The World Bank has launched the World Bank eAtlas of Gender, a companion of the recent World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development, were several IFPRI staff contributed. You will find maps gender related indicators:wages, earnings, mean age at marriage, leave benefits, school enrolment rates, violence against women and more—over time and across countries). >> Read more
News: 2010 Society for the Anthropology of Work Book Prize awarded to The Gender of Globalization (SAR Press)
You can access the Table of Contents, read excerpts and the external reviews of the book at this link of the publisher: http://sarweb.org/?sar_press_gender_of_globalization-p:sar_press_advanced_seminar_series
Publication: Do Shocks Affect Men’s and Women’s Assets Differently? A review of literature and new evidence from Bangladesh and Uganda
A new IFPRI Discussion Paper, Do Shocks Affect Men’s and Women’s Assets Differently? A review of literature and new evidence from Bangladesh and Uganda is now available. This paper attempts to expand understanding of the gender-differentiated impact of shocks on assets through a literature review on shocks and gendered asset dynamics and an analysis of new >> Read more
Publication: Environmental and Gender Impacts of Land Tenure Regularization in Africa: Pilot Evidence from Rwanda
Although increased global demand for land has led to renewed interest in African land tenure, few models to address these issues quickly and at the required scale have been identified or evaluated. The case of Rwanda's nation-wide and relatively low-cost land tenure regularization program is thus of great interest. A new working paper paper by >> Read more
News: In Kenya, Survey of Female Farmers Uncovers Challenges
A World Bank survey in Kenya that seeks women’s input and data to inform agricultural policy shows that female farmers have limited access to water, energy and finance, and few women own property they can use as collateral for loans. As agriculture becomes ‘feminized’ and men abandon farms to work in cities, policies must change to >> Read more
Call for papers: Gender in Science Institutions and Knowledge Systems
The 7th International Interdisciplinary Conference to be held in 2012 in United Kingdom has issued a call for papers for the conference theme of "Gender in Science Institutions and Knowledge Systems". The call for papers is attached here.
Event: European Gender Summit 2011
Knowledge and innovation are key drivers for sustainable growth and prosperity in Europe. Extensive research has demonstrated that the quality of research and development benefits significantly from adding gender as a critical success factor. The first European Gender Summit, to be held in November 2011 in Brussels, will network key players from all sectors to initiate >> Read more
News: Women compete better when they are in teams, research finds
[Source: Guardian] Nearly two-thirds of the "gender competition gap" – the gap between the likelihood of men or women to enter a competition – disappears when people are offered the chance to compete in two-person teams rather than as individuals. Academics Andrew Healy and Jennifer Pate claim that their findings, published in the Economic Journal, >> Read more
Publication: Governing Climate Funds: What Will Work for Women?
As the international community mobilizes in response to global climatic changes, climate funds must ensure the equitable and effective allocation of funds for the world’s most vulnerable populations. Women and girls, disproportionately vulnerable to negative climate change impacts in developing countries, have largely been excluded from climate change finance policies and programmes. A report by >> Read more
Upcoming Publication: Girls Grow: A Vital Force in Rural Economies
An upcoming report by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Girls Grow: A Vital Force in Rural Economies will evaluate the role of adolescent girls in the developing world and identify opportunities for national governments and bilateral donors to equip these girls to be agents of economic and social change. This report serves as the next volume >> Read more
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