Amadu, Iddrisu and Armah, Frederick Ato and Aheto, Denis Worlanyo and Adongo, Charles Atanga and Ekumah, Bernard and Salifu, Iddrisu (2023) Assessing gender disparities in livelihood resilience of small-scale fisherfolk in selected coastal communities in Ghana. p. 46.
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Gender inequalities in vulnerabilities and capacities of fishery livelihoods to respond to shocks is a major barrier to sustainable small-scale fishery livelihoods. Eliminating these vulnerabilities and gender barriers to livelihood capacities is increasingly deemed a means to build livelihood resilience in the face of fisheries declines. But livelihood studies in maritime research are yet to assess the gender differences in the resilience of fishery livelihoods of coastal communities. Building on indicator-based livelihood resilience assessment approaches in social-ecological systems, this study examines the gender disparities in the resilience of fisherfolk to shocks from decline in fisheries and associated socio-demographic factors in Ghana. We do this through socioeconomic techniques including four counterfactual decomposition formulations. Results indicate that, overall, higher capacities of livelihoods of men, mainly fishers to recover from shocks of fisheries decline compared to women in postharvest fishery activities. This disparity (more than 50%) is attributable to socio-demographic and cultural factors that shape the productive capacities of men and women in their fishery livelihoods. While recognizing the heterogeneous characteristics of these gender groups, our findings point to the need for measures that eliminate gender barriers and promote equitable access to resources that enhance productive capacities of fisherfolk. Socioeconomic tools also possess significant potential for assessing inequalities that impede opportunities for enhancing sustainability in fisheries in face of increasing socio-environmental change.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Women, Coastal Communities, Ghana, Sustainable Fisheries, Small-scale Fisheries, Vulnerabilities, Fisherfolk, Capacity Building |
| Subjects: | Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jun 2025 06:51 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2025 06:51 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/22125 |
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