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Can labour saving technologies help rural
women in Uganda?
Florence L. KiyimbaNational Agricultural Research
Organization
April 13, 2023ICWES15 Australia 2011 - Adelaide 19-22 July
April 13, 2023
ICWES15 Australia 2011 - Adelaide 19-22 July
MASAKA
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0 100 200 Kilometers
THE NEW SUDAN
DRC
TANZANIA
KENYA
BURUNDI & RWANDA
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April 13, 2023ICWES15 Australia 2011 - Adelaide 19-22 July
Argument Simply targeting women is not
empowering Impacts of technology influenced by
hhold organization Activities, labour, resources
Women’s welfare based on complex interactions within hholds
Important to understand how technology intertwines with these.
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Objective How FC consolidates or transforms
gender relations How & whether it works as a
labour saving device Examining assumptions about
gender Intra- & inter-hholds impacts on
gender relations Effects of targeting women
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Methodology Study area
4 dairying sub-counties in Masaka
Population: Smallholder dairy farmers
2 farmer categories selected Village sampling unit Household analysis unit
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Methodology cont… Technographic research
Study technology in everyday life Qualitative realistic evaluation Describing socially active
technology Map out different social entities:
actors, activities Resources being mobilized Interaction of these with technology
as they use itApril 13, 2023
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Intra-household organization Constructing users – “virtual
user” Women for zero grazing High feed requirements High labour demands Low farm productivity
Context of users – “actual user” Labour patterns Economic activities/resources
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Context of actual users
3 types of households: MH, FH, FM
Livestock labour: family, hired, both
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5
1015
20
25
30
3540
45
50
Family labour Hired labour Both
Labour source
No.
of h
ouse
hold
s
Male headed
Female headed
Female managed
Context of actual users cont…
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10
20
30
40
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M W JC JOC W I C M W JOC
Male headed Female headed Female managed
Household category
No
. o
f H
ho
lds
Land
House
Cattle
Main economic resource/assets: land, houses, cattle
Impact on labour Saved labour & time but in what
context & whose labour?
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Impact on labour cont…
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Impact on labour cont… Two possible interpretations:
Technology use allowed redefinition of roles
Decision to adopt depended on availability of family labour
KEY to women’s empowerment: Power to control or influence
reallocation of saved labour Saved labour used to increase incomes
whose allocation women influencedApril 13, 2023
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Income allocation Two fold: increase and decrease Increased income:
Saving on hired labour cost Increased milk yield more money
Decreased income: Initial cost of technology nonusers Repair and maintenance
expelled lot Ability to control or influence
allocation was therefore keyApril 13, 2023
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Implication Several elements had to be mobilized Users, households & gender relation
not fixed Empowering women with technology
needs understanding of all these Technology + household composition
+ gender relations = determine use of technology
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Conclusions To put emphasis on women:
increase access! Detailed understanding of how
gender relations are negotiated & transformed
! Increasing access alone ≠ empowering
! Understanding context of actual user is key
! Making a technology work needs understanding what resources users mobilize to arrive at workable solutions.
April 13, 2023ICWES15 Australia 2011 - Adelaide 19-22 July
Thank You
April 13, 2023ICWES15 Australia 2011 - Adelaide 19-22 July