Jennifer Twyman|Pilar Useche|Carmen Diana Deere
Gendered Perceptions of Land Ownership and Agricultural Decision-making in Ecuador: Who Are the Farm Managers?
International Center for Tropical Agriculture|University of Florida|International Center for Tropical Agriculture|University of Florida|International Center for Tropical Agriculture|University of Florida
paper challenges standard analyses gender differences agriculture typically focus sex household heads landholders considering makes decisions land owned married womenwe show joint ownership joint decisionmaking couples common ecuador would overlooked studies focusing one farm managerwe also show gender differences perceptions land ownership agricultural decisionmaking men reporting lower levels womens participation compared wives reportmoreover perceptions factors affecting womens participation agricultural decisionmaking also differ