Over the past several years, the Ethiopian government has committed a substantial portion of the public budget to expanding public services and infrastructure in rural areas. This paper assesses who exactly is benefiting from this public spending. To do so, this paper undertakes a public expenditure benefit incidence analysis across gender and wealth groups of >> Read more
Publication: Women at the Center of Climate-friendly Approaches to Agriculture and Water – New IATP Paper
February 8, 2011 – Extreme weather events consistent with climate change are already playing havoc with the livelihoods and food security of much of the world’s poor. This is particularly true for arid and semi-arid areas of the global south. Yet, most proposals for agriculture being discussed at the U.N. global climate talks and elsewhere >> Read more
¿Dónde está el género en el debate sobre acaparamiento de tierras?
Las transacciones de tierras de gran escala por parte de inversionistas extranjeros en los países en desarrollo –también conocidas como “acaparamiento de tierras”—han generado considerable atención; sin embargo, se ha prestado poca atención a la dimensión de género de estas transacciones. Una perspectiva de género es crítica para realmente entender el impacto de las transacciones >> Read more
Resource: Intl Land Coalition advocacy toolkit
Based on materials for capacity-building in ILC’s project "Securing Women's Access to Land: Linking Research and Action", carried out in Eastern and Southern Africa from 2007-2010, ILC has developed an advocacy toolbox split into two sections: one on planning, and one on tools that do not require financial resources, but rather, focus on sensitising the >> Read more
FAO/IFAD/ILO publication: “Gender Dimension of Agricultural and Rural Employment: Differentiated Pathways out of Poverty”
This report, accompanied by seven policy briefs, reflects the latest thinking on the gender dimensions of rural poverty and employment. They provide evidence that rural women have the potential to lift their households and communities out of poverty but are hampered by persistent gender inequities. These inequities limit their access to decent work, which is a >> Read more
Event (DC): World Bank –Welfare Effects of Widowhood in a Low Income Country
The plight of Africa's many widows has largely been ignored in the work of economists and in policy discussions and actions. In particular, the situation of ever-widowed women who have remarried or been in some way absorbed into male headed households along with, and sometimes without, their dependent children has received scant attention. A review >> Read more
Event (DC): Intl Women’s Day
Join ICRW as we kick off our 35th anniversary celebration on March 8, International Women’s Day, with a conversation about breakthrough innovations poised to transform the trajectory of women’s lives. Game-changing Innovations for Women Moderator: Andrea Mitchell, NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Host, MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” Confirmed Speakers: Cherie Blair, Founder, Cherie Blair >> Read more
Opinion: Where is Gender in the Land Grab Debate?
Large-scale deals of land by foreign investors in developing countries--also referred to as ‘land grabs’-- have generated considerable attention; however little attention has been paid to the gender dimensions of these deals. A gender perspective is critical to truly understand the impact of land deals. Women and men have different social roles, rights and opportunities >> Read more
Publication: IFPRI 2020 Brief on ‘Gender: A key dimension linking agricultural programs to improved nutrition and health’
Improving the livelihoods and well-being of the rural poor is an important aim of agricultural development, promoted through agricultural intensification and commercialization strategies. But improved agricultural productivity does not necessarily translate into improved health and nutrition, either for producers or consumers. How can standard agricultural development strategies—promoting agricultural intensification, greater linkages to markets, and high-value >> Read more
Funding: AWARD
African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is inviting applications for its 2011 fellowships to advance the careers of African women scientists and professionals for pro-poor agricultural research and development. AWARD is a project of the Gender & Diversity Program of the CGIAR. Eligibility extends to women agricultural scientists who are nationals of Ethiopia, Ghana, >> Read more
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