Transforming Gender and Food Security in the Global South (Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment)

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Synopsis
Drawing on studies from Africa, Asia and South America, this book provides empirical evidence and conceptual explorations of the gendered dimensions of food security. It investigates how food security and gender inequity are conceptualized within interventions, assesses the impacts and outcomes of gender-responsive programs on food security and gender equity and addresses diverse approaches to gender research and practice that range from descriptive and analytical to strategic and transformative. The chapters draw on diverse theoretical perspectives, including transformative learning, feminist theory, deliberative democracy and technology adoption. As a result, they add important conceptual and empirical material to a growing literature on the challenges of gender equity in agricultural production. A unique feature of this book is the integration of both analytic and transformative approaches to understanding gender and food security. The analytic material shows how food security interventions enable women and men to meet the long-term nutritional needs of their households, and to enhance their economic position. The transformative chapters also document efforts to build durable and equitable relationships between men and women, addressing underlying social, cultural and economic causes of gender inequality. Taken together, these combined approaches enable women and men to reflect on gendered divisions of labor and resources related to food, and to reshape these divisions in ways which benefit families and communities. Co-published with the International Development Research Centre.
Copyright:
2016

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
312 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781317190011
Related ISBNs:
9780367227678, 9781315564111, 9781138680418
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Jemimah Njuki, John R. Parkins, Amy Kaler
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Jemimah Njuki
Edited by:
John R. Parkins
Edited by:
Amy Kaler

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