NEW FROM IFPRI ON GENDER SPRING 2010

IFPRI Discussion Papers

Engendering Agricultural Research Ruth Meinzen-Dick,  Agnes Quisumbing, Julia Behrman, Patricia Biermayr-Jenzano, Vicki Wilde, Marco Noordeloos, Catherine Ragasa and Nienke Beintema.

A review of empirical evidence on gender differences in nonland agricultural inputs, technology, and services in developing countries Amber Peterman, Julia Behrman and Agnes Quisumbing.

Patterns and Trends of Child and Maternal Nutrition Inequalities in Nigeria Babatunde Omilola

Female Participation in African Agricultural Research and Higher Education: New Insights. Nienke Beintema and Federica Di Marcantonio

IFPRI Monographs

Comparing Food and Cash Transfers to the Ultra-Poor in Bangladesh Akhter Ahmed, Agnes Quisumbing, Mahbuba Nasreen, John Hoddinott, Elizabeth Bryan

Additional Publications & Media Presentations

Quisumbing, A. R., and L. Pandolfelli. 2010. Promising approaches to address the needs of poor female farmers: Resources, constraints, and interventions. World Development 38(4): 581–592.

Ahmed, N., R. Birner and A. R. Quisumbing. 2010. 'Cross-cutting Issues: Governance and Gender.' Prepared for the Bangladesh Food Security Investment Forum May 2010.

Quisumbing, A. 2010. Gender and household decision-making in developing countries: A review of evidence. In The international handbook of gender and poverty: Concepts, research, policy, ed. S. Chant. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.

Presentations

‘Gender Equality and Poverty Reduction: good practices and  lessons learned’ at a United Nations/ECOSOC Event on March 9^th
Regina Birner chaired a session on ‘Gender Equality in access to Rural Service Delivery: Governance at the local level : Reflections from India Ghana and Ethiopia’ at a World Bank and UNIFEM session on Gender Equality and Good Governance Forum: Improving Services for Women on March 11^th

Ruth Meinzen-Dick presented on ‘Engendering Agricultural Research’ at the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development on March 29^th

Amber Peterman, Heng Emma lee, Shu Wen Ng and Tia Palermo presented on ‘Pregnancy, Breastfeeding and Time Use: Lifecycle effects of women’s labor-intensive activities in rural China, Mexico and Tanzania’ at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting on April 16^th

Neha Kumar and Agnes Quisumbing presented on ‘Land registration and policy reforms toward gender equality in Ethiopia’ at the World Bank Annual Conference on Land Policy and Administration April 26^th

Cheryl Doss and Ruth Meinzen-Dick presented on ‘Improving Land tenure security in Uganda: initial evidence’ at the World Bank Annual Conference on Land Policy and Administration  on April 27^th

Agnes Quisumbing presented on ‘Identifying Gender Issues in your Research: No Cookie Cutter Approaches’ at an IFPRI Tool Pool Seminar on April 28^th

Michelle Adato presented on ‘Using Qualitative Methods for Gender Analysis in Program Evaluations’ at an IFPRI Tool Pool Seminar on April 28^th

Andrew Dillon presented on ‘Survey Design Choices: Implications for Measuring Gender Outcomes’ at an IFPRI Tool Pool Seminar on April 28^th.

Ruth Meinzen-Dick presented on ‘Engendering Agricultural Research’ as part of the World Bank/IFPRI/IFAD seminar series on gender and agriculture on April 29^th