Empowering women in Southeast Asia's small-scale wood processing sector: The practitioners' perspective

Thomas Colonna, Ratchada Arpornsilp and Iola Leal Riesco

Forest Policy and Economics, 2025, vol. 178, issue C

Abstract: This commentary draws on field-based experience to explore strategies for promoting gender equality in Southeast Asia's small-scale wood processing sector, with a focus on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Despite women significantly contributing to the development of these enterprises and being drivers of rural employment and economic growth, gender-focused research in the Southeast Asian wood processing sector remains limited. Most literature on gender and forest economics has concentrated on forest management and community forestry.

Keywords: Forest governance; Gender equality; Women's empowerment; Small-scale forest sector; Inclusive value chains; Wood processing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103563

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