The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) is a new survey-based index designed to measure the empowerment, agency, and inclusion of women in the agricultural sector. The WEAI was initially developed as a tool to reflect women’s empowerment that may result from the United States government’s Feed the Future Initiative, which commissioned the development of >> Read more

Job Title: Gender Evaluation Specialist Job Location: Washington, DC Primary Role:  The Gender Evaluation Specialist will report to the Director, Economic Development and will work as part of a team and independently to design and implement evaluation and research activities as part of a 5-year, USAID-funded project to further the evidence base on land tenure >> Read more

The Rural Women’s Action Research Project (RWAR) is based in the Law, Race and Gender Research Unit at UCT’s Faculty of Law. The project is interdisciplinary and employs qualitative action research methodologies built on partnerships with rural community-based organisations and other civil society institutions. Much of the research is done to complement strategic litigation and >> Read more

AWID (Association for Women's Rights in Development) is excited to share the initial phase of its new online resource and learning hub: Transforming Economic Power to Advance Women's Rights and Justice. Building on the content generated by participants for the 2012 AWID Forum in Istanbul in April, the website aims to help readers explore key issues >> Read more

The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) posted an interesting two-part article on foreign aid for gender equality, highlighting key discussion points from a workshop held this July in Helsinki. Part 1 discusses the priorities and challenges for donors in promoting gender equality. Part 2 discusses some of the key themes that >> Read more

WorldFish, which is currently leading the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) is seeking five qualified candidates to fill the following positions. For more information on the post as well as a detailed job description, click on each position. 1 Senior Gender Specialist 2 Post Doctoral Gender Specialists 1 Impact and Evaluation Specialist 1 >> Read more

For rural women in Kenya, secure access to land rights doesn't come easily. Though the current Kenyan constitution declares women equal to men when it comes to land, this right has not been fully realized in many areas. That's why work done by the Seattle-based non-profit Landesa, and other organizations like it, is so important. Landesa >> Read more

This Tuesday, IFPRI hosted the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of the world’s newest nation: the Republic of South Sudan. H.E. Dr. Betty Ochan Ogwaro described the great potential that South Sudan holds for increasing food security for its people and neighboring nations, as well as for economic growth more broadly, and encouraged partners from >> Read more

Yesterday, October 15th, was the International Day of Rural Women, a day to recognize “the critical role and contribution of rural women, including  indigenous women, in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving  food security and eradicating rural poverty.” For more information about the UN's International Day of Rural Women, and to read Resolution 62/136 establishing it, click here. >> Read more