Women's Changing Opportunities and Aspirations Amid Male Outmigration: Insights from Makueni County, Kenya
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Yn: Journal of Development Research, Cyfrol 33, Rhif 4, 08.2021, t. 910-932.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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T1 - Women's Changing Opportunities and Aspirations Amid Male Outmigration: Insights from Makueni County, Kenya
AU - Crossland, Mary
AU - Paez Valencia, Ana Maria
AU - Pagella, Tim
AU - Mausch, Kai
AU - Harris, Dave
AU - Dilley, Luke
AU - Winowiecki, Leigh
PY - 2021/8
Y1 - 2021/8
N2 - In Makueni County, Kenya, an area experiencing intensifying migration flows, we investigate the aspired futures of rural men and women using a novel methodology combining a narrative-based survey tool, focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews. Our findings indicate that, in the absence of men and presence of norms restricting women's movement out of rural life, women are becoming increasingly engaged in farm management. Women’s aspirational narratives focused on commercialising farm activities, likely reflecting their changing agricultural opportunity space and new realities as farm managers. We highlight that only considering aspirations at the household level overlooks differing individual contributions, agency over various household income streams and individuals’ changing roles throughout life. Based on our findings, we make recommendations for further aspirations research including explicit consideration of intrahousehold heterogeneity and how individual strategies and aspirations interrelate and are negotiated at the household level to build an overall livelihood strategy.
AB - In Makueni County, Kenya, an area experiencing intensifying migration flows, we investigate the aspired futures of rural men and women using a novel methodology combining a narrative-based survey tool, focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews. Our findings indicate that, in the absence of men and presence of norms restricting women's movement out of rural life, women are becoming increasingly engaged in farm management. Women’s aspirational narratives focused on commercialising farm activities, likely reflecting their changing agricultural opportunity space and new realities as farm managers. We highlight that only considering aspirations at the household level overlooks differing individual contributions, agency over various household income streams and individuals’ changing roles throughout life. Based on our findings, we make recommendations for further aspirations research including explicit consideration of intrahousehold heterogeneity and how individual strategies and aspirations interrelate and are negotiated at the household level to build an overall livelihood strategy.
KW - Smallholder agriculture
KW - Agency
KW - Gender relations
KW - Generation
KW - Intrahousehold dynamics
KW - Livelihood strategies
KW - Feminisation
U2 - 10.1057/s41287-021-00362-8
DO - 10.1057/s41287-021-00362-8
M3 - Article
VL - 33
SP - 910
EP - 932
JO - Journal of Development Research
JF - Journal of Development Research
SN - 0957-8811
IS - 4
ER -