From 31 May to 18 June 2010 the UN-INSTRAW Gender & Migration Virtual Community will be hosting the III Virtual Discussion “Migration, Remittances and Gender-Responsive Local Development.” This discussion will be based on the UN-INSTRAW and the UNDP research findings in Albania, the Dominican Republic, Lesotho, the Philippines and Senegal. This joint research project sought >> Read more
Event (DC): “A Changing Landscape for Women Farmers; Gender and the Administration’s Feed the Future Initiative”
Wednesday, June 9 8:30--‐9:30 a.m. Rayburn 2325 Science& Technology HearingRoom Featuring Chairwomen Rosa DeLauro(D-CT) and NitaLowey (D-NY) Please RSVP to kzhang@womenthrive.org
Resource: IWMI launches Gender Topic Page
The International Water Management Institute has launched a Gender Topic Section on the IWMI web site. You may view it at www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Topics/Gender
Multimedia: Women and Water – A Tribute (Produced by IWMI)
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Publication: Bridging the Gender Divide; How Technology Can Advance Women Economically
Intention and innovation can generate real economic benefits to women in the developing world. In a groundbreaking study, ICRW examines technology initiatives that have enabled women to develop their economic potential, become stronger leaders and more effective contributors to their families, communities and domestic economies. Specifically, these efforts helped women increase their productivity, create new >> Read more
Publication: Gender, climate change and health
In this discussion paper from WHO, available information on the differential links between climate change and the health of women and men has been collated and analyzed through the perspectives of: (a) direct and indirect health consequences; and, (b) the possible interaction of biological and social risk factors in determining these impacts. The overall aim >> Read more
Publication: Women, Food Security and Agriculture in a Global Marketplace
New directions in development assistance and agricultural investments must recognize and support women's involvement in the full agricultural value chain from production to processing to marketing. This report reviews current thinking and practice on increasing agricultural productivity, both subsistence and commercial agriculture, and examines what is known about women's roles in both sectors. by Rekha >> Read more
Multimedia: Presentation on Gender by Irene Khan from the World Bank Independant Evaluation Group TEDx event
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_2O4m82PoM&feature=player_embedded] Access more videos on related topics from the event here
News: U.N. Biodiversity Plan Demands Voice for Women
By Stephen Leahy IPS Genderwire NAIROBI, May 27, 2010 (IPS) - Women provide up to 90 percent of the rural poor's food and produce up to 80 percent of food in most developing countries, and yet they are almost completely ignored when policy decisions are made about agriculture and biodiversity. That's about to change thanks >> Read more
Publication: Access to Water, Women’s Work and Child Outcomes
Authors: Gayatri Koolwal& Dominique van de Walle World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 5302 Summary: Poor rural women in the developing world spend considerable time collecting water. How then do they respond to improved access to water infrastructure? Does it increase their participation in income earning market-based activities? Does it improve the health and education >> Read more
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