Open AccessEnhancing Food Security Through Systematic African Women Empowerment in South Africa
Author(s) -
Mfundo Mandla Masuku,
Tendayi C. Garutsa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mediterranean journal of social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2039-9340
pISSN - 2039-2117
DOI - 10.36941/mjss-2021-0064
Subject(s) - empowerment , food security , poverty , context (archaeology) , snowball sampling , gender mainstreaming , grey literature , consumption (sociology) , economic growth , food insecurity , sociology , human development (humanity) , human security , political science , public relations , gender studies , social science , gender equality , economics , geography , agriculture , law , medicine , archaeology , pathology , medline
This paper critically argues how the gender and development approach influences food security for women. A critical literature review analysis was conducted using peer-reviewed publications and grey literature from relevant organisations. Sources from 1993 to 2020 were manually selected from Sabinet and Google Scholar using a purposive and snowball approach and 69 articles were analysed. Findings indicated that although the Gender and Development approach is useful in understanding the issue of food security within the South African context, a post-development feminist approach can guide policy frameworks that recognise differences in women when addressing food insecurity, to enhance women empowerment. This paper recommends that gender and food security issues ought to be conceptualised and understood in a multidimensional sense, using various determinants which include consumption, income, poverty and human development.
Received: 21 September 2021 / Accepted: 25 October 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021