Jeannette D. Gurung Director of Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN) Thursday, 22 July 2010 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm After being overlooked for decades, women are finally being recognized as key drivers of agriculture. Consequently, there is a growing awareness that investing in agriculture often means investing in women. >> Read more
EVENT: Rural Women: Rights, Challenges, and Prospects
The International Conversatorio "La Mujer Rural: derechos, desafíos y perspectivas" (Rural Women: Rights, Challenges and Prospects) -co organized by the International Land Coalition, CINEP and IFAD- will be held in Bogota , 7-9 July . The event will focus on civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of rural women, 40 participants - including government >> Read more
Event (DC): U.S. Foreign Policy and Rural Women– A Gender Integration Approach to Diplomacy and Development
Cindy Huang, Feed the Future & Wenchi Yu, U.S. Department of State Chair: Rajul Pandya-Lorch, IFPRI Friday, July 16th, 2010 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm The U.S. Department of State and USAID have made gender equality a priority in their development and diplomacy efforts. As a flagship initiative, Feed the Future is an example of >> Read more
News: UNIFEM Welcomes the Creation of UN Women — the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Contents: Message from UNIFEM Executive Director Inés Alberdi Statement by the Secretary-General on the Creation of UN Women Joint Statement by DAW, INSTRAW, OSAGI and UNIFEM UN General Assembly Resolution on the Creation of UN Women Questions & Answers [ PDF: English | español | français ]
Publication: African Women’s Report 2009 – Measuring Gender Inequality in Africa
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) presents one of its flagship publications, the 2009 African Women’s Report. The report’s theme: Measuring Gender Inequality in Africa: Experiences and Lessons from the African Gender and Development Index, is opportune as African countries more...
News: UN Women Born– Civil Society Celebrates Creation of Gender Equality Entity After Four Years of Advocacy
PRESS RELEASE The Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) Campaign celebrates the United Nations General Assembly resolution, agreed to on 30 June and to be formally adopted by the General Assembly on Friday, 2 July, to establish "UN Women"-the new gender equality entity at the UN. This move has been sought by women's organizations and other >> Read more
News: International Day of Cooperatives– Cooperative Enterprise Empowers Women
July 2, 2010, Paris, France – On July 3rd, 2010, the UN International Day of Cooperatives celebrating the theme “Cooperative enterprise empowers women,” the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) encourages the adoption and strengthening of the cooperative business model as an instrument capable of improving the status and living conditions of women around the >> Read more
Publication: Africa Progress Report 2010– From Agenda to Action
"From Agenda to Action: Turning Resources into Results for People", Africa Progress Panel, June 2010: The report’s findings fall into four categories–sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction, social progress, political leadership and governance, and partnership opportunities–with recommendations for enhancing the role of women in each of these development areas. The prioritization of agricultural investment and >> Read more
Event (online): JOIN GENDER, ICTS AND RURAL LIVELIHOODS: SPECIAL ONLINE FORUM 5- 16 JULY AT E-AGRICULTURE.ORG
Join e-Agriculture and GenARDIS* in a special online forum in English that will explore some of the challenges that people and projects face when implementing projects aimed at empowering women and ICTs in rural livelihoods. The forum will look at what has worked, what has not worked, and good practices, as well as the critical >> Read more
Event: October 4-30th CEDPA Global Women in Management Workshop
The Global Women in Management strengthens women’s management, leadership and technical skills to enhance and bring to scale programs that advance women’s economic opportunities and build the next generation of women business leaders and entrepreneurs. GWIM leverages CEDPA’s 30-year history of women’s leadership programs and responds to the call for interventions that advance women in >> Read more
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