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Browsing by Author "Luebbering, C."

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    Gender and participatory mapping: Local knowledge and empowerment in development research
    Christie, Maria Elisa; Luebbering, C.; Agriesti, Keri; Byrne, M.; Montgomery, K.; Van Houweling, Emily; Zseleczky, Laura; Harman, Mary (2011)
    Participatory mapping as a research technique is a means for women to express their spaces and resources. This poster explores mapping as both a process and product in field work with smallholder farmers in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. It draws on experiences including women and mapping gendered spaces. Examples include mapping Kitchenspace, mapping the “path of the peanut,” the “path of the pesticide,” and agricultural value chains. It considers the challenges and benefits of using participatory mapping, gendered and non-gendered findings, and the role of the mapping facilitator. The authors conclude that participatory mapping provides opportunities for semi-literate and illiterate women to contribute their knowledge and perspectives to development research projects as well as providing pedagogical opportunities for action research. Discussion with mapping participants and a gender analysis of the resulting maps can contribute to improved understanding of social, cultural, economic, and environmental issues.
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    Women as Mapmakers: Gender and Empowerment in Participatory Mapping
    Christie, Maria Elisa; Luebbering, C. (2011)
    Participatory mapping, one of the most widely used participatory research techniques, has been cited as a viable means for women to express their spaces and resources. But to what extent has gender, and women in particular, been incorporated into participatory mapping research? This paper explores gender in the participatory mapping literature and contemplates women’s empowerment through participatory research experiences working with women and men farmers in the developing world. In the literature overview, this paper considers examples of both the acknowledgment and absence of gender analysis in participatory research, as well as gender resource mapping and research topics focusing exclusively on women or on men. Overall, while gender is included in some participatory mapping work, it deserves greater consideration in future research. Based on field work in Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia, the authors conclude that participatory mapping provides opportunities for semi-literate or illiterate women to contribute their knowledge and perspectives to development research projects as well as providing pedagogical opportunities for action research. Understanding gendered roles and spaces can contribute to improved understanding of social, cultural, economic, and environmental issues.