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Video with testimonials on gender relations in irrigation in Egypt. It consists of a mix of statements from traditional village people (men and women) explaining why women cannot irrigate.

TitleShe cultivates, she irrigates
Publication TypeAudiovisual
Year of Publication1998
AuthorsCairo, EGAdvisory P
PaginationVideo (26 min.) : VHS
Date Published1998-01-01
PublisherAdvisory Panel Project (APP) Egypt
Place PublishedCairo, Egypt
Keywords(dutch) advisory panel project on water management in egypt, agriculture, egypt, gender, irrigation, projects, sdigen, women's work
Abstract

Video with testimonials on gender relations in irrigation in Egypt. It consists of a mix of statements from traditional village people (men and women) explaining why women cannot irrigate. Men cite the traditions, local customs and say women cannot do a man's job. At the same time women are interviewed who are forced to cultivate and irrigate their land, because their husbands are working abroad. In one interview a woman is forced by men present at the interview to say that she does not want to participate in the village water committee. The (male) interviewer suggests she starts a women committee. At the end of the film a female APP staff member is saying that 30% of the irrigation engineers are women. The video is rather an illustration of traditional thinking about roles and tasks than a positive example of a balanced gender approach.

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