Agnes R. Quisumbing (International Food Policy Research Institute) Thursday, May 12th 2011 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Conference Room 4B - 4th Floor 2033 K Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20006 ** Brown Bag Format ** RSVP to B.Pereira@cgiar.org Abstract: This paper examines asset dynamics for husband-owned, wife-owned, and jointly owned assets, using unique longitudinal survey >> Read more
Event (DC): A Dialogue with USAID’s Leads on Gender Equality
Monday, May 16 at 2:30pm Co-sponsored by InterAction and Women Thrive Worldwide What: A Dialogue with USAID's Leads on Gender Equality: Carla Koppell, Senior Coordinator, Office of Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment Dr. Caren Grown, Senior Gender Advisor, Policy Planning and Learning Bureau When: Monday, May 16, 2:30-4:00pm Where: InterAction, 1400 >> Read more
Online discussion/event: Linking Gender, Poverty, and Environment to Promote Sustainable Developmen
IEG would like to invite you to participate in an online discussion titled Linking Gender, Poverty, and Environment to Promote Sustainable Development, that will run from May 2 through June 14, 2011. The discussion will be held in three phases and each phase will focus on a particular topic outlined below. The linkages between gender, poverty, >> Read more
Event (DC): Africa Rising
Presented by TransAfrica Forum Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. Foreign Policy Library, Equality Now and Howard University’s African Studies Department Africa Rising Film screening with a discussion with the narrator, Efua Dorkenoo. Thursday, April 28, 2011, 6:00 to 8:00 PM Howard University, John H. Johnson School of Communications, CB Powell Building, Screening Room West, 525 Bryant >> 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
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
Event (DC World Bank): Does Female Empowerment Promote Economic Development?
Poverty and Applied Micro Seminar Series Matthias Doepke (Northwestern University) Michele Tertilt (Stanford University) presented by Matthias Doepke Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Room MC3-570, from 12:30 to 2:00 PM Empirical evidence suggests that money in the hands of mothers (as opposed to their husbands) benefits children. Does this observation imply that targeting transfers to women >> Read more
Event & Webcast: Renewing IDB’s commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment
Date: 07 Apr 2011 Time: 9:30 AM Location: Washington DC, United States Venue: IDB Auditorium/EVICC, 1330 New York Avenue, N.W. Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.* Keynote Speaker: Michelle Bachelet, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director for UN Women Guest Speaker: Vanda Pignato, Secretary of Social Inclusion and First Lady of El Salvador The Inter-American >> Read more
Event (DC): Female Entrepreneurship: What do we know? What is next?
Female entrepreneurship has received growing attention in recent years, both at the academic and policy level. The role of women in creating, running, and growing businesses is recognized as fundamental for growth and poverty reduction. However, women entrepreneurs tend to face disproportionately larger obstacles in accessing credit, training, networks and information in addition to barriers >> Read more
Event (DC): Georgetown Law’s Leadership and Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellowship Program In cooperation with Congresswomen Louise Slaughter Invite you to a Congressional Briefing addressing Women’s Human Rights in Africa
Speakers Makda Tessema (Ethiopia) What Next? The Practice of Female Genital Mutilation in Ethiopia: Legal Boundaries and Cultural Norms Zaamu Kaboneke (Uganda) Climate Change and Women’s Human Rights in Uganda Rachel Muthoga (Kenya) 2007-2008 Post-Election Violence: The Failure of the Kenyan Legal System to Protect Women from Sexual and Gender Based Violence Gladys Mbuya (Cameroon) >> Read more
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