The Prize carries a $100,000 cash award and honors African women and men from all sectors who have demonstrated outstanding leadership for the well being of Africa’s people. Founded in 1987, the Prize has given early recognition to leaders such as Wangari Maathai and Graça Machel, as well as to heads of state such as >> Read more
Event: 12th AWID International Forum on Women’s Rights and Development
April 19-22, 2012 | Istanbul, Turkey Remember, the deadline to submit your Session Proposal is May 27, 2011 Transforming economic power... are you up to the challenge? Are you willing to move beyond your comfort zone? To question your usual thinking? To engage with actors outside of your every day activism or workplace? Are you >> Read more
Publication: Women, marriage and asset inheritance in Uganda
Using a unique dataset from Uganda, which collected individual-level asset ownership data and women’s life histories regarding assets, this paper examines the relationships between inheritance, marriage and asset ownership. Land is the most important asset in rural Uganda. The majority of couples (both married and those in consensual unions) report owning land jointly. Men who >> Read more
Resource: Intl Land Coalition Land Portal Gender Page
Sharing gender and land information and interacting with people and organizations interested in this issue Access it here
Publication: Evaluating the long-term impact of antipoverty interventions in Bangladesh
This paper provides an overview of a research project that assessed the long-term impact of three antipoverty interventions in Bangladesh—the introduction of new agricultural technologies, educational transfers, and microfinance—on monetary and nonmonetary measures of well-being. This paper begins by setting out the conceptual framework, methodology, and empirical methods used for the evaluation of long-term impacts. >> Read more
Publication: Can conditional cash transfers improve maternal health and birth outcomes?
Evidence from El Salvador’s Comunidades Solidarias Rurales Although conditional cash transfers (CCTs) are traditionally evaluated in relation to child schooling and nutrition outcomes, there is growing interest in specifically examining maternal and reproductive health impacts. However, since data collection is not typically designed to evaluate these outcomes and sample sizes are often limited, there is >> Read more
Event (DC): The Hidden Role of Gender in Food Security & Value Chain Development
Society for International Development Gender in Development Workgroup When: Friday, April 22, 2011, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m Where: The National Press Club, Holeman Lounge, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. Please join the SID-Washington Gender in Development Workgroup for a panel discussion on "The Hidden Role of Gender in Food Security & Value Chain Development." Investing >> Read more
Funding: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is searching for scientists who are interested in conducting research on gender issues related to the climate change, agriculture, and food security nexus. CCAFS will award women scientists enrolled in a PhD program or interested in a post doctoral opportunity, and who are >> Read more
IFPRI Brief: the Gender Implications of Large Scale Land Deals
Whether viewed as “land grabs” or as agricultural investment for development, large-scale land deals by investors in developing countries are generating considerable attention. However, investors, policymakers, officials, and other key stakeholders have paid little attention to a dimension of these deals essential to truly understanding their impact: gender. It is easy to laud outside investment >> Read more
Resource: Supporting the Advancement of Women in ICT
Jidaw Systems, the socially driven ICT firm in Nigeria has provided the following resources and events to support the empowerment of women with ICTs. Women in ICT - Moving up the Value Chain Why are so few women in ICT? What must be done to advance and empower women with ICTs? The future more...
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