Events

International Conference on the Rohingya Crisis in Comparative Perspective

Jul 4, 2019 - Jul 5, 2019 | Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction
London, United Kingdom

We aim to understand the root causes of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, the drivers of Rohingya influx into Bangladesh, Rohingya diaspora and their adaptation…

Gender Mainstreaming in Agriculture and Rural Development Training

Jun 24, 2019 - Jun 26, 2019 | Versed Training Facilities
Nairobi, Kenya

Agriculture is central to the livelihoods of the rural poor and in the attainment of suitable development goals; gender equality further plays a crucial role…

Gender and Food Systems

Jun 24, 2019 - Jun 28, 2019 | Wageningen Centre for Development
Kenya

Are you interested in achieving gender equality through your programmes, partnerships and networks? Do you wish to rethink power relations in our food systems, and…

The Leadership of Women in Developing U.S. Environmental Law and Policy: What They Did, What It Meant, and Where It Is Going

Jun 20, 2019 | Environmental Law Institute
Washington, DC

As ELI celebrates “Gender and the Environment” month in June as part of its 50th Anniversary, join us for a panel discussion of how women have…

Sustainability Standards and Women's Rights to Land and Agricultural Resources

Jun 20, 2019 | International Institute for Sustainable Development
Online

Join us Thursday, June 20, at 10:00 a.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. CEST as we discuss how sustainability standards can contribute positively to women’s rights…

Women, Health & Environment

Jun 18, 2019 | Soroptimist International East London
London, UK

What's being a woman got to do with the environment? And what can women do about climate change? The answer is - a lot! Want…

Casualty or Catalyst: Gender Equality and the Future of Mining

Jun 12, 2019 | Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development
Ottowa, Canada

We are pleased to invite you to our workshop on June 12, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at Carleton University to discuss gender…

Women, Conflict, and the Future of Economic Empowerment

Jun 5, 2019 | Women for Women International
Vancouver, Canada

A Women Deliver concurrent session bringing together donors, NGOs, and a youth leader. This session will explore women's economic empowerment in conflict-affected situations.

Who: Women for Women…

A Key to Combating Climate Change: Empowering Girls and Women

Jun 5, 2019 | BSR, UNFCCC, and Women’s Environment and Development Organizatio
Vancouver, Canada

Women bear the brunt of climate change, yet they are the world’s best bet in the fight for a clean, healthy, and sustainable planet. This…

Harnessing the Power of Research to Effect Gender Transformative Change

Jun 4, 2019 | American Jewish World Service
Vancouver, Canada

Around the globe, women and girls remain uncounted, undervalued and underrepresented in policy and programs—including in data used by the international development community to set…

Gender and Climate Change: Climate Justice Solutions

Jun 4, 2019 | BSR, UNFCCC, Women's Environment and Development Organization
Vancouver, Canada

This session explores the linkages between gender equality, women’s empowerment and climate change by highlighting the differentiated impacts of climate change, and how they exacerbate…

Women Building Power: African Feminist Efforts on Energy & Climate Justice

Jun 3, 2019 | Global Justice Now
London, UK

Organised peasant and working-class women impacted by extractives industries in African countries are defending their communities and their own gender-specific interests against insatiable extractives industries.…

Women Deliver 2019 Conference

Jun 3, 2019 - Jun 6, 2019 | Women Deliver
Vancouver, Canada

The Women Deliver 2019 Conference will be the world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women in…

Deconstructing the Gendered Causes of Malnutrition

Jun 3, 2019 | World Vision
Vancouver Canada

Women and girls face unique challenges to attaining good health and nutrition. What are we doing to challenge these, and what can we do better?…

Resilience in Global Food Systems: What Does This Look Like and What Will It Take?

Jun 2, 2019 - Jun 4, 2019 | Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD)
Washington, DC

Nourishing the world’s population in an era of increasing strain on planetary resources and boundaries requires a more resilient global food system. Yet how do…

Creating a Gender Equal World: the Transformative Power of Women's Rights to Land

Jun 2, 2019 | Landsea
Vancouver, Canada

Cocktail reception where guests will learn how to break down the barriers to gender-equal land rights, about a new global advocacy campaign to ensure women…

Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality, and Pro-Sociability Biennial Conference

May 23, 2019 - May 25, 2019 | Winthrop University and James Madison University
Seville, Spain

For over a millennia, warfare, environmental degradation, and social inequality have brought much suffering to humankind. In an effort to facilitate interdisciplinary cross-fertilization, WESIPS brings…

Border Regimes, Territorial Discourses and Feminist Politics

May 22, 2019 - May 24, 2019 | Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research, University of Iceland
Reykjavik, Iceland

The NORA conference 2019, on critical feminist cross-disciplinary research and activities relying on contemporary and/or historical perspectives, focuses on the theme of material and symbolic…

Webinar from the USAID Soybean Innovation Lab and Partners: Gender & Land Matter in Rural Ghana and the World

May 2, 2019 | USAID's Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Soybean Value Chain Research
GoToWebinar US

The USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Soybean Value Chain Research (Soybean Innovation Lab, SIL) is hosting a webinar on Thursday, May 2, at 10 a.m. CDT…

Climate Change Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific: Is Gender Relevant?

Apr 30, 2019 | ANU Climate Change Institute & ANU Gender Institute
Australia

Is gender a consideration for your program, project or research? Now is the time to reflect on this.

Women are often portrayed as more vulnerable to…

Beyond Land: Gender Equality in Restoration

Apr 29, 2019 | Global Landscapes Forum
Online

As climate advocates increasingly call for nature as the key to healing climate and biodiversity crises, the spotlight on restoration is growing. The recent announcement…

Leading Practices in Natural Resource Governance Workshop

Apr 24, 2019 - Apr 25, 2019 | Canadian International Resources and Development Institute
Vancouver, Canada

The Canadian International Resources and Development Institute (CIRDI) is pleased to invite you to our Leading Practices in Natural Resource Governance Workshop. The workshop will feature participants from…

How Much Land Does a Women Need? Women, Land Rights, and Rural Development

Apr 18, 2019 | Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights
Boston, MA, USA

For more information and to register, please visit https://genderandsecurity.org/projects-resources/consortium-lectures/how-much-land-does-woman-need-women-land-rights-and-rural. 

Where: University of Massachusetts Boston, MA, USA

When: 18 April 2019

Organizers: Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights, University of Massachusetts…

Webinar: Gender Equality in Agriculture: Leveraging Voluntary Sustainability Standards for Women's Empowerment

Apr 17, 2019 | International Institute For Sustainable Development
Online

Gender equality in agriculture remains a challenge. Unequal power structures in rural households mean women often have difficulty accessing food for themselves, even though they…

Empowering Women By Balancing The Law

Apr 10, 2019 | The World Bank
Washington, DC

Empowering Women by Balancing the Law is an initiative that seeks to provide analytical and technical know-how to pilot countries in assessing and reforming laws…

Women Leading Nonviolent Movements

Mar 22, 2019 | United States Institute of Peace
Washington, D.C.

Women have often been the invisible actors in history—sidelined from formal political and social spaces—but creating their own spaces for change through engaging in nonviolent…

Diversity and Gender Matters: Doing More to Empower Women in the Peacebuilding Field

Mar 21, 2019 | Alliance for Peacebuilding
Washington, D.C.

Join the Alliance for Peacebuilding on Thursday, March 21st, from 9:00am to 10:45am at the Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E St NW, Washington,…

Linking Feminist Peace, Sustainable Development, and Postwar Infrastructure Reconstruction

Mar 12, 2019 | Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
New York, NY

This interactive panel discussion will bring together women civil society leaders and scholars to show why women, peace and securty (WPS) advocates, if they are…

Launch of the Network of African Women Environmentalists

Mar 8, 2019 | UN Environment
Nairobi, Kenya

The Network of African Women Environmentalists (NAWE) will be launched on International Women's Day, by Dr. Juliette Biao, Director, Africa Office, UN Environment on the…

Strengthening Women's Role in Peace and Multilateralism

Mar 8, 2019 | Permanent Mission of Jordan, UNESCO Liaison Office in Geneva and the University for Peace
Geneva, Switzerland

In the context of the International Women's Day and the Centenary of the League of Nations, the Permanent Mission of Jordan, UNESCO Liaison Office in…