DOI: 10.31220/agriRxiv.2024.00247

•  

  Abstract: Abstract Background: Understanding gender inequalities in agriculture is essential for women's economic empowerment, especially in regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa where agriculture is the mainstay of countries' economies. Despite women's significant contributions to agricultural production, gender disparities persist, particularly when it comes to access to resources. Women also undertake unpaid care work, which remains unrecognized in public policies. This paper explores the factors that encourage men to participate in unpaid care work, thereby supporting women and reducing the opportunity cost of their engagement in economic activities. Methods: Data collected from a random sample of 946 farm families across eight provinces in Burundi is analyzed. Additionally, insights from a Rapid Care Analysis are integrated with this dataset. Using a logit model, we analyze the factors that influence the likelihood of men engaging in unpaid care work. Results: Our findings reveal that, on average, women in Burundi work 13 hours per day, with 7 hours allocated to productive/market work and 6 hours to unpaid care work. In contrast, men spend 7 hours on productive/market work without dedicating any time to care work. The results of the logit regression underscore factors such as education level, participation in plant clinics, income level, and household size positively influence the likelihood of men engaging in unpaid care work. Conclusions: Based on these findings, we advocate for improved access to education and the expansion of programs that integrate components aimed at addressing gender disparities. These initiatives hold the potential to foster greater male involvement in unpaid care work, thereby alleviating the burden on women and facilitating their increased participation in economic activities.

  Key words: care work; unpaid; women; hours; burundi; likelihoo

  Submit time: 29 April 2024

  Copyright: The copyright holder for this preprint is the author/funder, who has granted agriXiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity.
• html

• 图表

• Oscar Ingasia Ayuya, Willis Ochilo, Benson Mutuku, Idah Mugambi, Léonidas Ntirampeba, C. Niyongere, Espérance Habindavyi, Marie Bernadette Hakizimana, Alfred T. Agwanda Otieno, Cosmas Kweyu Lutomia, Emmerence Ndishimiyimana, Privat Ndayihanzamaso, Fredrick Mbugua, Mary Bundi, J. Vos, Bethel Teref. Bridging the gap: community conversations and plant clinics as catalysts for women's empowerment.. 2024. doi: 10.31220/agriRxiv.2024.00246

  Enock Kuziwa Maereka, Eileen Bogweh Nchanji, Victor Nyamolo, Lutomia Cosmas, Bartholomew Y. Chataik. Women's visibility and bargaining power in the common bean value chain in Mozambique.. 2023. doi: 10.31220/agriRxiv.2023.00189

  Divya Solomon, Jaron-Alena Porciello, Sini Savilaaks. Understanding the impact of sustainable agricultural interventions on women's economic and social well-being, empowerment and gender equity.. 2024. doi: 10.31220/agriRxiv.2024.00236

  Clemens Jänicke, Maximilian Wesemeyer, Cristina Chiarella, Tobia Lakes, Christian Levers, Patrick Meyfroidt, Daniel Müller, Marie Pratzer, Philippe Rufi. Can we estimate farm size from field size? An empirical investigation of the field size to farm size relationship.. 2024. doi: 10.31220/agriRxiv.2024.00245

  John Fredy Ramírez-Agudelo, Carlos Santiago Escobar-Restrepo, Rafael Muñoz Tamayo, Sandra L. Posada-Ochoa, Ricardo Rosero-Noguer. Intake time as potential predictor of methane emissions from cattle.. 2022. doi: 10.31220/agriRxiv.2022.00134

  Abay Tafere Mengistu, Berihun Kassa Hail. A multinomial logit model analysis of determinants of community forest management approaches: evidence from northern Ethiopia.. 2024. doi: 10.31220/agriRxiv.2024.00256

  Samuel V.J. Robinson, Lan H. Nguyen, Paul Galper. Livin' on the edge: precision yield data shows evidence of ecosystem services from field boundaries.. 2021. doi: 10.31220/agriRxiv.2021.00089

  Poorva Joshi, Neelesh Dahanukar, Shankar Bharade, Vijay Dethe, Smita Dethe, Neha Bhandare, Milind Watv. Where honesty and hard work is the only stable strategy: design, evolution and pilot implementation of a support cum reward game in developmental economics.. 2020. doi: 10.31220/agriRxiv.2020.00007

  Francisco Guillermo Esparza Guevara, Timothy S. Frey, Antonino Malacrinò, María-Soledad Beníte. Influence of system type and management practices on bacterial and fungal community structure in hydroponic systems: insights from commercial facilities in Ohio.. 2024. doi: 10.31220/agriRxiv.2024.00259

  Rajeev Kumar, Bimlendra Kumari, Shikha Yashveer, Prashant Kaushi. Assessment of genetic diversity among poplar ( Populus deltoides Marsh.) clones from India using RAPD markers.. 2020. doi: 10.31220/agriRxiv.2020.00014

• ID

  Submit time

  Number

  Download

• Public  Anonymous  To author only Submit Comments