Essays about: "Gender-responsive"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word Gender-responsive.

  1. 1. Determinants of Female Farmers Access to Agrarian Extension Services: A case study from Ethiopia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Miranda Savini Nicci; [2023]
    Keywords : Agrarian Development; Agricultural Extension Services AES ; Female Small-holder Farmers; Ethiopia; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper aims at investigating the determinants of female farmers access to Agrarian Extension Services in Ethiopia, where extension services represent a critical tool for the development of the agrarian sector. Despite the country’s efforts to develop a gender-responsive extension system, several bottlenecks are negatively driving down women’s access to these services. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gender-Responsive Disaster Risk Reduction : Challenges and Solutions in UNDRR Policymaking

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tilda Matikainen; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender-responsive; DRR; Disaster Risk Reduction; Policymaking; UNDRR; UN; United Nations; United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction;

    Abstract : This paper brings insight into the international regime on Disaster Risk Reduction and its responsiveness to gendered dimensions. More specifically, it investigates the translation from theoretical prescriptions to policy practices in the internationally operating United Nations Office for DRR (UNDRR). READ MORE

  4. 3. Still, I Rise : Lessons and Interpretations of Gender Lens Investing, a case study approach

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Wai Kwan Au; Jashna Pillay; [2023]
    Keywords : gender lens investing; venture capital; gender equality; feminist standpoint theory; business;

    Abstract : Gender lens investing (GLI) considers gender-based factors across the investment process to advance gender equality and better inform investment decisions. It recognizes that gender-based discrimination persists in many areas of society, including access to economic opportunities. READ MORE

  5. 4. Gender-responsive peacebuilding in a changing climate : A qualitative content analysis of strengths and weaknesses in National Action Plans.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Amanda Jangbrand; [2022]
    Keywords : climate change; gender; WPS Agenda; qualitative content analysis; vulnerabilities and capacities;

    Abstract : Climate change can exacerbate violent conflict, create risks to human security, and prevent conflict recovery and peacebuilding in different contexts. Climate change nor conflict is rarely fair and have been argued to have different impacts on gender. READ MORE

  6. 5. Gender and Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Agriculture: Lessons from Farming Communities in Ejisu Municipality, Ghana

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Eunice Adwoa Sarpong; [2021]
    Keywords : Ejisu; gender dimensions; agriculture; climate change; Gender-Responsive National Adaptation Plan NAP Processes;

    Abstract : Climate change poses a threat to agriculture. Ghana’s agriculture is mainly dependent on rainfall, this makes subsistence farmers majority of whom are women more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. That said, the impacts of climate change are felt differently by men and women due to their social assigned roles and responsibilities. READ MORE