Author: Sar Dimdaline
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.GD-12-03
Year: 2012
Academic Program: Gender and Development Studies (GDS)
Type: Thesis (M. Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2012
Examination Committee: Kyoko Kusakabe (Chairperson); Philippe Doneys, Theo Ebbers (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The research focuses on comparison in case of wild honey social enterprise (SE) and micro – and small scale enterprise (MSE) , whether SE would be more effective to achieving up women’s empowerment in household and community than a purely profit oriented MSE , to explore the reas ons behind this issue , to explore the business performance of wild honey SE and MSE from gender perspective, to understand the gender division of labor in SE and MSE and reasons associated with the issues, to explore the factors affecting women ’ s participation in SE , and to develop recommendation s for improving performance of wi ld honey SE linking with gender concepts . The methodology of the study is an exploratory and explanatory type. Three out of five wild honey SE s l ocated in Phnom Torp Cheang Community Forestry, Chi K ha Leu and Kandaol Community of Protected Areas in Koh Kong province were purposivel y selected for this study. Various second ary d ocumentations, 100 household survey s , k ey informants interview s , group discussions, and in – depth interviews were major tool s for secondary and primary data collection. Quantitative and qualitative techniques were used for data analysis. The stud y revealed that t raditi onal society of Cambodia mainly causes gender division of labor such as enterprise activities , household work, and community work, which differently reflect s to male and female – type work , differentiating gendered value as women do unpaid and un derva lued work men are engaging more in enterprise and e conomically valuabl e contribut ion to household . This division r eflects to women’s lesser worth, lesser power, and women’s economic dependence on men. The research also explore d that factors affect ing women ’ s participatio n in SE are economical, social and environme ntal, and institutional fac
Scholarship Donor(s): Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst ( DAAD )
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Gender and Development Studies, School of Environment, Resources and Development
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