Gender in value chain is increasingly receiving attention: lots of toolkits have been developed. The researchers wanted to take what as been developed a step further by using gender-transformative approaches to understand the dynamics and bring about lasting changes. Interview with Froukje Kruijs...
The research team tried to integrate gender-transformative approaches in analysing the fish value chain. It developed tools that can be used alone or integrated in a conventional value-chain assessment. The idea was to understand the underlying causes for inequalities between men and women and fa...
Kruijssen, Froukje
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[Gender transformative approaches in value chain development: Challenging norms and roles]
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Gender transformative approaches in value chain development: Challenging norms and roles
The best way to shift gender norms and dynamics is to link gender to other interventions. Addressing gender norms by themselves is difficult and is not easily accepted. The researchers introduced a new type of fishing net designed to catch small, nutritious fish known as mola. They tested whether...
Kruijssen, Froukje
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[Combining technologies and transformative approaches to gender in livestock and fish research]
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Combining technologies and transformative approaches to gender in livestock and fish research