1. The document summarizes findings from data collection in two areas of Ethiopia, Asella and Hawassa, regarding gender roles in farming. 2. In both areas, women play a major role in labor-intensive activities like weeding and harvesting of maize, the primary crop. However, women's labor contributions are often not valued. 3. Cultural norms around gender roles are more clearly defined in Asella, where plowing by women is less accepted. In Hawassa, gender roles in agriculture are more blurred but women still have less decision-making power.