For International Women’s Day 2020, we make the case for why gender equality is vital to achieving sustainable, productive and climate-resilient food systems. We want to show that gender equality is a prerequisite to achieving the proposed One CGIAR vision of ending hunger by 2030.
One of the final outputs of the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research, a book, introduces critical ideas for the next generation of CGIAR gender research: ‘How can agricultural research contribute to gender equality in its own right?‘. This series introduces each of the forthcoming book chapters. In this post, we zoom in on the chapter ‘Leveraging nutrition-sensitive agricultural programs…
One of the final outputs of the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research, a book, introduces critical ideas for the next generation of CGIAR gender research,: ‘How can agricultural research contribute to gender equality in its own right?‘. This series introduces each of the forthcoming book chapters. In this post, we zoom in on the chapter ‘From the feminization of…
One of the final outputs of the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research, a book, introduces critical ideas for the next generation of CGIAR gender research: ‘How can agricultural research contribute to gender equality in its own right?‘. This series introduces each of the forthcoming book chapters. In this post, we zoom in on the chapter ‘beyond Gender and Development…
The CGIAR GENDER (Generating Evidence and New Directions for Equitable Results) Platform will transform the way gender research is done, both within and beyond CGIAR, to kick-start a process of genuine change toward greater gender equality and better lives for smallholder farmers everywhere.
One of the final outputs of the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research, a book, introduces critical ideas for the next generation of CGIAR gender research: ‘How can agricultural research contribute to gender equality in its own right?‘. This series introduces each of the forthcoming book chapters. In this post, we zoom in on the chapter ‘Measuring women’s empowerment’ with…
Welcome to the twelfth issue of the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research’s quarterly newsletter! This is a special newsletter issue as it also happens to be the very last issue produced by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. From 2020 onwards, the successor to this Platform (the ‘Generating Evidence and New Directions for Equitable Results [GENDER] platform’) will…
From January 2017 through December 2019, the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research (the ‘Gender Platform’) built on the system-wide gender network established in 2011 to increase the visibility and impact of CGIAR gender research; to develop capacity for doing better gender research in agriculture and natural resource management domains; to set and support a CGIAR-wide gender research agenda; and…
How can agriculture and natural resource management advance gender equality? This is not the question one might expect about gender in agriculture. Usually the opposite question is asked. And yet this unusual lens elevates the conversation about and objective of gender equality within CGIAR, offering unparalleled perspectives and unlocking opportunities for the network to demonstrate its value and to indeed…
CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research hosted its final webinar ‘Youth realities, aspirations and transitions to adulthood in dryland agricultural systems‘ on December 19th, 2019, 2-3.15pm. The webinar was organized in collaboration with the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC). Webinar recording and presentation slides Webinar recording To access the recording, click on this link and enter…
