gender in integrated systems research by cynthia mcdougall, senior scientist, gender & equity...
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Gender and Systems Research:
Gender and Systems Research:
Leveraging Change
Significance?
Significance?
Valued-added of systems
research?
Significance?
Significance…
gender
gender
&
social equity
gender &
social equity
systems research
Cynefin Framework: David Snowden
Cynefin Framework: David Snowden
Cynefin Framework: David Snowden
gender
&
social equity ?
knowledge base
accuracy
transformation
focus
Accuracy, relevance
Accuracy, relevance
Knowledge base
Accuracy, relevance
Knowledge base
Targeting
Accuracy, relevance
Knowledge base
Targeting
Research Quality &
Utility
Full potential?
Accuracy, relevance
Knowledge base
Targeting
Research Quality &
Utility
“Single loop” influence…
Accuracy, relevance
Knowledge base
Targeting
Doing better within the system
Single loop: Doing better
within the system
Double loop: Improving the
system
Double loop engagement…
Gender and social equity...
Pivotal role of Gender and social equity…
…a
leverage point to shift the system?
Gender & global food security
Gender & global food security
Leverage point?
“…places within a complex system
(a corporation, an economy, a living body, a city, an ecosystem) where a small shift in one thing can
produce big changes in everything…”.
D.Meadows
X Changes in stocks and flows (resources)
Transforming the ‘Rules of the game…’
In systems research this means engaging with....
What’s the connection?
Farmer innovation...
…on-farm agricultural research
Community forestry research…
Pre-Adaptive collaborative
governance Low benefits
Intra-group
conflict
Inequitable distribution
Low
involvement
of women &
poor
Community
forest
governance
Traditional
socio-cultural
hierarchies
Norms, attitudes, practices: Pre-Adaptive collaborative governance
“We were also enthusiastic to participate in the
general assembly of the CFUG in the past, but
when we participated we were blamed repeatedly
as forest destroyers, and this made us feel
ashamed. It forced us to leave the venue before
reaching any decision. Such assemblies were
nothing but the venue to get scolded.”
(Daure woman, Handikharka CFUG)
Community
forest
governance
Community groups
shaping their own
norms, attitudes,
practices
Norms, attitudes, practices: With adaptive collaborative governance
“In the past our voice was not considered ,
but nowadays our sayings also are counted
and we are asked as well”
(Female member of Patle CFUG )
"We never realized the say of women and poor in past,
but adaptive collaborative management opened my eyes that every user knows
something …” (Male committee member, Patle CFUG)
Increased benefits
Reduced conflict
More equitable
benefit sharing
Women & poor
members more actively
engaged
Findings: With adaptive collaborative governance
Findings: With ACG
Increased
distributional
equity
Source: McDougall et al., 2013b
Findings: With ACG
Increases in
livelihood
benefits
overall
Source: McDougall et al., 2013b
Big ideas...
Resilience
Big ideas...
Transformation gender & social equity norms, behaviours, practices
Big ideas
Value added of systems research?
Space & opportunity to identify leverage points
Big ideas...
Value added of systems research?
Shared opportunity
to engage with these
Shared opportunity
Gender & social equity
Thank you