DFID has launched an online discussion forum on women’s economic empowerment to draw together leading academics and practitioners and provide an exciting platform for discussion and debate.
Event: ILRI Workshop on Gender & Market-Oriented Agriculture–Research to practice
An ILRI workshop on Gender and Market-oriented Agriculture is scheduled from January 31st to February 2nd in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The workshop’s objectives are: 1)To bring together researchers, practitioners, private sector and donors that have been working on efforts to promote market oriented agriculture in which gender is an integral component, to share lessons 2) >> Read more
Publication: Input Choices in Agriculture: Is There A Gender Bias?
Publication year: 2010 Source: World Development, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 28 October 2010 Susan E., Chen , Priya, Bhagowalia , Gerald, Shively This paper examines evidence of gender biases in the decisions of agricultural households, utilizing data from International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics’s village level studies in India (1975–85). The >> Read more
Event (DC): “Women in Agriculture– The Contribution of Women to Agriculture and Food Security in the Americas.”
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and The Organization of American States (OAS) invites you to join us for the 5th Annual ‘IICA DAY ‘2010 Thursday November, 18th 2010 9:30 a.m.
News: An Uncompromising Woman
By DANIEL BERGNER (NYT) The Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is trying to lift her country — ravaged by war, rape, corruption and hopelessness — by lifting up its women. Read the article
Resource: New Blog from International Center for Research on Women
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Multimedia: The Gold of Moqatam – Solar Technology and Gender Empowerment
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Multimedia
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Event (DC): Enhancing Access to Justice for Women–Indonesia’s Experiences
ABSTRACT :The Justice for the Poor program in Indonesia has considerable experience of working in the area of women’s legal empowerment and access to justice. Its work with women-headed households and women paralegals show that enhancing legal knowledge is critical to securing basic rights and one’s economic livelihood. The speaker will provide a brief overview of >> Read more
Event (DC): Ensuring Vulnerable Women’s Autonomy Through Economic Independence and Professional Integration:Morocco’s Accomplishments of the Millennium Development Goals
ABSTRACT: In recent years the Kingdom of Morocco has made important strides in achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set out by the United Nations. One of the MDGs is the promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women. Aicha Ech-Channa will discuss her 25-year experience as a social activist defending the rights of women and >> Read more
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