Resource and Access

Resources and Access/Gender/Geography

Gender inequality has a major impact on resources and access. Unequal access to healthcare, education, disparity in income, degree of social and political inclusion, gendered divisions of labor as well as social and cultural factors, all impact the agency and opportunity women have when it comes to resources and access. They also affect the management and use of resources. According to Domosh and Seager, men are more “technologically reliant” while women are more concerned with nature, (environmental costs) which is associated with the household. In some countries of the global South, women are often denied access and management of resources that involve technology or property/land (“the field”). This is often related to certain aspects that women are frequently denied (lack of education, income, social and political inclusion, are a few of several examples).