Unpacking gender mainstreaming: a critical discourse analysis of agricultural and rural development policy in Myanmar and Nepal

• Published in: Agriculture and human values Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 599 - 613
• Main Authors: Cheong, Dawn D., Bock, Bettina, Roep, Dirk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agricultural development; Agricultural Economics; Agricultural Ethics; Agricultural research; Critical theory; Development policy; Development Studies; Discourse analysis; Education; Empirical analysis; Environmental Sociology; Equality; Gender; Gender equity; Gender inequality; Humanities and Social Sciences; Mainstreaming; multidisciplinary; Philosophy; Power; Rural development; Science; Sustainable Development; Women; Nepal; Myanmar (Burma); Myanmar; Gender equality; Discourse analysis; Agricultural policy; Mainstreaming; Nepal

Conventional gender analysis of development policy does not adequately explain the slow progress towards gender equality. Our research analyses the gender discourses embedded in agricultural and rural development policies in Myanmar and Nepal. We find that both countries focus on increasing women’s...