Gender, land and responses to health and environmental shocks in rural South Western Uganda
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Date
2017
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Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security
Abstract
We examine the gendered responses to shocks – including HIV-related illness and death, and
environmental factors such as drought or too much rain – and how women in south western
Uganda navigate structural barriers such as the gender constraints in land ownership, to cope
with the impact of shocks. The study is based on data drawn from households selected from a
General Population Cohort of 20,000 people in Kalungu District. As part of a larger study
investigating the impact of HIV on agricultural livelihoods, 22 households were purposively
sampled for a qualitative study. These households were stratified by sex of household head
and by a death having occurred/not occurred of an HIV-positive individual in the household.
Our findings show the gendered dimensions in household responses to crises are shaped by
women and men’s position in the social structure in general and within their families and
households. Women can make effective use of their social relations to obtain material
support and information to improve their family’s livelihood.
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Keywords
Agriculture, Livelihoods, Land, Shocks, HIV, Patriarchy, Intersectionality, Uganda, Africa
Citation
Rutakumwa, R. P., Bukenya, D., Tumwekwase, G., Ssembajja, F., & Seeley, J. (2017). Gender, land and responses to health and environmental shocks in rural South Western Uganda. Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security (Agri-Gender), 2(2), 33-51. DOI: 10.19268/JGAFS.222017.3