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Gender, health, and Fairtrade: insights from a research-action programme in Nicaragua

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  • Lori Hanson
  • Vincent Terstappen
  • Christopher M. Bacon
  • Jannie Leung
  • Alejandra Ganem-Cuenca
  • Sandro Raúl Díaz Flores
  • María Asunción Meza Rojas

Abstract

The present article provides evidence from a collaborative research programme in Nicaragua that suggests that Fairtrade is falling short of its equity-promoting potential. Providing an alternative framing of Fairtrade based on the gendered social determinants of health, it suggests how Fairtrade can be optimised towards equity. The programme is based on experiences of community-based organisations and women coffee producers who perceive contradictions in the rhetoric of gender equity in Fairtrade. To orient future action and research towards more equitable and empowering possibilities for Fairtrade coffee producers, the framework illuminates the gendered nature of the contexts, activities, and impacts of Fairtrade.Genre, santé et commerce équitable: nouvelles données ressortant d'un programme de recherche-action au NicaraguaLe présent article fournit des données tirées d'un programme de recherche collaboratif mené au Nicaragua qui suggère que le commerce équitable échoue à réaliser son potentiel de promotion de l'équité. Il propose une autre formulation possible du commerce équitable basée sur les déterminants sociaux de la santé axés sur le genre et suggère des façons d'optimiser le commerce équitable en vue de garantir l'équité. Le programme se base sur les expériences d'organisations communautaires et de productrices de café qui perçoivent des contradictions dans la rhétorique de l'équité entre les hommes et les femmes dans le secteur du commerce équitable. Afin d'orienter l'action et les recherches futures vers des possibilités plus équitables et « autonomisantes » pour les producteurs de café commerce équitable, le cadre vient éclairer la nature axée sur le genre des contextes, activités et impacts du commerce équitable.Gênero, saúde e Comércio Justo: ideias de um programa de pesquisa - ação na NicaráguaEste artigo oferece evidências de um programa de pesquisa em colaboração na Nicarágua que sugere que o Comércio Justo (Fairtrade) está ficando aquém de seu potencial de promover equidade. Oferecendo uma estrutura alternativa do Comércio Justo com base nos determinantes sociais de gênero em relação à saúde, o artigo sugere como o Comércio Justo pode ser otimizado em direção à equidade. O programa está baseado em experiências de organizações comunitárias e de mulheres produtoras de café que identificam contradições na retórica da equidade de gênero no Comércio Justo. Para orientar ações futuras e pesquisa em direção a possibilidades mais equitativas e empoderadoras para produtores de café do Comércio Justo, a estrutura destaca a natureza de gênero dos contextos, atividades e impactos do Comércio Justo.Género, salud y Comercio Justo: aprendizajes de un programa de investigación-acción en NicaraguaBasándose en un programa participativo de investigación en Nicaragua, este ensayo ofrece pruebas de que el Comercio Justo no ha alcanzado su objetivo de fomentar la equidad. El ensayo sugiere cómo el Comercio Justo puede promover más la equidad si se sustenta sobre un marco analítico alternativo basado en indicadores sociales de salud con enfoque de género. El programa se basó en las experiencias de organizaciones comunitarias y de mujeres productoras de café que han detectado contradicciones en la retórica de equidad de género del Comercio Justo. A fin de orientar futuras acciones e investigaciones para lograr alternativas de mayor justicia y empoderamiento para las productoras de café en el Comercio Justo, el marco analítico destaca los aspectos de género de los contextos, actividades e impactos del Comercio Justo.

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  • Lori Hanson & Vincent Terstappen & Christopher M. Bacon & Jannie Leung & Alejandra Ganem-Cuenca & Sandro Raúl Díaz Flores & María Asunción Meza Rojas, 2012. "Gender, health, and Fairtrade: insights from a research-action programme in Nicaragua," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(2), pages 164-179, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:22:y:2012:i:2:p:164-179
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2012.640981
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