The Gender Agriculture and Assets Project (GAAP), jointly led by IFPRI and ILRI, has released the first set of discussion papers detailing the findings of the GAAP. Following the Project Notes , which summarized findings from all 8 projects, the Discussion Papers give more detail on specific projects in the portfolio. IFPRI Discussion Paper on the >> Read more
Online Discussion: Data Gaps on Gender Equality
From January 27th through February 14th, an online discussion on data gaps on gender equality is taking place at the Wikigender website. The outcomes and main findings of the discussion will be synthesized and presented at a side event occuring in March 2014 at the 58th session of the UN Commission on the Status of >> Read more
IFPRI Discussion Paper: Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture – What Role for Food Security in Bangladesh?
Women’s low status and persistent gender gaps in health and education in South Asia contribute to chronic child malnutrition (Smith et al. 2003) and food insecurity (von Grebmer et al. 2009), even as other determinants of food security, such as per capita incomes, have improved. This is particularly relevant for Bangladesh, where chronic food insecurity >> Read more
New IFPRI Discussion Paper: Gender Inequalities in Ownership and Control of Land in Africa: Myths versus Reality
Over the past decade, stakeholders have made a variety of generalized claims concerning women’s landownership, both globally and in Africa. Typically, these claims include statements with single statistics, such as “women own less than 2 percent of the world’s land” or “women own approximately 15 percent of land in Africa south of the Sahara.” These >> Read more
Video: Beyond Gender Myths – Closing the Knowledge Gap in Agriculture and Food Security
There is now growing recognition of the importance of attention to gender for agricultural productivity and food security. However, many “gender myths” persist; myths that either underestimate or overstate the importance of women’s roles and resources. In order to close the gender gap in productivity or assets, there is a need to close the knowledge >> Read more
New Video on Gender and Assets: Focus on GAAP projects
The CGIAR's Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) just released a short video interview with Agnes Quisumbing, one of the Gender, Agriculture and Assets Project (GAAP) PIs and the Senior Gender Advisor to A4NH. In the video, Agnes explains the important linkages between gender and assests and how their relationship can affect people's >> Read more
New IFPRI Discussion Paper: Women’s Empowerment and Nutrition – An Evidence Review
A new IFPRI Discussion Paper, Women's Empowerment and Nutrition: An Evidence Review, by Mara van den Bold, Agnes Quisumbing, and Stuart Gillespie reviews the evidence on women's empowerment and nutrition. Many development programs that aim to alleviate poverty and improve investments in human capital consider women’s empowerment a key pathway by which to achieve impact and >> Read more
Vacancy: IWMI Postdoctoral Fellow – Gender and Poverty
The person and the job: The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) (www.iwmi.org) is looking for a person with a PhD in rural sociology, development studies, gender in development or anthropology, which was awarded not more than 5 years ago. The person should also have a strong analytical mind, ability to synthesize information and the ability >> Read more
New Blog Post from World Bank: Building the evidence based roadmap for women’s economic empowerment
Building the evidence based roadmap for women's economic empowerment Submitted by Markus Goldstein on 2013/09/18 On Monday I was at the UN Foundation's launch of a new report, A Roadmap for Promoting Women's Economic Empowerment. Authored by Mayra Buvinic, Rebecca Furst-Nichols and Emily Courey Pryor this report provides a significant step forward in making sense >> Read more
Online Discussion: Land Matters on Devex
The international development news and business site Devex has launched a new campaign called Land Matters, showcasing innovative solutions to land issues and advancing a conversation that now involves smallholder farmers across Africa and other parts of the world as well as land experts, social entrepreneurs, business executives and government officials. Through September, Land Matters >> Read more
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