The course is free. Limited slots are available, and FAO will select enrollees. Please register early to be considered. Course dates: February 12 to March 9, 2018 Registration deadline: January 26, 2018 Course summary (from UNITAR's website): In recent years, trade liberalization, globalization, technological advancement and other major trends have brought important changes to agricultural >> Read more
NET RESOURCES: December issue of the Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security (Agri-Gender) now available
The Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security (Agri-Gender) recently published their December 2017 issue online. You can access the full issue here. The following articles are included in the December issue: Factors Associated with Food Insecurity among Female Savings Group Participants in Burkina Faso Authors: Jessica Wilkinson, Kate Strickling, Yvonne Allsop, Megan Gash and Benjamin >> Read more
WEB RESOURCE: Gender and Climate Change: Does It Matter?
IFPRI's Claudia Ringler recently gave a talk called "Gender and Climate Change: Does it matter?" In her presentation, she discussed two recent projects: 1) Enhancing Women's Assets to Manage Risk under Climate Change: Potential for Group-Based Approaches (2011-2014, Germany); 2) Increasing Women’s Resilience to Confront Climate Change (2012-2014, CCAFS) If you missed her talk, >> Read more
NEW BLOG: Using qualitative methods to understand the local meaning of women’s empowerment in Ethiopia
Dr. Susan Kaaria, Senior Gender Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, recently published a new blog about using qualitative methods to understand women's empowerment. Susan is an external advisor on the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project Phase 2 (GAAP2) Portfolio, a collection of twelve projects seeking to adapt and validate a survey >> Read more
EVENT: Training course in Gender-Responsive Legume Breeding
GREAT (Gender-Responsive Researchers Equipped for Agricultural Transformation) is hosting a training course about legume breeding that integrates gender. Training course: Gender-Responsive Legume Breeding Open to interdisciplinary teams of 2-3 agricultural researchers working on research for development projects in sub-Saharan Africa Teams must consist of at least at least one biophysical scientist (e.g., plant breeder) and >> Read more
ICYMI: Cash Transfers, Polygamy, and Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from Mali
IFPRI's Melissa Hidrobo presented her recent research about cash transfers, polygamy, and intimate partner violence in Mali last week. You can access her powerpoint slides here for more information. SUMMARY: Evidence shows that transfers targeted to women can reduce intimate partner violence (IPV), but little evidence exists on the effects of transfers targeted to men. Whereas >> Read more
NET RESOURCES: Measuring women’s empowerment in agriculture: A streamlined approach
Our friends at IFAD recently published a manual about measuring women's empowerment. This publication is part of IFAD's research series, which you can access more of here. Click here to access the full manual. ABSTRACT: The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) can be a useful tool to measure the empowerment, agency and inclusion of >> Read more
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: The Suraj Mal and Shyama Devi Agarwal Book Prize
ABOUT THE BOOK PRIZE (from their website): The International Association for Feminist Economics announces the Suraj Mal and Shyama Devi Agarwal Book Prize to be awarded biennially for a work of original scholarship in the field of feminist economics. The prize has been established by Bina Agarwal (IAFFE’s first President from the Global South) to >> Read more
WEB RESOURCES: What have we learned about the WEAI?
Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM) recently hosted a webinar about lessons learned from the WEAI. You can watch here: https://pim.cgiar.org/2017/10/27/webinar-the-womens-empowerment-in-agriculture-index-what-have-we-learned/ Summary of the webinar, from the PIM website: The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), a survey-based tool launched in 2012, has been widely used to measure and understand women’s empowerment and inclusion in the agricultural sector. The >> Read more
Updated IFPRI Gender Page now available!
IFPRI is pleased to announce that we've updated our gender topics page! You can access the updated webpage here. You can find up-to-date information about (1) Tools to close the gender gap, (2) Highlights from IFPRI gender research, and (3) Guidance on gender practice and policy on our new page. We still have all >> Read more
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