Welcome: WEL Action Learning Webinar 2

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2. Ground rules for today’ssession • We would love to have your feedback and questions today. Kindly send these and any other comments in the chat box. • As we are too big as a group, please don’t use your microphones. • There are moderators in the chat box. They will organise comments for regular Q and A sessions.

3. Other feedback tools • Using polling • Using emoticons • Using pointer button Test your polling button: Do you like chocolates? Test your pointer button: Where are you in the world today?

4. Who is who in today’s webinar? Liz Kirk Felipe Ramiro Jr. Jo Villanueva Thomas Tichar Jing Pura Dominic Ramirez

6. Agenda for today’s webinar • Our learning exercise on women’s agency and household work • What we were supposed to do and what we have done so far • Stories and examples of initial results [Your comments] • Preparing a presentation of your findings • Diagrams and notes • Gendered and Adapted Market Map (GAMM) with women’s agency • The Azerbaijan event July 1-7 • Next steps

7. A) Our learning exercise on women’s agency and some stories

8. Who’s involved in learning exercise?

9. Summary of steps in learning task • Gather evidence about (women’s) current work in households . . . and the tensions and trade-offs with the current market opportunity. 2. Ask women where they believe need most to negotiate to be able to maintain economic leadership in the market opportunity? 3. Discuss with women what factors enable women’s agency. In the face to face meeting, on the basis of new evidence collected, we will propose and debate some potential programme components or interventions that will facilitate and support women’s agency/negotiating power in households and the market programme.

10. Actual stories on women’s agency: Colombia “Women gained more agency when the store was established – a real, visible building – more important than us earning a few dollars. Suddenly, it was clear that women were capable of running a business.”

11. Actual stories on women’s agency: Sri Lanka “We enjoy the feeling that we are being productive and not just carers of children and husband. Time is not such a problem when you are efficient. However, we do not have the free time as we had before. We have to plan our work and time more efficiently.” t

12. Poll What part of the Focus Group Discussion created most ‘energy’? A. Evidence about women’s current work in households & in the business B. Areas where women believe they need most to negotiate C. Factors that (dis?)enable women’s agency D. Stories about women’s agency

13. Poll What part of the FGD was most problematic or hard to understand? A. Evidence about women’s current work in households & in the business B. Areas where women believe they need most to negotiate C. Factors that (dis?)enable women’s agency D. Stories about women’s agency

14. Questions or comments? Type your questions or comments in the Chat Box.

16. B) Preparing the presentation of your findings for Azerbaijan meeting

17. General guidelines on presenting findings:What to bring to Azerbaijan • Diagram on sources of goods, services and income for households [and Notes page] • Diagram of women's work in household, community and the (new) business [and Notes page] • Areas that women want to re-negotiate [and Notes page] • Visual on factors that facilitate women's agency (GAMM) and stories about women's agency • Brief description of the programme/business Note: MOST programmeswillhaveincomplete ‘findings’ – thisisthe ideal toaimfor, and note whereyouhave gaps in yourinformation.

18. General guidelines on presenting findings • Keep info short and sweet – include only most important points, show ranking (other details in the Notes page) • Provide numbers – e.g.average number of hours, number of women, percentage of time, the distances or output • Be as specific as possible – write ‘Sunday school and vaccination campaign’ rather than ‘community work’ • Use actual names – (helps in discussions with others) rather than ‘buyer’ or ‘women’s group,’ write ‘Ramad Cocoa Exporter’ and ‘El Amanecer women’s association’ • Use colour coding for different categories on the diagram, such as green for community work, red for farm work, yellow for household chores, blue for care of people, and purple for work required by the business • Add picture(s), where possible

19. Example: Diagram on Sources of Goods, Services and Income for Households

20. Example: Diagram of women's work in household, community and the (new) business ColombiaEl trabajo de la mujer en el hogar, la comunidad y la empresa Oficios y cuidado de personas de suhogar, 31,3 h/s Aprox. 21 h/sem Oficios en otroshogares , 1,6 horas/semana Trabajoagropecuario no remuneradopara el mercado Cuidar personas de otroshogares 1,3 h/s Trabajo no remunerado en el cuidado del hogar Aprox 6.7 h/sem Trabajoagropecuario no remuneradoparaautoconsumo Trabajo agropecuario no remunerado Mujeres Trabajo en la empresa Trabajocomunitario Aprox 9.2 h/sem Actividadescomunitarias 4.6 h/s Obrascomunitarias 4.8 h/s

21. Example of NOTES for diagram 1. The figures here about income is based on averages computed from a baseline study conducted by Oxfam in Azerbaijan. When validated during the FGD, the figures were more or less accurate, except for income whether the women present said they are earning less than the averages presented in the diagram. 2. When asked to describe the regular routine of men and women, the results were as follows 3. The incidence of violence vs. women is reportedly high but this has declined in recent years. Divorce is allowed recently, so young women resort to divorce to avoid violence. A new form of discrimination has arisen: husbands use bribery to have state authorities render decisions about property and other related matters in favour of men.

22. Examples of Diagram RE: Areas to Negotiate

23. Examples of Diagram RE: Areas to Negotiate Areas to Negotiate Lanao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines Change in the household division of labor: women’s workload lessen and increase workload for men CARE WORK New market opportunity FARM WORK Areas to Negotiate BELIEFS and PRACTICES Practice of social obligation (tabang) to be harnessed for capital build-up for women’s livelihood ASSETS AND RESOURCES Agreement of the community on conditions that allow women to travel alone Documentation of what women own

24. Example of List of factors that increase women’s negotiating power in Bangladesh • Women ‘s control over income; relative contribution to family support; • Access to and control of resources • Recognize women’s productive and reproductive work • Minimizing wage discrimination • Women’s freedom of choice and movement; • Commitment to educating girls/women • Participation in HH decision-making; control over sexual relations; ability to make childbearing decisions, use contraception, control over spouse selection and marriage timing; free from domestic violence • Knowledge of legal rights; HH support for exercising rights • Knowledge of political system and means of access to it; HH support for political engagement; exercising the right to vote • Self-esteem; self-efficiency; psychological well-being • Supportive role from the HH members

25. Recognition of women’s productive and reproductive work; getting the support of HH members Control over char land Equal wage (eliminate wage discrimination against women) Women’s contribution to HH income; control over income Some influential factors for women’s agency/increased negotiating power Adult education & Improved literacy High self-esteem Women’s freedom of choice and movement… Participation in HH decision-making (e.g. use of contraception, marriage timing, etc.)

26. Exporters/ Importers Proposed GAMM, with (dis-) enabling environment and market services for women’s agency • Lack of control over char land (-) • Wage discrimination (-) • No freedom to decide about their own time (-) (Dis) enabling environment for women’s agency Competition Consumer trends Infrastructure Import and export duties Natural environment & resources Social norms & informal networks Quality standards & regulations Governance, commercial law & enforcement HOUSEHOLD Primary Producers Enterprise Traders Processors Retailers Consumers Business Development Finance Transport Production -Women have higher access to micro-credit -Government subsidy for girls education and adult education -Special skills on post-harvest Market services for women’s agency

27. More stories, please . . .

28. Questions or comments? Type your questions or comments in the Chat Box.

30. Overview of WEL Learning Event Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday • Workshop opening • Discussion-in-pairs: women’s current work & areas women want to negotiate the most (with input on care work) • Skills-building: asking questions about women’s agency • Presentation from Oxfam Azerbaijan: livelihood and market programme (with focus on strawberry) • Preparations for field visit • Field Visit Proper • Introduction from Irevanli Producers’ Organization • Group sessions and discussion of learning from field visit • Feedback: elements of a strategy for women’s agency in strawberry project • Introduction to GEM • Group discussion: Implications of learning task results to livelihood programme design process • Next steps for my programme in a GEM context • Closing • Separate meetings with: • (a) market players • (b) state authorities • and NGOs • (c) other • stakeholders • Group discussion on women’s agency: definitions, essential factors and case stories • Discussion-in-pairs: strategies to facilitate women’s agency (with GAMM as visual aid for strategizing) • Travel from Ganja to Baku • Travel from Baku to Ganja • Free afternoon

31. Barda

32. Overview of WEL Learning Event Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday • Workshop opening • Discussion-in-pairs: women’s current work & areas women want to negotiate the most (with input on care work) • Skills-building: asking questions about women’s agency • Presentation from Oxfam Azerbaijan: livelihood and market programme (with focus on strawberry) • Preparations for field visit • Field Visit Proper • Introduction from Irevanli Producers’ Organization • Group sessions and discussion of learning from field visit • Feedback: elements of a strategy for women’s agency in strawberry project • Introduction to GEM • Group discussion: Implications of learning task results to livelihood programme design process • Next steps for my programme in a GEM context • Closing • Separate meetings with: • (a) market players • (b) state authorities • and NGOs • (c) other • stakeholders • Group discussion on women’s agency: definitions, essential factors and case stories • Discussion-in-pairs: strategies to facilitate women’s agency (with GAMM as visual aid for strategizing) • Travel from Ganja to Baku • Travel from Baku to Ganja • Free afternoon

33. WEL Learning Event in Azerbaijan Logistics • Welcome Pack and additional materials will be provided on Monday (July 25) • Visa will be available for processing and pick-up upon arrival at the airport, prepare cash in US Dollars to pay for visa fee • Arrival: Taxi pick-up from the airport to the hotel, prepare cash ($28 per taxi ride) • Accommodation at the Crown Hotel in Baku and Ramada Hotel in Ganja • Bring cash to pay hotel accommodation counterpart and dinner expenses • Weather: Hot to Very Hot but Windy (est. 25-30 Centigrade), for field visit, wear light clothes and a hat, bring sunblock and the like • Field Visit to Strawberry Farm in Barda, Azerbaijan • Send Final Learning Outputs ASAP (on or before June 27)

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