title: Benefits and burdens:  researching the consequences of migration in the Sahel.
abstract: The consequences of rural out-migration for women and natural resource management are analyzed for four locations in the Sahel region of Africa, located in Burkina Faso, Senegal, Sudan, and Mali.  The results show that "the impact of migration on women's management of natural resources varies considerably depending on prevailing gender divisions and relations of labour, of land access and control, and of responsibilities towards family and personal production."
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authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ruthven
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authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000352:Africa, Northern; D000354:Africa, Western; D001519:Behavior; D002050:Burkina Faso; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004777:Environment; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008302:Mali; D008877:Middle East; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012424:Rural Population; D012675:Senegal; D012919:Social Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013397:Sudan; D014930:Women; D014933:Women's Rights
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Arab Countries; Behavior; Burkina Faso; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Environment; Female Role; French Speaking Africa; Gender Issues; Gender Relations; Mali; Migration; Natural Resources; Northern Africa; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Rural Population; Senegal; Social Behavior; Socioeconomic Factors; Sudan; Western Africa; Women In Development; Women's Status