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inJournal of Agriculture and Forestry University > Volume 2 (2018) . - 53-62 p.

Title :	Gender roles in decision-making across the generation and ethnicity
Material Type:	printed text
Authors:	D. Devkota, Author ; K. N. Pyakuryal, Author
Publication Date:	2018
Article on page:	53-62 p.
Languages :	English (eng)
Keywords:	Gender, decisions, generation, ethnicity, change
Abstract:	A study was conducted in Khairahani VDC of Chitwan district during 2007 to 2010 to compare and analyze gender roles in relation to agriculture and household decisions across the generations and ethnicity. This study employs both qualitative and quantitative approaches for data collection using household survey, focus group discussion, and case study. A reconnaissance survey was done to help determine sample households. Accordingly, 150 Tharu households and 181 non-Tharu households were purposively identified and used in the study by following a standard questionnaire survey. A total of 331 households and 662 individuals covering both Tharu and non-Tharu were interviewed across the old and young generation of respective ethnicity, and their responses were analyzed in terms of level of involvement in decision-making process at the household level. Old generation people were those having 50 years and above age whereas the young generation was defined as those between the ages of 25 to 49 years during the time of study. This study covered agricultural land use and household labour allocation decision; crop production and marketing; livestock rearing; family care and management, and income generation and migration related decisions from generation as well as ethnicity perspective. The major impression of the findings was such that agricultural land use and labour allocation decision was evident by more than four-fifths of the male domination in the past, but at present it is almost exclusively for jointly done among Tharus whereas this scenario equally been reflective in the case of non-Tharus as well. Likewise, crop production and marketingrelated decisions in the case of Tharus was also distinctly visible in favor of joint decision which was a remarkable change in decisions from male alone dominating in the past. Indeed, with the less extent, similar changes were observed among non-Tharu for crop production and marketing decisions. The decision on livestock rearing activities well followed the trend of changing gender roles from either male alone or female alone to jointly done with the similar findings for the broad decisions on family care and management, income generation, and migration. This firmly indicated that as in the case of other aspects, gender roles should also be viewed as of changing process necessitating to consider such changes to adjust with appropriate planning and execution of the related development activities so that gender related issues would be rightly addressed in terms of decisions, participation and implementation.
Link for e-copy:	https://afu.edu.np/sites/default/files/Gender_roles_in_decision-making_across_th [...]

[article] Gender roles in decision-making across the generation and ethnicity [printed text] / D. Devkota, Author ; K. N. Pyakuryal, Author . - 2018 . - 53-62 p.
Languages : English (eng)
in Journal of Agriculture and Forestry University > Volume 2 (2018) . - 53-62 p.

Keywords:	Gender, decisions, generation, ethnicity, change
Abstract:	A study was conducted in Khairahani VDC of Chitwan district during 2007 to 2010 to compare and analyze gender roles in relation to agriculture and household decisions across the generations and ethnicity. This study employs both qualitative and quantitative approaches for data collection using household survey, focus group discussion, and case study. A reconnaissance survey was done to help determine sample households. Accordingly, 150 Tharu households and 181 non-Tharu households were purposively identified and used in the study by following a standard questionnaire survey. A total of 331 households and 662 individuals covering both Tharu and non-Tharu were interviewed across the old and young generation of respective ethnicity, and their responses were analyzed in terms of level of involvement in decision-making process at the household level. Old generation people were those having 50 years and above age whereas the young generation was defined as those between the ages of 25 to 49 years during the time of study. This study covered agricultural land use and household labour allocation decision; crop production and marketing; livestock rearing; family care and management, and income generation and migration related decisions from generation as well as ethnicity perspective. The major impression of the findings was such that agricultural land use and labour allocation decision was evident by more than four-fifths of the male domination in the past, but at present it is almost exclusively for jointly done among Tharus whereas this scenario equally been reflective in the case of non-Tharus as well. Likewise, crop production and marketingrelated decisions in the case of Tharus was also distinctly visible in favor of joint decision which was a remarkable change in decisions from male alone dominating in the past. Indeed, with the less extent, similar changes were observed among non-Tharu for crop production and marketing decisions. The decision on livestock rearing activities well followed the trend of changing gender roles from either male alone or female alone to jointly done with the similar findings for the broad decisions on family care and management, income generation, and migration. This firmly indicated that as in the case of other aspects, gender roles should also be viewed as of changing process necessitating to consider such changes to adjust with appropriate planning and execution of the related development activities so that gender related issues would be rightly addressed in terms of decisions, participation and implementation.
Link for e-copy:	https://afu.edu.np/sites/default/files/Gender_roles_in_decision-making_across_th [...]