Gendered Global Production Networks: Analysis of Cocoa–Chocolate Sourcing

2014/02/19 by Stephanie Barrientos · 1 citation
Business, Management and Accounting · Social Sciences · #Global trade, sustainability, and social impact #Innovation and Socioeconomic Development #Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

paper · doi:10.1080/00343404.2013.878799

Abstract

Barrientos S. Gendered global production networks: analysis of cocoa-chocolate sourcing, Regional Studies . Gendered global production network analysis builds on global value chain and feminist political economy. It explores the interaction between commercial value chains and societal norms in which gendered patterns of consumption and production are embedded across diverse societies. The cocoa-chocolate value chain is examined linking Europe and cocoa-growing regions in Ghana and India. Women consumers ascribe to 'quality' chocolate, yet women's contribution to quality cocoa production is poorly remunerated, enhancing value capture by chocolate companies. Contested gendered power asymmetries and societal 're-embedding' could potentially contribute to economic and social upgrading of women farmers and workers, enhancing future quality cocoa sourcing.

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