The Clash of Violent Conflict, Good Jobs, and Gender Norms in Four Economies

The Clash of Violent Conflict, Good Jobs, and Gender Norms in Four Economies

This study draws on a large qualitative dataset from Afghanistan, Liberia, Sudan and West Bank and Gaza to explore the effects of violent armed conflict on gender norms, men's and women's perceptions of agency and empowerment, and the strong normative frameworks that surround economic part...

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Main Author: Petesch, Patti
Format: Working Paper
Language:en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
Conflict
Development
Gender
Labor
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12130
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spelling okr-10986-121302021-04-23T14:02:59Z The Clash of Violent Conflict, Good Jobs, and Gender Norms in Four Economies Petesch, Patti Conflict Development Gender Labor This study draws on a large qualitative dataset from Afghanistan, Liberia, Sudan and West Bank and Gaza to explore the effects of violent armed conflict on gender norms, men's and women's perceptions of agency and empowerment, and the strong normative frameworks that surround economic participation. The findings reaffirm the sharply different effects of conflict on women and men found in the wider literature. Men widely report emasculation as their economic opportunities deteriorate due to conflict. For women, by contrast, the stressful conflict environment seems to weaken some confining norms and structures, opening up space for them to exercise more authority in their households and gain more economic independence. The study finds limited evidence, however, that by itself women's increased empowerment in such harsh circumstances can accelerate change in inequitable gender norms, or make local markets and other community institutions more welcoming of their initiatives. Men's and women's agency appears to be interdependent, and together shape the prospects for gender norm change and inclusive post-conflict recovery processes. 2013-01-16T21:45:48Z 2013-01-16T21:45:48Z 2012-10 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12130 en_US Background Paper for the World Development Report 2013; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Africa South Asia Middle East and North Africa Afghanistan Liberia Sudan West Bank and Gaza
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Development
Gender
Labor
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Development
Gender
Labor
Petesch, Patti
The Clash of Violent Conflict, Good Jobs, and Gender Norms in Four Economies
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South Asia
Middle East and North Africa
Afghanistan
Liberia
Sudan
West Bank and Gaza
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description This study draws on a large qualitative dataset from Afghanistan, Liberia, Sudan and West Bank and Gaza to explore the effects of violent armed conflict on gender norms, men's and women's perceptions of agency and empowerment, and the strong normative frameworks that surround economic participation. The findings reaffirm the sharply different effects of conflict on women and men found in the wider literature. Men widely report emasculation as their economic opportunities deteriorate due to conflict. For women, by contrast, the stressful conflict environment seems to weaken some confining norms and structures, opening up space for them to exercise more authority in their households and gain more economic independence. The study finds limited evidence, however, that by itself women's increased empowerment in such harsh circumstances can accelerate change in inequitable gender norms, or make local markets and other community institutions more welcoming of their initiatives. Men's and women's agency appears to be interdependent, and together shape the prospects for gender norm change and inclusive post-conflict recovery processes.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author Petesch, Patti
author_facet Petesch, Patti
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title The Clash of Violent Conflict, Good Jobs, and Gender Norms in Four Economies
title_short The Clash of Violent Conflict, Good Jobs, and Gender Norms in Four Economies
title_full The Clash of Violent Conflict, Good Jobs, and Gender Norms in Four Economies
title_fullStr The Clash of Violent Conflict, Good Jobs, and Gender Norms in Four Economies
title_full_unstemmed The Clash of Violent Conflict, Good Jobs, and Gender Norms in Four Economies
title_sort clash of violent conflict, good jobs, and gender norms in four economies
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