CALL FOR POLICY BRIEFS/SHORT PAPERS Open Window: 12 MAY 2016 – 27 MAY 2016 The India Food Security Portal,facilitated by IFPRI, is organizing a one day workshop on Gender and Food Security in India to be held on August 29 in New Delhi. As noted in a recent blog, women’s participation in food production often goes unrecorded but >> Read more
TRAINING: Call for United Nations University Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme
For more information, see the attached call: UNU-GEST open call 2017 United Nations University Gender Equality Studies and Training (UNU-GEST) Programme at the University of Iceland. The UNU-GEST Programme at the University of Iceland is inviting government ministries and agencies, NGOs, civil society foundations and international development partners working in the field of gender equality to >> Read more
BLOG: Why does paying attention to gender matter for climate change adaptation?
This blog post by Elizabeth Bryan, Patti Kristjanson, and Claudia Ringler summarizes recent research by IFPRI on gender and climate change under the CGIAR Program for Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security. Click here to read why gender matters for climate change adaptation.
BLOG: We don’t know how many women own land. Why?
Originally posted on Thomson Reuters Foundation News by Cheryl Doss, Yale University Tuesday, 17 May 2016 16:00 GMT We know women’s legal rights to own, inherit and farm land are crucial. So why is it still so hard to know how many women have rights? The importance of women’s rights to land and property are increasingly >> Read more
Can cash transfers prevent intimate partner violence?
By Melissa Hidrobo, Amber Peterman, and Shalini Roy Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most pervasive form of violence globally—with 1 in 3 women physically or sexually abused by a partner in her lifetime. Of course, averages hide important disparities: Women living in Tokyo’s bustling urban affluence face a different probability of victimization than an >> Read more
EMPLOYMENT: Gender Land Tenure Specialist (Landesa)
Gender Land Tenure Specialist (Mid Level) Position Title: Gender Land Tenure Specialist (Mid Level) Status: Regular, Full Time Location: Seattle or Washington DC Classification: Exempt (Not Eligible for Overtime Pay) Date: May 2016 Job Summary: Within a variety of country contexts, the Gender and Land Tenure Specialist provides policy, analytical and >> Read more
EMPLOYMENT: Gender Postdoctoral Fellow – Livestock Plus (CIAT)
Gender Postdoctoral Fellow- Livestock Plus CIAT is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to address the key research question: How can Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) be designed and implemented to promote inclusiveness, social equity and decrease existing gender gaps? The Postdoctoral Fellow will be expected to work closely with a team of researchers from CIAT and >> Read more
Women and Foreign Policy: The Supply and Demand of Women and Energy
The U.S. Department of State presents, in cooperation with the George Washington University Global Women’s Institute, Women and Foreign Policy: The Supply and Demand of Women and Energy Tuesday, May 24, 2016 2:00 – 4:00 PM George Washington University Funger Hall, Room 108 2001 G Street NW Washington, DC 20052 Sustainable economic growth relies on stable >> Read more
Why is gender important for REDD+?
IUCN has produced an excellent new video unpacking why women’s resource rights and decision-making need to be taken into account in REDD+ development. This video was prepared for IUCN with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) via the Gender Equality for Climate Change Opportunities (GECCO) initiative. This video supports a series >> Read more
Reducing rural women’s domestic workload through labour-saving technologies and practices toolkit
IFAD has released a toolkit on reducing rural women’s domestic workload with the following components: Teaser describes why labour-saving technologies and practices are needed to reduce women’s domestic workload and the benefits to be gained, with examples from IFAD-supported projects. How To Do note offers practical guidance to help practitioners address this issue in the >> Read more
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