Empowerment in agricultural value chains: Mixed methods evidence from the Philippines

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dc.creatorMalapit, Hazel J.
dc.creatorRagasa, Catherine
dc.creatorMartinez, Elena M.
dc.creatorRubin, Deborah
dc.creatorSeymour, Greg
dc.creatorQuisumbing, Agnes R.
dc.date2020-05-01
dc.date2024-05-22T12:11:00Z
dc.date2024-05-22T12:11:00Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:38:35Z
dc.descriptionWomen's participation and empowerment in value chains are goals of many development organizations, but there has been limited systematic, rigorous research to track these goals between and within value chains (VCs). We adapt the survey-based project-level Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI) to measure women's and men's empowerment in the abaca, coconut, seaweed, and swine VCs in the Philippines and to investigate the correlates of empowerment. Results show that most women and men in all four VCs are disempowered, but unlike in many other countries, Filipino women in this sample are generally as empowered as men. Pro-WEAI results suggest that respect within the household and attitudes about gender-based violence (GBV) are the largest sources of disempowerment for both women and men, followed by control over use of income and autonomy in income-related decisions. Excessive workload and lack of group membership are other important sources of disempowerment, with some variation across VCs and nodes along VCs. Across all four VCs, access to community programs is associated with higher women's empowerment, and access to extension services and education are associated with higher men's empowerment. Our results show that, despite the relatively small gender gaps in the Philippines, persistent gender stereotypes influence men's and women's empowerment and VC participation.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/142760
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/110358
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133456
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceMalapit, Hazel J.; Ragasa, Catherine; Martinez, Elena M.; Rubin, Deborah; Seymour, Greg; and Quisumbing, Agnes. 2020. Empowerment in agricultural value chains: Mixed methods evidence from the Philippines. Journal of Rural Studies 76(May 2020): 240-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.04.003
dc.subjectvalue chains
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectmixed methods
dc.subjectregression analysis
dc.subjectsurveys
dc.subjectwomen's participation
dc.subjectgender-based violence
dc.subjectcapacity development
dc.subjectempowerment
dc.subjectmarkets
dc.subjectlivelihoods
dc.subjectwomen
dc.titleEmpowerment in agricultural value chains: Mixed methods evidence from the Philippines
dc.typeJournal Article

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