Gender and sustainability

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dc.creatorMeinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
dc.creatorKovarik, Chiara
dc.creatorQuisumbing, Agnes R.
dc.date2014
dc.date2024-08-01T02:49:22Z
dc.date2024-08-01T02:49:22Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:44:37Z
dc.descriptionSustainability and gender have been prominent on the development agenda since the 1980s, but there has been little systematic study of the links between the two. This review draws on ecofeminist theory, feminist political ecology, intrahousehold literature, and natural resource management case studies and reviews to examine how gender shapes the motives, means, and opportunities for men and women to contribute to sustainability. Particular attention is given to evidence on closeness to nature, focus on conservation, rights to resources, opportunities to exploit resources, and constraints to adoption of sustainable practices. Despite early claims that women are naturally more conserving of resources, the empirical literature, in particular, gives a more mixed and nuanced picture. Conservation is influenced not only by gender but also by a host of tangible and intangible factors, including local ecology, context, and culture, that affect incentives and the ability to adopt sustainable extraction and provision practices.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/149432
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/113362
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAnnual Reviews
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceMeinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Kovarik, Chiara; and Quisumbing, Agnes R. 2014. Gender and sustainability. Annual Review of Environment and Resources 39(October 2014): 29-55. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-101813-013240
dc.subjectresource management
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectresource conservation
dc.subjectnatural resources management
dc.subjectwomen
dc.titleGender and sustainability
dc.typeJournal Article

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