Advancing women's voice and empowerment in the agrifood policy process: Findings and recommendations from the WEAGov India Pilot Study

Catherine Ragasa, Jordan Kyle, Sabina Yasmin, Harshita Pande, Sampurna Basu, Aanshi Sharma and Dina Najjar

No 2005, Other briefs from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life can boost a country’s long-run economic growth, foster social inclusion, and help countries reach the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Beyond these important outcomes, women’s inclusion in public life is a basic human right: women deserve a role in making decisions, controlling resources, and shaping policies. Yet, globally, only 22 percent of members of parliament and 16 percent of cabinet secretaries are women. Although disproportionately employed in the agrifood system, women lack decision-making power regarding the policies that govern it. And beyond high-level statistics like the share of women in national parliaments, there is a lack of tools for measuring and tracking gender equality in national- and state-level governance (ElDidi et al., 2021; Quisumbing et al., 2023; Ragasa et al., 2022). Yet, achieving meaningful progress on gender equality within governance requires identifying specific gaps and opportunities within a country’s policy process.

Keywords: agrifood systems; capacity development; decision making; women's empowerment; India; Asia; Southern Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-02-18
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