Summary This book is an attempt to bring the gender and development debate full circle - from a much-needed focus on empowering women to a more comprehensive gender framework that considers gender as a system that affects both women and men. The chapters in the book explore definitions of masculinity and male identities in a >> Read more
Event (DC): Manal Omar discusses Iraq, Women and Identity on
Tuesday, November 9 at 12pm in J1-050 Auditorium RSVP to infoshopevents@worldbank.org or click here. AUTHOR: Manal Omar Director of Iraq Programs, United States Institute of Peace Ms. Omar has worked with Women for Women International, a nonprofit NGO, as Regional Coordinator for Afghanistan, Iraq, and Sudan. Formerly a journalist, she began work in Iraq in >> Read more
Publication: Natural Resource Management– The Impact of Gender and Social Issues (IDRC).
PUBLICATION: Natural Resource Management: The Impact of Gender and Social Issues (IDRC). This book reveals how innovation in natural resource management can contribute to rural poverty reduction. Drawing from research throughout eastern and southern Africa, the contributing authors present a synthesis of lesson from both policy and practice.
News: UN Women’s First Chief Voices Optimism after Being Named to New Post
New York, NY, September 2010 – Ms Michelle Bachelet, Under-Secretary General of UN Women has announced that she would bring all of her experience and good relations with Heads of State and Government to help fight discrimination and boost opportunities for women and girls worldwide. Michelle Bachelet, the former president of Chile, told UN Radio >> Read more
Resource: DFID launches discussion forum on women’s economic empowerment
DFID has launched an online discussion forum on women’s economic empowerment to draw together leading academics and practitioners and provide an exciting platform for discussion and debate.
Event: ILRI Workshop on Gender & Market-Oriented Agriculture–Research to practice
An ILRI workshop on Gender and Market-oriented Agriculture is scheduled from January 31st to February 2nd in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The workshop’s objectives are: 1)To bring together researchers, practitioners, private sector and donors that have been working on efforts to promote market oriented agriculture in which gender is an integral component, to share lessons 2) >> Read more
Publication: Input Choices in Agriculture: Is There A Gender Bias?
Publication year: 2010 Source: World Development, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 28 October 2010 Susan E., Chen , Priya, Bhagowalia , Gerald, Shively This paper examines evidence of gender biases in the decisions of agricultural households, utilizing data from International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics’s village level studies in India (1975–85). The >> Read more
Event (DC): “Women in Agriculture– The Contribution of Women to Agriculture and Food Security in the Americas.”
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and The Organization of American States (OAS) invites you to join us for the 5th Annual ‘IICA DAY ‘2010 Thursday November, 18th 2010 9:30 a.m.
News: An Uncompromising Woman
By DANIEL BERGNER (NYT) The Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is trying to lift her country — ravaged by war, rape, corruption and hopelessness — by lifting up its women. Read the article
Resource: New Blog from International Center for Research on Women
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