Juxtaposition of women’s economic empowerment and innovation: is one a pathway to the other?
Researchers conducted 6 focus group discussions with pastoralist and agro-pastoralist households.
Abstract
The authors objective was to explore the relationship between women’s empowerment and innovation. Specifically, they aimed to understand local definitions of women’s economic empowerment and innovation, to identify formal and informal innovations created or adopted by pastoralist women, to explore drivers of innovation and the strategies women use to advance economically and to examine links between women-led innovation and empowerment at practical, institutional, and normative levels.
This work is part of the Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC) programme.
Citation
Asamba M and Kebede T. Juxtaposition of women’s economic empowerment and innovation: is one a pathway to the other?’ Policy brief, London, UK: SPARC, 2025
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