Monica Jain’s blog post on women’s time use in Bangladesh from last month's Gender-Nutrition Idea Exchange generated a lot of discussion within the IFPRI gender team. Monica's findings differed from a recent IFPRI household survey in Bangladesh used to calculate the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index, and we wanted to examine the cause of the disparity. >> Read more
Gender and Land Rights Database: launch of new website
The Gender and Land Rights Database (GLRD) has recently launched its new and improved website in an effort to increase awareness about gender and land issues around the globe. The three major components of the site are the country profiles, gender and land-related statistics and the Legislation Assessment Tool (LAT); all specifically designed with interactive maps and scroll-down menus >> Read more
Picturing Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture over 20 Years of IFPRI Research
This blog was originally posted on IFPRI's website. On March 8, IFPRI joins individuals and organizations around the world in celebrating International Women’s Day. The theme this year, “Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture It!” urges us to both celebrate connections between women and community empowerment and to envision new ways to advance the rights of >> Read more
The zombie myth on women’s contribution to agriculture and control of income
Does this sound familiar? “Women provide 66% of the work, produce 50% of the food, but earn only 10% of the income and own 1% of the property. We can change this.” Today in the Washington Post, the Fact Checker unravels the backstory of this "zombie statistic" on women's share of income and property. All of the >> Read more
New post from Engendering Data blog: “Avoiding the Risk of the Unknown”
The CGIAR research program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets recently launched an exciting blog, Engendering Data, which brings in diverse expert perspectives on collecting and analyzing sex-disaggregated data to improve the knowledge base on the role of gender in agriculture and food security. In a new post, Avoiding the Risk of the Unknown, Sonia Aker, leader >> Read more
Publication: Transnational Land Deals and Gender Equality: Utilitarian and Human Rights Approaches
This article by Poul Wosberg, published in Feminist Economics, is freely available from Routledge Social Sciences journals until June 30, 2015: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13545701.2013.862341#.VNt2_8msyuw Abstract: Transnational land deals pose vexing normative (ethical) questions, not least concerning gendered participation and outcomes. This article explores utilitarian and human rights approaches to gender equality in selected policy initiatives on the land >> Read more
Brief: Gender and Food Security – Towards gender-just food and nutrition security
This BRIDGE Cutting Edge Overview Report makes the case for a new, gender-aware understanding of food security, arguing that partial, apolitical and gender-blind diagnoses of the problem of food and nutrition insecurity is leading to insufficient policy responses and the failure to realise the right to food for all people. Showcasing effective and promising existing >> Read more
Publication: Gender-specific Approaches, Rural Institutions and Technological Innovations
A new publication from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR), is available, titled: Gender-specific Approaches, Rural Institutions and Technological Innovations: Identifying Demand- and Supply-Side Constraints and Opportunities in Access, Adoption, and Impact of Agricultural Technological Innovations. >> Read more
Event: Beijing+20: Gender, Power, and Decision-Making
The Gender and Inclusive Development Workgroup Presents: Beijing+20: Gender, Power and Decision-MakingTuesday, February 24, 2015 12:30 - 2:00 PM National Democratic Institute 455 Massachusetts Ave NW, 8th Floor Washington, DCOn February 24, the SID GID Beijing+20 discussion series continues with a conversation on Point G: "Women in Power and Decision-Making," co-hosted with the National Democratic >> Read more
Event: Introducing the Violence Against Women Self-Assessment Tool: Reflections on Facilitating Reflectiveness
Activists and programmers in the global movement to end violence against women (VAW) are brave, motivated, and ever-innovating, but remain far from the finish line. Often, for good reason, they are caught up in the urgency of mobilizing communities against violence and providing survivors the support they need. Opportunities to reflect on the design of >> Read more
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