Value-chain projects are increasingly being used to link smallholders to markets. However, in contexts where women tend … activities, there is potential for value-chain projects to have unintended consequences on gender dynamics. In particular, there … is concern among project implementors regarding possible adverse effects for women in terms of shifting intrahousehold …

This paper reviews the available data on men’s and women’s land rights, identifies what can and cannot be measured by … these data, and uses these measures to assess the gaps in the land rights of women and men. Building on the conceptual … gender gaps in landownership across countries. However, critical data gaps cloud our understanding of land rights and why …

We examine the role of gender in adoption and diffusion of orange sweet potato, a biofortified staple food crop being … promoted as a strategy to increase dietary intakes of vitamin A among young children and adult women in Uganda. As an … agricultural intervention with nutrition objectives, intrahousehold gender dynamics regarding decisions about crop choice and child …

This paper reviews recent conceptual and empirical developments regarding household behavior and gender norms in … developing countries covering the following general topics: (1) what do the data tell us about gender gaps in control and … resources that men and women control, whether solely or jointly; and (4) why does it matter? …

The authors use the Ethiopian Rural Household Survey to examine the gender dimensions of public works. They use three … participation is low. Gender differences are important in the participation decision, but operate differently in different types of … labor markets. Better-educated women are more likely to participate in the wage labor market, while higher livestock …

Sustainability and gender have been prominent on the development agenda since the 1980s, but there has been little …, intrahousehold literature, and natural resource management case studies and reviews to examine how gender shapes the motives, means …, and opportunities for men and women to contribute to sustainability. Particular attention is given to evidence on …

Quisumbing and Yohannes use the Ethiopian Rural Household Survey to examine the gender dimensions of public works. They … female participation is low. Gender differences are important in the participation decision, but operate differently in … different types of labor markets. Better-educated women are more likely to participate in the wage labor market, while higher …