Measuring women's empowerment in agriculture: Innovations and evidence

A Quisumbing, S Cole, M Elias, S Faas, A Galiè… - Global Food …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This paper addresses women's empowerment in agriculture, innovations in its
measurement, and emerging evidence. We discuss the evolution of the conceptualization …

[HTML][HTML] Women's empowerment, food security and nutrition of pastoral communities in Tanzania

A Galiè, N Teufel, AW Girard, I Baltenweck… - Global Food …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
This paper presents a mixed-methods study that examines the relationship between
women's empowerment, household food security, and maternal and child diet diversity (as …

The women's empowerment in livestock index

A Galiè, N Teufel, L Korir, I Baltenweck… - Social Indicators …, 2019‏ - Springer
The empowerment of women in the livestock sector is fundamental to achieve gender
equality. It also is instrumental for increased household productivity and improved …

Women's empowerment, food security, and nutrition transition in Africa

M Lufuke, Y Bai, S Fan, X Tian - International Journal of Environmental …, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Despite mounting recognition of the essential role of women's empowerment in household
dietary and nutrition changes, the diversity of culture across African countries presents …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of membership in producer organizations on women's empowerment: Evidence from Kenya

M Mwambi, J Bijman, A Galie - Women's Studies International Forum, 2021‏ - Elsevier
In develo** countries, producer organizations (POs) are important for achieving women
empowerment mainly through promoting women's access to the organization's resources …

Benefits and risks of smallholder livestock production on child nutrition in low-and middle-income countries

D Chen, K Mechlowitz, X Li, N Schaefer… - Frontiers in …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Livestock production may improve nutritional outcomes of pregnant women and children by
increasing household income, availability of nutrient-dense foods, and women's …

Women's empowerment and intra-household gender dynamics and practices around sheep and goat production in South East Kenya

KO Ogolla, JK Chemuliti, M Ngutu, WW Kimani… - Plos one, 2022‏ - journals.plos.org
Small ruminant production facets like decision-making, ownership, labour allocation, access
to-and control over assets are gendered. This study investigates intra-household gender …

Behavior change, egg consumption, and child nutrition: a cluster randomized controlled trial

SL McKune, H Stark, AC Sapp, Y Yang, CM Slanzi… - …, 2020‏ - publications.aap.org
METHODS: A 3-arm cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted in rural Burkina Faso
with 260 mother-child dyads. Children aged 4 to 17 months from 18 villages were included; …

Livestock as a pathway to women's empowerment in low and middle-income countries: A sco** review

I Baltenweck, EL Achandi, RM Bullock… - The Journal of …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
Progress towards women's empowerment (WE) and gender equality is slow and uneven
across the Global South. Livestock systems support the livelihoods of one billion poor …

Livestock innovations, social norms, and women's empowerment in the global south

A Galiè, D Najjar, P Petesch, L Badstue, CR Farnworth - Sustainability, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Livestock have strong empowerment potential, particularly for women. They offer millions of
women in the Global South the opportunity to provide protein-rich foods for home …