Income generation and empowerment pathways for rural women of Jagusi Parish, Uganda: A double-sided sword

This paper contributes to the growing literature on women's economic empowerment by exploring the relationship between women's engagement in income-generating activities (IGAs) and their capacity to realize self-defined goals, centered on well-being and decision-making. Mixed methods data...

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Autores principales:	Chelsea Haley, Robin Marsh
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Women's empowerment Women's economic empowerment Gender norms Local empowerment Rural Uganda Card sorting game History of scholarship and learning. The humanities AZ20-999 Social sciences (General) H1-99
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5958f83f03564d34982fac9fa7530a222021-11-12T04:47:19ZIncome generation and empowerment pathways for rural women of Jagusi Parish, Uganda: A double-sided sword2590-291110.1016/j.ssaho.2021.100225https://doaj.org/article/5958f83f03564d34982fac9fa7530a222021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291121001212https://doaj.org/toc/2590-2911This paper contributes to the growing literature on women's economic empowerment by exploring the relationship between women's engagement in income-generating activities (IGAs) and their capacity to realize self-defined goals, centered on well-being and decision-making. Mixed methods data were analyzed to understand local conceptualizations of an ‘empowered’ woman in Jagusi Parish, Uganda. Women participated in a survey and an innovative Card Sorting Game (CSG), choosing scenario cards that they ‘experienced’ or ‘aspired to experience’ in the future, then ranking and describing their choices. The scenarios were designed by local health and development practitioners together with the research team and pre-tested with village women. Experiences with these scenarios were then compared for women engaged and not engaged in income-generating activities to see how IGAs may create, or widen, empowerment pathways for local women. While structural barriers of poverty and gender discrimination remain major challenges in Jagusi, this study provides evidence that in some important ways, such as educating children and sharing decisions on family budgets, engagement in IGAs has advanced women's empowerment in line with what Jagusi women value most. The evidence also shows that women's engagement in IGAs is important in poverty management but for most households has not proven to be transformational in lifting families out of poverty.Chelsea HaleyRobin MarshElsevierarticleWomen's empowermentWomen's economic empowermentGender normsLocal empowermentRural UgandaCard sorting gameHistory of scholarship and learning. The humanitiesAZ20-999Social sciences (General)H1-99ENSocial Sciences and Humanities Open, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 100225- (2021)
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spellingShingle	Women's empowerment Women's economic empowerment Gender norms Local empowerment Rural Uganda Card sorting game History of scholarship and learning. The humanities AZ20-999 Social sciences (General) H1-99 Chelsea Haley Robin Marsh Income generation and empowerment pathways for rural women of Jagusi Parish, Uganda: A double-sided sword
description	This paper contributes to the growing literature on women's economic empowerment by exploring the relationship between women's engagement in income-generating activities (IGAs) and their capacity to realize self-defined goals, centered on well-being and decision-making. Mixed methods data were analyzed to understand local conceptualizations of an ‘empowered’ woman in Jagusi Parish, Uganda. Women participated in a survey and an innovative Card Sorting Game (CSG), choosing scenario cards that they ‘experienced’ or ‘aspired to experience’ in the future, then ranking and describing their choices. The scenarios were designed by local health and development practitioners together with the research team and pre-tested with village women. Experiences with these scenarios were then compared for women engaged and not engaged in income-generating activities to see how IGAs may create, or widen, empowerment pathways for local women. While structural barriers of poverty and gender discrimination remain major challenges in Jagusi, this study provides evidence that in some important ways, such as educating children and sharing decisions on family budgets, engagement in IGAs has advanced women's empowerment in line with what Jagusi women value most. The evidence also shows that women's engagement in IGAs is important in poverty management but for most households has not proven to be transformational in lifting families out of poverty.
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title	Income generation and empowerment pathways for rural women of Jagusi Parish, Uganda: A double-sided sword
title_short	Income generation and empowerment pathways for rural women of Jagusi Parish, Uganda: A double-sided sword
title_full	Income generation and empowerment pathways for rural women of Jagusi Parish, Uganda: A double-sided sword
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Income generation and empowerment pathways for rural women of Jagusi Parish, Uganda: A double-sided sword

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