Does Balancing Gender Composition Lead to More Prosocial Outcomes? Experimental Evidence of Equality in Public Goods and Extraction Games From Rural Kenya
Publisher: World Development
Author(s): Yuta J. Masuda, Gina Waterfield, Carolina Castilla, Shiteng Kang, and Wei Zhang
Date: 2022
Topics: Extractive Resources, Gender
Countries: Kenya
There is resurging interest in community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) as an approach for achieving global biodiversity conservation goals. Yet, CBNRM remains dominated by men, elevating the importance of designing programs that give voice and agency to women. Arguments for increasing gender balance within CBNRM often assume women have strong preferences for equality and altruism and would therefore be better environmental stewards.