TOOL 4.1b MESO GENDER AND VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS

For analysis at other levels, click tool 4.1a (macro level) or tool 4.1c (micro level).

HOW DOES IT WORK?
This meso-analysis deals with the Gender Sensitivity of specific local structures; it focuses on institutions and organisations and their delivery systems. It investigates whether they reflect gender equality principles in their structure, in their culture, in the services they provide and in the way these services are provided (producer groups, BDS, etc.).

Gender Grid	Checklist
Gender roles Analysis of women’s positioning within organizations (producers, users, processors) of VC (internal governance)	What is women’s role and positioning within these organisations? Do they face specific constraints (representation in decision-making instances, power to influence decisions, etc.)?
Gendered access to resources wants to understand women’s specific needs in terms of access to resources	Access to land, water and technology Access to information and education Access to and responsiveness of value chain development services: What is women’s access to business development services? Do female producer groups have the same access to BDS? If not, why? Are technological innovations and investments for instance specifically addressed at men, or also at women? Are they adapted to women’s needs (physical strength and daily schedules)? Are women specific BDS needed to support female producers? Are BDS adapted to female producer’s specific needs (daily schedules, lower educational levels, etc)? Is child care available? Do service providers know how to perform gender mainstreaming to better analyse / understand and address these constraints? Are they attentive to delivering gender sensitive services? In their approach? Do they apply institutional / organisational gender mainstreaming? Employment in BDS: does it foster employment of women? Are employment opportunities equitable? How are working conditions? Access to and responsiveness of financial services: Do women who concentrate in specific segments of value chains face particular constraints in accessing financial services? What are these constraints? What are their specific needs? (investment and cash flow needs/social pressure to face school fees and food items) Are financial services adapted to their needs? What are the most suitable financial products? Are there any institutions (private or public sector) which specialise in facilitating women’s access to financial services?
Gendered control over benefits Looks at power relations within groups / associations, whether they are inclusive and how costs and benefits are shared	Are women members of producer groups? Do they take part in meetings? Do they have the right to voice their needs and vote? Do they have the right to access social and financial benefits offered by the organisation? Do they have the opportunity to be elected to governing bodies and if so, are they elected and to what degree? Are there any special measures in the Articles of Association such as quotas to guarantee their participation in decision-making?
Gendered influence on enabling factors looks at the “empowerment side of groups and associations in terms of access to arenas where decisions that affect their lives are made”	What are female leaders’ capacities to influence collectively decision making about sector services and value chain development? How can those who do not have access to resources and services claim to be included? In what “claimed or invited” spaces and places?

Gender Grid

Checklist

Gender roles

Analysis of women’s positioning within organizations (producers, users, processors) of VC (internal governance)

What is women’s role and positioning within these organisations?

Do they face specific constraints (representation in decision-making instances, power to influence decisions, etc.)?

Gendered access to resources

wants to understand women’s specific needs in terms of access to resources

Access to land, water and technology

Access to information and education

Access to and responsiveness of value chain development services:

What is women’s access to business development services?
Do female producer groups have the same access to BDS? If not, why?
Are technological innovations and investments for instance specifically addressed at men, or also at women? Are they adapted to women’s needs (physical strength and daily schedules)?
Are women specific BDS needed to support female producers?
Are BDS adapted to female producer’s specific needs (daily schedules, lower educational levels, etc)?
Is child care available?
Do service providers know how to perform gender mainstreaming to better analyse / understand and address these constraints? Are they attentive to delivering gender sensitive services? In their approach?
Do they apply institutional / organisational gender mainstreaming?
Employment in BDS: does it foster employment of women? Are employment opportunities equitable? How are working conditions?

Access to and responsiveness of financial services:

Do women who concentrate in specific segments of value chains face particular constraints in accessing financial services? What are these constraints?
What are their specific needs? (investment and cash flow needs/social pressure to face school fees and food items)
Are financial services adapted to their needs? What are the most suitable financial products?
Are there any institutions (private or public sector) which specialise in facilitating women’s access to financial services?

Gendered control over benefits

Looks at power relations within groups / associations, whether they are inclusive and how costs and benefits are shared

Are women members of producer groups?
Do they take part in meetings? Do they have the right to voice their needs and vote?
Do they have the right to access social and financial benefits offered by the organisation?
Do they have the opportunity to be elected to governing bodies and if so, are they elected and to what degree?
Are there any special measures in the Articles of Association such as quotas to guarantee their participation in decision-making?

Gendered influence on

enabling factors

looks at the “empowerment side of groups and associations in terms of access to arenas where decisions that affect their lives are made”

What are female leaders’ capacities to influence collectively decision making about sector services and value chain development?
How can those who do not have access to resources and services claim to be included?
In what “claimed or invited” spaces and places?

CREDITS
This tool is based on material from “Gender mainstreaming in value chain development – Practical guidelines and tools”, Corporate Network Agriculture SNV 2010, prepared by Jacqueline Terrillon.

TOOL 4.1b MESO GENDER AND VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS

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