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
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Event: Join the PRB Discuss Online tomorrow “Gender-Based Violence in the Congo”
When: Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010, noon-1 p.m. (EDT) (GMT -4) Who: Dr. Lynn Lawry, study author and Senior Health Stability/Humanitarian Assistance Specialist, International Health Division/Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, U.S. Dept. of Defense. Where: Go to http://discuss.prb.org. You may submit questions in advance and during the discussion.
Event (BERLIN): 1ST ANNUAL WOMEN ADVANCEMENT FORUM – AFRICA 2010
ABN GLOBAL EVENTS South Africa in association with ABN Nigeria and their global partners are pleased to invite you/your nominations to a Female Gender Forum. Theme: WOMEN ADVANCEMENT: THE ACTUALISATION OF MDGs. Venue: HOTEL PALACE, Berlin, Germany. Date: 19-28 September, 2010 OBJECTIVES 1) Perceptions on women’s participation in politics 2) Opinions and suggestions on possible ways active participation >> Read more
Publication: Gender Disparities in Africa’s Labor Market
Gender inequality in the labor market remains a pressing problem of contemporary Africa. Available evidence shows that in several countries of the region women are less likely to be in paid work, are disproportionately concentrated in informal and precarious employment, and are paid substantially less. This novel study, a collaboration between the World Bank and >> Read more
News:Status of Female Farmers Rises During Food Crisis
The women who grow more than half the world's agricultural produce have gained international recognition and aid since the start of the global food crisis in 2007.(..)Last March in two counties in northern Liberia, the World Food Programme, known as WFP, began purchasing rice from local communities for school nutrition programs, rather than importing food >> Read more
News: Gender Bias Holds Back Africa Women Agricultural Researchers, Business Daily Africa, August 6
A report released in June 2010 by ActionAid International shows that small holder farmers, majority of whom are women, are responsible for 90 percent of food grown in Africa and produce about a half of the world’s food supply. Yet the women scientists are rarely involved in scientific agricultural research or leadership positions in that >> Read more
Publication: Understanding gender differences in agricultural productivity in Uganda and Nigeria
Access here We investigate gender differences in agricultural productivity using data collected in 2005 from Nigeria and in 2003 from Uganda. Results indicate that lower productivity is persistent from female-owned plots and female-headed households, accounting for a range of socioeconomic variables, agricultural inputs, and crop choices using multivariate Tobit models. These results are robust to >> Read more
News: Grassroots Evaluate Successes and Leaders Shape the Way Forward at the 2010 WLLA Land Academy
On Feb 8th through 12th of February, 40 grassroots women leaders and NGO partners from 22 organizations from 13 African countries, organized in community-based grassroots groups, women's savings clubs, NGOs and women's alliances, came together for the 3rd Annual Land Academy organized by the Huairou Commission, through the Women's Land Link Africa Initiative, held in >> Read more
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