Gender and Agroforestry Development In Migori District

Abstract

Gender means a culture or sub-culture attaches to socially and culturally defined roles between females and males. These may differ from society to society and they are dynamic. Women's tasks are derived from their role as wives mothers, breadwinners, daughters, girls, members of a community, etc. While those of men are derived from their role as husband, father, beadwinner, head of household, son, boy, etc. The content of such tasks is dependent on a large number of factors e.g. age, type of household, culture, religion, socio-economic position of the household, etc.