The CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research is calling for CGIAR research proposals on: gender dynamics in value chains: beyond the production node and single commodity analysis. Closing date: July 12. Click to find out more!
CGIAR is seeking an experienced gender, diversity and inclusion expert to support the development and delivery of workplace strategies, programs, and tools that seek to accelerate the creation of a more inclusive, diverse and engaging global workforce. Closing date: 23 June. Click for more information!
During the Seeds of Change conference, we approached several personalities from the ‘Gender in Agriculture’ crowd to interview them on their work, on their insights about the conference and their outlook on the next frontiers of our field of research. Find an overview of all conference related outputs here. In this interview, we feature Markus Ihalainen and Iliana Monterroso from…
During the Seeds of Change conference, we approached several personalities from the ‘Gender in Agriculture’ crowd to interview them on their work, on their insights about the conference and their outlook on the next frontiers of our field of research. Find an overview of all conference related outputs here. In this interview, we feature Andrew Campbell, Chief Executive Officer of…
The CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research hosted the webinar ‘Culture, choice and Action in legume seed systems in East and North Uganda‘ on May 10th, 2.00-3.30pm CEST. The webinar was organized in collaboration with the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC). Webinar recording and presentation Webinar recording To access the recording, click on this link…
The inaugural Seeds of Change Conference, held at the University of Canberra 2-4 April, has been hailed a success by the event’s organisers and participants. The event attracted more than 280 delegates from 45 countries and included a public lecture, two keynote addresses, three roundtables, six workshops, eight panels, 18 participant interviews, over 100 presentations and 33 speed-dating-style poster presentations.…
Rhiannon Pyburn, coordinator of the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research and senior advisor at KIT Royal Tropical Institute was interviewed by Alex Sloan at the ‘Seeds of Change‘ conference. She touches upon the value of the conference, the purpose of CGIAR and the Collaborative Platform for Gender Research, the topic of ‘(harmful and other) masculinities‘ (covered in a dedicated…
Here is the ninth issue of the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research’s quarterly newsletter! We feature insights from the Platform Coordinator looking at the recent International Women’s Day 2019 campaign, recent peer-reviewed gender publications (including a number of publications covering key themes of the Seeds of Change Annual Conference 2019), an incredibly rich overview of CGIAR gender research in…
What is on the minds of leading CGIAR researchers as they integrate gender perspectives in pursuit of system-wide objectives? Fascinating research on the origins of (mechanized) agriculture shows that the invention and adoption of the plough in the fertile plains of the Mesopotamia revolutionized agriculture, but in the process also transformed a thriving matrilineal society into patriarchy. According to Alesina et.…
“Think equal, build smart, innovate for change” Click on the campaign below to discover the CGIAR response to new and pressing gender challenges. international women’s day 2019 by CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research on Exposure (photo credit: IRRI) The 2019 theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March, was: “Think equal, build smart, innovate for change”. On this most important date,…
