Tool
A toolkit for unpacking gender dynamics of migration in rice-based agricultural systems in South Asia
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This toolkit was developed to bring conceptual clarity and innovative tools on framing gender, explaining and capturing the diversity of ways in which gender dynamics define experiences in migrant societies.
Why is the toolkit important?
This toolkit was developed to support mixed-methods research to explore how gender dynamics is constitutive of male migration, in the context of eastern India, in line with a conceptual framework developed to address the existing gaps in literature.
Who is the toolkit material for?
This tool is designed for researchers.
Country of focus: Eastern India/South Asia.
How can I use the tool?
The tool encompasses a broader view of ‘gender’, attempting to study the cause and consequences of migration by reflecting on the dynamics between men and women of different age and social groups. The scope of ‘gender dynamics’ explored in the toolkit and framework includes:
- Understanding the power inequalities and the vulnerabilities that engender migration
- assets, capitals and resources that shape and are shaped by migration
- habitus
- life cycle and interrelated trajectories.
When and how was it developed?
This migration toolkit was produced and published by International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in 2021.
Where can I get the tool? Who can I contact?
Contact: info@irri.org
Tools, methods, manuals
Publications
Report
A toolkit for unpacking gender dynamics of migration in rice-based agricultural systems in South Asia
Mohan, Rohini Ram; Puskar, Ranjitha, 'A toolkit for unpacking gender dynamics of migration in rice-based agricultural systems in South Asia', vol. 48 pages, International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Laguna, 2021
Report
Shifting gender relations in agriculture and irrigation in the Nepal Tarai-Madhesh
Karn, Sujeet; Sugden, Fraser; Sah, K. K.; Maharjan, J.; Shah, T. N.; Clement, F. 2020. Shifting gender relations in agriculture and irrigation in the Nepal Tarai-Madhesh. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 34p. (WLE Research for Development (R4D) Learning Series 10) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2020.211]
Scientific Publication
A comparative analysis of gender and youth issues in rice production in North, Central, and South Vietnam
Duyen TNL, Rañalo RF, Sander BO, Wassmaann R, Nguyen DT, Ngoc NNK. 2021. A comparative analysis of gender and youth issues in rice production in North, Central, and South Vietnam. Climate and Development 13(2):115-127.
Working Paper
A literature review of the gender-differentiated impacts of climate change on women's and men's assets and well-being in developing countries
Goh, Amelia H. X, 'A literature review of the gender-differentiated impacts of climate change on women's and men's assets and well-being in developing countries', International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, 2012