Empowering Women in Small-Scale Fisheries for Sustainable Food Systems (2020-2021)
Malawi, 2020 - 2021
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1.5.5.2 Describe any forms of discrimination or hardships women experience in the fishing sector. (x1_5_5_2_describe_any_forms_)
Data file: data_anon_focus_groups_discussions
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Valid:
11
Type:
Discrete
Width:
255
Range:
-
Format:
character
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| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1- Insults- Women complained that at times men insult them that they have small capitals and need to go home and sit down to care for their families | 1 |
9.1%
|
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| Being called loose women | 1 |
9.1%
|
|
| N/A | 1 |
9.1%
|
|
| People in this area are now more knowledgeable and allowing of women in fish business so women are treated well and equally with men. The proportion of fish buyers and sellers is even more in women than men. | 1 |
9.1%
|
|
| The major form of discrimination women face in this area is related to men/fishermen insulting them as they purchase their fish. Some of them call them prostitutes while other demean them due to their low capacity and tell these women go home and take ca | 1 |
9.1%
|
|
| The women indicated that they did not face major issues related to discrimination and said in rare cases, the men do insult them but this is not rampant. | 1 |
9.1%
|
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| They are called whores because of their involvement in business and their usual absence from he and their husbands. But this is on the decline. The society is more accepting of women in fish business than before | 1 |
9.1%
|
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| When the supply of fish from the lake is low men use physical strength to get the fish. Fishermen request sex from the business women in order to grant them easy access to fish. | 1 |
9.1%
|
|
| Without the beach security personnel, the men on the landing site can steal fish. Without vigilance, the women can lose their fish when buying. | 1 |
9.1%
|
|
| Women denied to do business by their husbands | 1 |
9.1%
|
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| Women that are in relationship with the signala(one charge of the fishing boat) is priorities. Women are asked for sex in exchange for favors | 1 |
9.1%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.