Gender roles in grassland management in mongolia

Abstract

From the findings it was clear that unpaid and unvalued work for women have increased after the herd privatization took place; on average, more than 70 percent of the work in herders’ families is carried out by women, although women have fewer rights and opportunities to participate in the collective decision-making most of them support the idea of co-management of natural resources. By establishing women groups in the communities, decision-making role of women have increased in natural resources management.