Review Article

Theorizing the Implications of Gender Order for Sustainable Forest Management

Table 2

Examples of influence of gender order on inclusivity of engagement models.

Processes of gender orderEngagement Models
Expert (e.g., expert panels) Stakeholder (e.g., advisory committees) Civic (e.g., citizen juries)

Rules of entryThe few female experts in forestry science and business limit nominal participationStakeholders often represent formal domains limiting nominal participation as women often involved in informal domains considered external to forestry.Process of selecting citizen juries contested based on social norms.
Division of labourFew females in senior management positions limit nominal participation.Female foresters are often assigned to office-related forestry work. Women often involved in community and related service.
Social norms & perceptions and rules of practicePre-existing social norms that reinforce gender stereotypes limits effective participationPerception that women do not have a direct stake in forestry decisions or are not qualified to represent community interests.Citizen juries can be patronizing of nonrational argument.
Personal endowments and attributesStereotype that effective managers require masculine skills.Lack of critical mass may influence confidence of women.
Organizational culturesGender order within forestry as a professionGender order within industry and society.Emphasis on rationalism in citizen juries excludes other forms of arguments