Said-Allsopp, M and Tallontire, AM (2014) Pathways to empowerment?: Dynamics of women’s participation in Global Value Chains. Journal of Cleaner Production, 107. 114 - 121. ISSN 0959-6526
Abstract
Gender plays an important role in shaping the outcomes of participation within Global Value Chains (GVCs). Employment in GVCs may have potential to empower women, but little is known about the dynamics by which GVCs bring about empowerment, rather studies highlight abuse of women’s rights and on-going gender-based discrimination. This paper considers whether and how employment within GVCs empowers women workers. By drawing from an in-depth empirical study of women workers employed in the Kenyan tea and cut-flower industries, it develops three interlinked pathways to empowerment through employment in GVCs. These pathways based on ‘being’, ‘doing’ and ‘sharing’ offer some positive changes from the women workers’ perspectives. In so doing, we offer a more nuanced perspective on employment for women in GVCs in African agriculture, acknowledging the constraints but also noting the potential for positive outcomes.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014, Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper publication in Journal of Cleaner Production. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Global value chains; women workers; empowerment; agriculture; tea; floriculture |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 29 Sep 2014 08:41 |
Last Modified: | 17 Jan 2018 05:50 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.089 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.089 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:80299 |