Femmes rurales, femmes de l’ombre : les partenaires clés du développement

The document outlines the critical role of rural women in economic growth and food security while highlighting the systemic barriers they face, including gender-based violence, lack of land rights, and limited access to education and technology. It argues that empowering rural women through legal reforms, capacity building, and strategic networking is essential for sustainable development and climate adaptation.

• Rural women are essential to global food security and economic growth, yet they face severe socio-economic disparities; they represent 70% of the rural workforce, but three out of four are unpaid for their work.
• Closing the gender gap in access to agricultural resources could significantly increase food production, potentially feeding an additional 100 to 150 million people and increasing agricultural production by 2.5 to 4 percent.
• Rural women are critical actors in biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation, possessing valuable traditional knowledge and managing seed selection and livestock.
• Economic violence is prevalent, characterized by a lack of control over key resources; while rural women make up 70% of the active population, they hold only 20% of agricultural rights, and 70% lack access to land.
• Despite legislative progress in countries like Morocco—including the 2011 Constitution and electoral code revisions—the practical implementation of gender equality policies remains a major challenge.
• Economic empowerment requires moving women beyond production into the processing, distribution, and marketing stages of the value chain, supported by improved access to microfinance, ICTs, and entrepreneurial training.
• Rural women suffer from invisibility or stereotypical representation in the media, which is exacerbated by a lack of sex-disaggregated data and archives documenting their contributions to development.

APA

Dekens, J., & Voora, V. (2014). Femmes rurales, femmes de l’ombre : les partenaires clés du développement. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/rural_women_partner_development_process_fr.pdf

Chicago

Dekens, Julie, and Vivek Voora. Femmes rurales, femmes de l’ombre : les partenaires clés du développement. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2014. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/rural_women_partner_development_process_fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{dekens2014femmes, author = {Dekens, Julie and Voora, Vivek}, title = {{Femmes rurales, femmes de l’ombre : les partenaires clés du développement}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2014}, month = aug, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/rural_women_partner_development_process_fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }