Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment
Resources
Resilience in Global Food Systems: What Does This Look Like and What Will It Take?
Event
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…
Of Milk and Minorities: Equity and Consumption in Vietnam
Blog
Recently, I found myself sitting on a low stool in a small, neat home in the central highlands of Vietnam, talking to three young mothers…
Do Women Care More About Climate Change Than Men?
Blog
Recently I heard environmentalist economist and author of Doughnut Economics, Kate Raworth, speak (she joined us for our Rebel Book Club April meet up). She mentioned…
Evidence from Malawi: Why Agricultural and Nutrition Eduction Programs Should Engage Both Women and Men in Households
Blog
Gender norms and inequalities are an important factor in Malawi’s ongoing food security problems. They shape agricultural practices and production, knowledge acquisition, innovation, food choices—and…
Local Solutions to Strenghten Women's Voices in Land Governance
Blog
With increasing pressure on land in sub-Saharan Africa, including from commercial agriculture and mineral and oil extraction, how can the voices of women be included…
New Water Model Points Way to Gender and Social Equality
Blog
Valeriana Choque Zambrana and her family manage a small farm in Marquina, growing beans, corn and barley to eat at home and to sell in…
Consultancy Services: End Line Evaluation of the Gender-Based Violence Risk Mitigation and Nutrition Project and Learning Workshops (Bilingual)
Job
Established in 1979, Action Against Hunger (AAH) is a non-governmental organisation that aims to provide solutions to hunger. Their mission is to save lives by…
United Kingdom: Influencing Advisor - Women's Economic Empowerment & Care
Job
Oxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International. It…
Indigenous Women Land Defenders of the Americas: Protecting Forests, Climate and Communities
Blog
From April 22-26, the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International, an LDF grantee, hosted an Indigenous Women's Delegation to New York City for the…
The Case for Gender Approaches to Urban Resilience-Experience from Coyuca
Blog
Coyuca de Benitez on Mexico’s Pacific coast has suffered repeated tropical storms and tidal surges in the past decade. The city, sited on the edge…
Myanmar/Burma: Gender Analysis Consultant
Job
Relief International specializes in relief and development programs that benefit people in acute distress. A registered non-profit in the US, UK, France and Belgium, our…
The Complicated Gender Politics of Going Zero Waste
Blog
Look at #zerowaste and #zerowasteliving on Instagram and you’ll see mason jars filled with chocolate smoothies and rows of rose-gold straws. You’ll see perfectly organized…
Resilience Strategy Tackles Climate Change, Governance, Gender Inequality in Coastal Mexico
Blog
An innovative action research project in Mexico has created a gender-sensitive, local climate change strategy, which recognises how women and men are affected differently by…
Is Empowering Women in Agricultural Development Projects Worth the Investment? Yes, When Done Right
Blog
A recent article in Inside Philanthropy has a provocative title: “Top Funders and NGOs Think Empowering Women Farmers Can Reduce Hunger. Are They Right?” The…
Webinar from the USAID Soybean Innovation Lab and Partners: Gender & Land Matter in Rural Ghana and the World
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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…
Our Relationship with Water Isn't Gender Neutral. Here's Why that Matters
Blog
When thinking about water management, gender is probably the last thing on many people’s minds. But in fact, the whole process of water management –…
Gender Transition to Energy for All: from Evidence to Inclusive Policies
Blog
Following the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, policy- and decision makers, governments, multilateral organisations, private companies, and civil society organisations, at both…
Mongolian Herder Families Are Being Split Between Countryside and Town
Blog
One snowy winter’s day I went to a small winter camp of just two households 140 km from the nearest soum (district) centre. A dog…
Climate Change Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific: Is Gender Relevant?
Event
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…
Breaking from Tradition, Indigenous Women Lead Fight for Land Rights in Brazil
Blog
Brazil’s indigenous women have been overturning tradition to step into the spotlight and lead an international push to defend their tribal land rights, which are…
Marcia Andrade Braga: A 'Stellar Example' of Why More Women Are Needed in UN Peacekeeping
Blog
Training gender advisors and focal points in the Central African Republic (CAR) has earned a Brazilian United Nations peacekeeper a special gender advocate award, it…
Call for Experts: Gender and Climate Smart Agriculture
Job
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
Experts Meet on Gender and Social Inclusion in Community Clean Energy
Blog
Experts gathered in Dhaka today for the start of a 2-day conference co-organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to discuss community-based clean energy in…
Articulating, Strengthening and Building Solidarity - Women's Resistance to Mining
Blog
“Our grandparents told them to provide good roads, (electrical) power and hospitals.
But they didn’t meet any of these expectations.
Here there is no power.
Development… we don’t…
Top Funders and NGOs Think Empowering Women Farmers Can Reduce Hunger. Are They Right?
International
In 2017, about 11 percent of the world’s population—around 821 million—was undernourished, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This data confirms a…
Colombia: This Colombian Village Is Redefining Its Future with Rice and Coconuts [Photos]
International
In northwestern Colombia, a small community plagued by drug cartels and deforestation is using local produce to change its fate.
Leading Practices in Natural Resource Governance Workshop
Event
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…
Left Behind- the Mongolian Herders Living at Home With Mum
Blog
“I am one of the woman-headed households in this soum. I have been a herder for many years. For me life is still good, because…
How Much Land Does a Women Need? Women, Land Rights, and Rural Development
Event
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
Event
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…