Spiraling up and down: Mapping women’s empowerment through agricultural interventions using the community capitals framework in rural Ethiopia

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dc.creatorMulema, Annet A.
dc.creatorBoonabaana, Brenda
dc.creatorDebevec, Liza
dc.creatorNigussie, L.
dc.creatorAlemu, M.
dc.creatorKaaria, S.
dc.date2021-01-01
dc.date2020-11-12T08:36:00Z
dc.date2020-11-12T08:36:00Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:40:14Z
dc.descriptionThe paper draws on the Community Capitals Framework to frame and analyze the process of rural women’s empowerment through agricultural interventions in two districts of Ethiopia. A blend of qualitative data collection methods comprising group discussions, life histories, and key informant interviews was used. Our study shows that investing in social, human, financial, cultural, natural, physical, and political capitals resulted in increased assets within those capitals and others amongst the beneficiaries. The interaction between capitals builds “power with”, “power within”, “power to” and “power over” in an upward spiral. Specifically, the interaction between social, human and financial capitals is a key entry point to rural women’s empowerment. Cultural capital intermediates the interaction and flow of capital assets during the empowerment process. We argue that empowering women requires an approach that enhances their capability to identify and systematically manage interactions among capitals that foster their voice and agency.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/110128
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/162279
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceMulema, A. A., Boonabaana, B., Debevec, L., Nigussie, L., Alemu, M., & Kaaria, S. (2020). Spiraling up and down: Mapping women’s empowerment through agricultural interventions using the community capitals framework in rural Ethiopia. In Community Development (Vol. 52, Issue 1, pp. 113–130). Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2020.1838589
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectempowerment
dc.subjectcapital
dc.subjectwomen
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectwomen's empowerment
dc.subjectgender equality
dc.subjectrural communities
dc.subjectsocial capital
dc.subjecthuman capital
dc.subjectnatural capital
dc.subjectcultural capital
dc.subjectcollective action
dc.subjectsocial networks
dc.subjectlivelihood diversification
dc.subjectoff farm employment
dc.subjectfinancing
dc.subjectinfrastructure
dc.subjectpolitical aspects
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectdecision making
dc.titleSpiraling up and down: Mapping women’s empowerment through agricultural interventions using the community capitals framework in rural Ethiopia
dc.typeJournal Article

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