technology design and development has traditionally been characterized by a lack of attention to women’s priorities and activities; a lack of analysis of gendered impacts; and the influence of socio-cultural gender norms that position technology as a male pursuit. Advances are seen, but progress continues to be slow. For example, women are highly-represented in biology globally, but participation
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Intersectional representation in online media discourse: reflecting anti-discrimination position in reporting on same-sex partnerships Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-11-30 Rok Smrdelj, Mojca Pajnik
Abstract The theory of intersectionality has been broadly used in various research but we notice a persistent gap in reflecting its application to media analysis. In our study, we focus on the concept of “representational intersectionality” which Kimberlé Crenshaw uses to illustrate the dynamics between different discourses. Taking the example of online media reporting on same-sex partnerships in Slovenia
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Intersectionality in gender and agriculture: toward an applied research design Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-11-30 Katie Tavenner, Todd A. Crane, Renee Bullock, Alessandra Galiè
Abstract Applied to agricultural research for development (AR4D), intersectionality can illuminate how gender’s interactions with other axes of social differentiation, such as age, assets base, marital status, race/ethnic community, and caste/class, shape the social dynamics of agricultural systems and technological change to affect gender and development outcomes. However, operationalizing an intersectional
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Understanding the struggles of Bangladeshi women in coping with climate change through a gender analysis Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-11-28 Mumita Tanjeela
Abstract Climate-induced disasters affect a wide range of communities in Bangladesh. Among them, women are the most affected groups. Climate change increases their socioeconomic vulnerabilities by directly impacting their families’ food security, water consumption, health, and overall livelihood. Unlike in many patriarchal societies, Bangladeshi women often face challenges of unequal social relations
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Data science for empowerment: understanding the data science training landscape for women and girls in Africa Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-11-25 Claire Babirye, Chisenga Muyoya, Suvodeep Mazumdar, Andrea Jimenez, Ciira Maina, Jabhera Matogoro, Margaret Nyambura Ndung’u, Dorothea Kleine
Abstract The increasing datafication of African societies has led to a proliferation of data science-related training opportunities. These trainings provide young people with the opportunity to learn the skills to work on Data science, with some focused specifically on women and girls. While this is encouraging and brings new opportunities for women and girls to participate in the knowledge economy
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Capacities and gaps in Caribbean fisherfolk organization leadership Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-11-14 Maria Pena, Patrick McConney, Leisa Perch, Terrence Phillips
Abstract Organizational leadership is one of the most important roles for both women and men in the fishing industry. Empowerment of fisherfolk organization and strengthening or development of their capacity, especially in relation to leadership, is important to the successful implementation of the 2014 Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security
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Overcoming gender bias in the digital economy. Empirical evidence for European countries Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-10-27 Ewa Lechman, Magdalena Popowska
Abstract This study aims to contribute to understanding the gender biases that emerge in the digital technology-related field. More specifically we concentrate on examining whether gender gaps are diminishing or are persistent in terms of women’s enrollment in technology-related programs at the tertiary level of education and for female STEM graduates. Next, this evidence is confronted with gender
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Knowledge economy and gender inequality Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-10-22 Dev Nathan, Govind Kelkar, Pallavi Govindnathan
Abstract The paper analyzes how gender inequality is created in the knowledge economy through forms of exclusion of women from certain areas of knowledge, and the simultaneous higher social valuation of men’s monopolized knowledge as against women’s knowledge in the commons. Gendered knowledge inequality has consequences for other forms of inequality, such as in status, ownership of property, distribution
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Women, fisheries technology and development: toward new research approaches Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-10-22 Meryl J. Williams, Victoria Syddall
Abstract In fisheries and aquaculture, technology is a critical factor in sectoral development. Tracing the sectors’ post World War II development stages, we note strong links with internal and external economic and sustainability drivers but weak connections to largely external gender equality and human rights drivers. Three characteristics of the fish sectors situate women during technology change:
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Tackling online gender-based violence; understanding gender, development, and the power relations of digital spaces Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-10-22 Becky Faith
Abstract Digital systems now mediate our everyday social practices, political and economic lives. But ICT4D (ICT for development) research exploring the relationship between gender, technology and development has only had a limited conception of the power relationships and structures underpinning these systems. In this literature, technology is linked to gendered empowerment in that it is conceptualized
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Traditional access rights and methods of fishing in inland water bodies: Are women slowly losing out? A study from Kerala, India Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-10-13 Nikita Gopal, Rakesh M. Raghavan, P. Sruthi, K. Rejula, P. S. Ananthan
Abstract Gender divisions are often stereotypical in fisheries, and only recently has their role in wild fish capture begun to see light, with evidence indicating that fish harvest by women can be substantial, especially in small-scale fisheries. The state of Kerala on the southwest coast of India is one of the major fish-producing states in the country. However, what is not well recognized is that
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Aiming for a gender-transformative UHC agenda in Indonesia Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-09-16 Rosalia Sciortino
Abstract At the 2019 High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), women’s groups and their allies successfully lobbied for the recognition of gender equity and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as critical to UHC. Conservative opposition, however, remains, and realization of the then-approved political declaration will require their continued engagement to hold
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Tools in the making: the co-construction of gender, crops, and crop breeding in African agriculture Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-08-18 Ida Arff Tarjem
Abstract Crop breeding for development has a relatively long tradition of including the perspectives of women and men farmers. However, the lack of adoption and development impacts of improved crop varieties, particularly in African countries, has led to a growing interest in novel ways of making crop breeding more responsive to the needs, preferences, and demands of different social groups of women
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Exploring the drivers of herbicide use and risk perception among smallholder farmers in Ghana Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-07-20 Daniel Kpienbaareh, Moses Mosonsieyiri Kansanga, Emmanuel Yiridoe, Isaac Luginaah
Abstract Although herbicide adoption is gaining popularity among farmers in the Global South, the reasons for their adoption and perceptions of the impacts of their use may vary. Drawing theoretical insights from political ecology and using photovoice and interviews with (N = 48) backyard farmers in the semi-arid savannah region of Ghana, this article explored the underlying factors shaping herbicide
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Gendered barriers and opportunities in Kenya's informal dairy sector: enhancing gender-equity in urban markets Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-06-27 Alessandra Galiè, Nelly Njiru, Jessica Heckert, Emily Myers, Silvia Alonso
Abstract Informal milk trading in peri-urban Nairobi plays a key role in supporting both livelihoods and nutrition, particularly among poor households. Gender dynamics affect who is involved in and benefits from milk trading. To better understand gendered constraints and opportunities in informal, peri-urban dairy marketing, a qualitative study was conducted in 2017 with 45 men and 50 women milk traders
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Does gender have any effect on political crowdfunding? An empirical analysis from India Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-06-25 Hasnan Baber
Abstract Crowdfunding has seen a steep growth in the past decade. The basic principle of crowdfunding is fundraising from a large crowd. The political activities of a party or a candidate often require funds that are difficult to secure. In the 2008 campaign, Barak Obama raised around $500 million through crowdfunding. This study aims to examine the role of gender (through political interest, political
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Ambitious and driven to scale the barriers to top management: experiences of women leaders in the Nigerian technology sector Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-06-19 Anne Odoh, Peter Branney
Abstract The four theories—gendering of careers, glass ceiling, gender stereotypes and work-life balance—of the lack of inclusion of women in the technology sector have a certain face validity when looking at Nigeria, a historically patriarchal nation undergoing significant growth in penetration and diffusion in the technology sector. Consequently, this article is the first to further develop these
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Does women’s engagement in sunflower commercialization empower them? Experience from Singida region, Tanzania Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-05-26 Devotha B. Mosha, John Jeckoniah, Gideon Boniface
Abstract Empowering women within sunflower value chains can create significant development opportunities for them and generate benefits for their families. This paper asks whether women’s engagement in sunflower commercialization influences their levels of empowerment. The paper uses data from a 2018 study conducted by Agricultural Policy Research in Africa. A cross-sectional research design was used
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Gender and financial inclusion: does technology make a difference? Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-05-19 Saibal Ghosh
Abstract Using district-level survey data, the analysis assesses the impact of technology in fostering the financial inclusion of women in India. The findings show that women are 12% less likely to use a mobile phone while opening accounts and 9% less likely to actively use such accounts. Relatedly, account ownership and its use are less likely for women with mobile phones, especially in the post-PMJDY
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The impact of social media on women’s empowerment in the Kingdom of Bahrain Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-04-19 Jaflah AlAmmary
Abstract The empowerment of women is currently a vital issue appearing on political agendas at national and international levels. Accordingly, this research investigates the current situation regarding the use of social media (SM) by women in the Kingdom of Bahrain in terms of the preferences, purposes, and restrictions on using SM, the impact of SM, and women’s perception of the role of SM in empowering
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Technological change and unemployment nexus from a gender perspective: empirical evidence from a panel cointegration approach Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-04-15 Selda Görkey
Abstract This study investigates the long-run relationship between technological change and unemployment, focusing on a gender perspective in developed economies. Considering the obstacles women face in accessing labor markets, this study aims to empirically combine the technological change and unemployment nexus with a gender perspective in 20 OECD economies from 1985 to 2019 by using multifactor
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Empowering women farmers through collective action: a case study of Khanizpur Hamlet, Odisha Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-03-06 Sampriti Baruah, Samarendu Mohanty, Agnes C. Rola
Abstract Vulnerable landless women farmers face the dual challenge of small farm size and illegality of land tenancy. These smallholders face a lack of bargaining power in input and output markets and economic non-viability of technology adoption. We piloted a collective action model of organizing agriculture production work called “Small Farmers Large Field” with 35 landless tenant women farmers in
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Iranian female-headed households’ material well-being during sanctions and post-JCPOA periods Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-03-04 Ilyar Heydari Barardehi, Mahnoush Abdollah Milani
Abstract In the recent decade, the number of female-headed households has been growing in the Islamic Republic of Iran. It has been shown that Iranian female heads struggle with numerous socio-economic challenges. Yet, various aspects of their economic well-being remain unknown. Over the same period, sanction-induced economic pressure inflicted a wide range of economic difficulties on Iranian households
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Caste-gender intersectionalities in wheat-growing communities in Madhya Pradesh, India Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-03-04 Cathy Rozel Farnworth, Preeti Bharati, Vijesh V. Krishna, Lara Roeven, Lone Badstue
Abstract This article addresses the patterns of women’s engagement in wheat as decision-makers and laborers in India. Qualitative research conducted twice in one village in Madhya Pradesh explored gender norms and agency changes over time. Quantitative research was carried out in the same village and 17 additional villages. Four questions are asked: (1) Is decision-making in wheat feminized? (2) Is
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Next-gen precarity: gender and informal labor in the Eastern Himalaya Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-02-22 Mona Chettri
Abstract In the eastern Himalayan region of Sikkim and Darjeeling, India, young women migrate from within and outside the area to work in the expanding retail and service sector. This sector demands very little from them in terms of education, technical skills or financial literacy; the emphasis being on their youth, and supposed socio-cultural and gendered attributes of docility, flexibility and manageability
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A gendered outlook into the adoption of improved rice varieties in Madagascar Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-02-22 Gaudiose Mujawamariya, Negussie Zenna, Lori Leonard, Irina Tefy Andrianina, Daniele Ramiaramanana
Abstract This study investigates the household decision-making process toward adopting improved rice varieties. The mixed-method approach is applied to identify the influential factors and demonstrating the importance of considering gender aspects. The study was conducted in Madagascar Highlands (Vakinankaratra and Haute Matsiatra regions) with a sample of 164 male and female farmers. The quantitative
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Gender and corporate governance: analyzing sexism, board dynamics, and firm performance in Indonesia Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-02-18 Alicia Wynona Tjahjadi, Desi Adhariani
Abstract This study analyzes gender-related board dynamics, seeking to understand the impact of sexism and the presence of female directors. The research domain includes female directors of public listed companies in Indonesia. This research triangulates data using two research methods. The quantitative method’s purpose is to test the association between the frequency of sexism, the perception of board
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GUYnecology: the missing science of men’s reproductive health Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Aishwarya Chandran
(2022). GUYnecology: the missing science of men’s reproductive health. Gender, Technology and Development: Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 138-140.
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Women working in ICT: situation and possibilities of progress in Catalonia and Spain Gender, Technology and Development Pub Date : 2021-09-27 Núria Vergés Bosch, Leon Freude, Elisabet Almeda Samaranch, Ana M. González Ramos
Abstract The ICT sector is becoming a strategic and growing sector in our current societies and economies. However, gender inequalities persist and women’s representation in ICT is still low in Catalonia and Spain. In this article, we introduce the situation of women working in ICT and seek to identify the main barriers and opportunities for their progress. We implemented a survey that was answered