Gender Research and Food Policy: NGO Perspective
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Gender research & food policyNGO PERSPECTIVE
Marc J. Cohen October 14, 2016
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PROGRAM GUIDANCEWomen: The Key to FoodSecurity (1995) has had
considerable influence•E.g., target women
because they invest
income in their children’s
health & nutrition•Equal access to ag
resources for women =>
significant production
gains
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NGOs PARTNER WITH CGIAR
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INFLUENCE OF WEAI
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HELP KILLING “ZOMBIE FACTS”
E.g.:
•Women own less than 1% (2%, some other low %) of the world’s land•70% of all poor people are women•Gender = women
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CRITICISMS
• Cecile Jackson• Little uptake of IFPRI gender/intrahousehold work on Bangladesh by
NGOs there
• Elisabetta Basile• IFPRI gender work grounded in neo-classical economics• Does not explore grounding of economy in social institutions (a la
Veblen)
• Critique of Progresa evaluation• Ethical concerns around RTC, poor women not getting resources• CCTs fail to empower women and reinforce gender inequalities• Social security is a right• Universal programs are more cost-effective than targeted