Open AccessCan Dairy Value-Chain Projects Change Gender Norms in Rural Bangladesh? Impacts on Assets, Gender Norms, and Time Use
Author(s) -
Agnes Quisumbing,
Shalini Roy,
Jemimah Njuki,
Kakuly Tanvin,
Elizabeth Waithanji
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
ssrn electronic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1556-5068
DOI - 10.2139/ssrn.2373264
Subject(s) - value (mathematics) , business , gender analysis , socioeconomics , demographic economics , economics , economic growth , statistics , mathematics
Value-chain projects are increasingly being used to link smallholders to markets. However, in contexts where women tend to own and control fewer assets than men, and are more likely to be involved in informal rather than formal market activities, there is potential for value-chain projects to have unintended consequences on gender dynamics.
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