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WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT IN AGRICULTURE INDEX REPORT 2014

 

Direct Link to Full 60-Page 2014 Report:

http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/weaireport2013.pdf

HOW THE WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT IN AGRICULTURE INDEX (WEAI) IS CONSTRUCTED

Five Domains of Empowerment

The first sub-index—the five domains of empowerment index—assesses women’s empowerment in five general areas, or domains:

  1. Decisions about agricultural production ("Production decisionmaking"): Sole or joint decisionmaking power over food or cash-crop farming, livestock, and fisheries, as well as autonomy in agricultural production.
  2. Access to and decisionmaking power over productive resources ("Access to productive resources"): Ownership of, access to, and decisionmaking power over productive resources such as land, livestock, agricultural equipment, consumer durables, and credit.
  3. Control over use of income: Sole or joint control over income and expenditures.
  4. Leadership in the community ("Community leadership"): Membership in economic or social groups and being comfortable speaking in public.
  5. Time allocation: Allocation of time to productive and domestic tasks, and satisfaction with the time available for leisure activities (IFPRI, USAID, and OPHI 2012).