Data on the resilience of female smallholder livestock farmers.xlsx

Data was collected and categorized according to the specifications of the Abbreviated Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (A-WEAI). It comprises two sub-indexes, namely the five domains of empowerment (5DE) [production, resources, income, leadership, and time], and the gender parity within the household (GPI) [1]. Data was captured and processed according to the requirements of the different indices using Microsoft Excel. The, adapted from a strategy used by the Enhancing Opportunities for Women's Enterprises program (EOWE) in Vietnam, namely a Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) strategy to aid in the reporting of restraining gender norms and other empowerment issues, was used to put results into context and applied in this study [2, 3]. It involves sharing dialogue and experiences in order to positively influence change in communities. Lastly, the correlation between empowerment status and other factors (such as age, educational level, marital status, and farming experience) was also calculated using Pearson's chi-square. Statistical significance of the correlation between factors not included in the A-WEAI was calculated and reported on.