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"TA mixed-methods, multiple-stage approach was used to obtain data on how gender and wealth affected participation in … types of groups included household composition, age, and gender. Women made up 59 percent of the dairy-goat group (DGG … percent of secretary positions, and 30 percent of chairperson positions. Gender also influenced participation in clan groups …
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"This paper presents a framework for investigating the intersection of collective action and gender; i.e. how gender … collective action can be used as a vehicle for gender equity. We begin with definitions of the key concepts and then present … three entry points for a gendered analysis of collective action-motivations, effectiveness, and impact on gender equity- vis …
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"This paper analyzes how women's participation affects institutional outcomes related to the decentralized governance of community forests in Madhya Pradesh, India. The analysis is based on data from a representative sample of 641 cases of joint forest management, India's flagship program to...
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the type of land that is more intensive in their own work effort. While gender bias is either non-existent or small in … land inheritance, daughters tend to be disadvantaged with respect to schooling. The gender gap in schooling, however …
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"The role of local and external institutions in natural resource management (NRM) is gaining attention in the literature, fostering greater understanding of the relationship between collective action and poverty, collective action and equity, and the conditions under which collective action...
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"This study analyzes the determinants of land tenure insecurity and its impact on intensity of use of purchased farm inputs among households in Southern Ethiopia. Seventeen percent of the households stated that they were tenure insecure. The feeling of tenure insecurity could be caused by the...
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investigates the interactions between gender, social capital and information exchange in rural Uganda. Within the framework of … to gender differences. A multinomial logit model is used to analyze multiple participation choices of information …
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"Men and women participate in collective action for different purposes in northern Nigeria. Field work conducted in six villages show that while men engage in community activities such as road repairs, maintenance of schools and hospitals, refuse collection and maintenance of the traditional...
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differ significantly in the number of groups they join, however, there are clear gender differences in the types of groups to …
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"The indigenous people of Talaanding in Basac village, Bukidnon, the Philippines, had to deal with a high occurrence of disease and a high number of malnourished children in their village. This situation was due to the inability of the local health clinic to provide adequate health service and...
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