| A Gender Analysis of Changing Livelihood Activities in the Rural Areas of Central Nepal | |
Khatiwada, Shanta Paudel1,2; Deng, Wei1,2 ; Paudel, Bikash3; Khatiwada, Janak Raj4; Zhang, Jifei1; Wan, Jiangjun5
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| Corresponding Author | Deng, Wei(dengwei@imde.ac.cn) |
| 2018 | |
| Source Publication | SUSTAINABILITY
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| ISSN | 2071-1050 |
| Volume | 10Issue:11Pages:4034 |
| Subtype | Article |
| Contribution Rank | 2 |
| Abstract | Gender mainstreaming is a key for achieving inclusive economic growth, poverty reduction and equitable development. A gender disaggregated analysis of changing livelihood activities is, therefore, crucial for devising gender-sensitive policies and programs. This paper presents a gender disaggregated analysis to assess trend and influencing factors of switching livelihood to higher returning activities at the intra-household level in three villages in rural areas of central Nepal. The result showed that both men and women have changed their livelihood activities from subsistence to cash-earning activities in the last decade. However, the livelihood activities of men have changed considerably compared to women. Men are primarily attracted to out-migration and non-farm wage-based jobs whereas women to market-oriented commercial farming and rural enterprises. Individual as well as location-specific characteristics influence behavior switching to higher returning activities irrespective of gender, while the ethnicity of a household influences only women. Building human and financial capital through education and training along with strengthening access to credit and increasing connectivity through rural road and market centers would be pivotal for encouraging rural men and women to change traditional subsistence activities to higher returning undertakings, leading to equitable livelihood improvement in rural Nepal. |
| Keyword | livelihood change gender analysis intra-household poverty reduction higher-returning central Nepal |
| DOI | 10.3390/su10114034 |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| WOS Keyword | SELF-EMPLOYMENT ; STRATEGIES ; DIVERSIFICATION ; HOUSEHOLD ; POVERTY ; DYNAMICS ; DETERMINANTS ; CHALLENGES ; CONTINUITY ; LIVESTOCK |
| Language | 英语 |
| Quartile | 4区 |
| Funding Project | NSFC-ICIMOD Cooperation Project[41661144038] ; Aid project on Ministry of Science and technology of the PRC ; World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) ; CAS-TWAS President Fellowship Program |
| TOP | 否 |
| WOS Research Area | Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| WOS Subject | GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
| WOS ID | WOS:000451531700208 |
| Funding Organization | NSFC-ICIMOD Cooperation Project ; Aid project on Ministry of Science and technology of the PRC ; World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) ; CAS-TWAS President Fellowship Program |
| Publisher | MDPI |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/24724 |
| Collection | 山区发展研究中心 |
| Corresponding Author | Deng, Wei |
| Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Mt Hazard & Environm, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, Peoples R China; 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China; 3.Local Initiat Biodivers Res & Dev LI BIRD, Gairapatan 4, Pokhara 33700, Nepal; 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Chengdu Inst Biol, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, Peoples R China; 5.Sichuan Agr Univ, Dept Urban & Rural Planning, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, Peoples R China |
| First Author Affilication | 中国科学院水利部成都山地灾害与环境研究所 |
| Corresponding Author Affilication | 中国科学院水利部成都山地灾害与环境研究所 |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Khatiwada, Shanta Paudel,Deng, Wei,Paudel, Bikash,et al. A Gender Analysis of Changing Livelihood Activities in the Rural Areas of Central Nepal[J]. SUSTAINABILITY,2018,10(11):4034. |
| APA | Khatiwada, Shanta Paudel,Deng, Wei,Paudel, Bikash,Khatiwada, Janak Raj,Zhang, Jifei,&Wan, Jiangjun.(2018).A Gender Analysis of Changing Livelihood Activities in the Rural Areas of Central Nepal.SUSTAINABILITY,10(11),4034. |
| MLA | Khatiwada, Shanta Paudel,et al."A Gender Analysis of Changing Livelihood Activities in the Rural Areas of Central Nepal".SUSTAINABILITY 10.11(2018):4034. |
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