Male Outmigration and Women's Work and Empowerment in Agriculture : The Case of Nepal and Senegal

Male Outmigration and Women's Work and Empowerment in Agriculture : The Case of Nepal and Senegal

Place: 
Washington, D. C.
Publisher: 
World Bank
Date published: 
2018
Record type: 
E-Book
Region: 
Africa
Subject: 
MIGRATION
AGRICULTURE
GENDER
EMPLOYMENT
WOMEN IN LABOR FORCE
EMPOWERMENT
FOOD SECURITY
EMIGRATION
Abstract: 

The objective of this study is to examine the linkages between migration and women's work and empowerment in agriculture in Nepal and Senegal. In particular, this analysis seeks to understand: (i) how outmigration influences women's work in agriculture; (ii) the consequences of male-dominated migration on gender roles and women's empowerment; and (iii) whether and how outmigration impacts household food security.

Language: 
English
Series: 
Women in Development and Gender Study
Subject profile : 
Society / Labour / Employment / Migration
Rural Economy / Agriculture

CITATION: . Male Outmigration and Women's Work and Empowerment in Agriculture : The Case of Nepal and Senegal . Washington, D. C. : World Bank , 2018. - Available at: https://library.au.int/frmale-outmigration-and-womens-work-and-empowerment-agriculture-case-nepal-and-senegal