Nozomi Kawarazuka "Understanding Gender Relations" case study presentation
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Nozomi Kawarazuka "Understanding Gender Relations" case study presentation
- 1. Understanding gender relations: a case study in South Kilifi, Kenya Nozomi Kawarazuka School of International Development University of East Anglia, U.K
- 2. Current understandings on gender and nutrition Focusing on gender characteristics Expected Pathways agriculture women nutrition capital technologies markets Incomes kowledge autonomy input outcomes 2/10 Women Men Incomes/expenditures Gender roles in agriculture Bargaining power
- 3. Current understandings on gender and nutrition men women power ritualsdiscourse (languages) economic processes culture emotion farming homes bars Routine practices schools Connell (2009) 3/10 Looking at gender relations Changeable Masculinities
- 4. Research methods • 8 months of ethnographic fieldwork • Selected 8 women and 8 men Observation Life history In-depth interviews 4/10
- 5. Research context 5/10 Palm wine/fisheries for local consumption
- 6. Findings (1) Gender relations in local agriculture/fisheries Men Fishing Tapping Men Drinking at local bars Women Processing Selling Children Womencash cash cash 6/10 Fish wine Fish wine Masculinities
- 7. Findings (1) Gender relations in agriculture/fisheries Men Fishing Tapping Men Drinking at local bars Women Processing Selling Children Womencash cash cash 7/10 Fish wine Fish wine support supportDepending on women Safety net
- 8. Findings (2) Gender relations in family • Women’s diverse and dynamic gender positions A widow woman with seven sons A divorcee with a wealthy male partner A single mother living with her mother and ten siblings A young married woman without a son • The source of women’s bargaining power at home Reproductive roles Their capacity to manage housework (fetching water, collecting firewood, cooking) Seniority Cash (not necessarily from economic activities) 8/10
- 9. Findings (2) Gender relations in family • fatherhood Institutional power (ex. inheritance rules of land, bride wealth) ↓ Cash = masculinities alternative masculinities :violence, girl friends, drinking 9/10
- 10. Key messages • Gender relations beyond characteristics Women are not a homogenous group What women lack → why they do so Gendered behaviors influence women’s practices Incorporating men into agriculture and nutrition • The role of qualitative studies More nuanced understandings Developing context specific approaches 10/10