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Women, Irrigation and Social Norms in Egypt

author(s) Najjar, Dina - Baruah, Bipasha - Garhi, Aman
from International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
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  • Northern Africa
  • Africa
  • World
citation

Dina Najjar, Bipasha Baruah, Aman Garhi. (18/6/2019). Women, Irrigation and Social Norms in Egypt. Montreal, Canada: McGill University, Institute for the Study of International Development (McGill-ISID)
Women, Irrigation and Social Norms in Egypt

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Abstract

New research from Egypt demonstrates that women play a far more active role in irrigation than previously thought. Yet women’s contributions to irrigation remain poorly understood and undervalued, limiting their access to new technologies and restricting their participation in water management and governance

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