*PRGA Newsletter issue No. 39 November 2008
Changing climate costs Ugandan women crops, money
In Uganda, as in most of Africa, women are of course the main farmers. The men may break up the land to sow the seeds, but the women usually plant and do all the work of tending the crops from day to day throughout the growing season.
International Workshop on: Economic Empowerment of Women through Science & Technology Interventions
Tehran, Iran during 14-16 December 2008
This workshop has been primarily designed for the government policy makers and representatives of women study groups, academic institutions and non-governmental organizations dealing with the development and welfare of women engaged in activities related to the role of S&T for women empowerment in the developing countries.
Say NO to Violence against Women
The UNIFEM-organized Say NO to Violence against Women campaign was a year-long global advocacy and awareness-raising effort on ending violence against women, designed to support UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s multi-year UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign.
Gender Equality Vital for Development, UN-Backed Forum is Told
Seventy-five percent of the world’s poor live in rural areas, andmost are involved in farming. In the 21st century, agriculture remains fundamental to economic growth, poverty alleviation, and environmental sustainability. The World Bank’s Agriculture and Rural Development publication series presents recent analyses of issues that affect agriculture’s role as a source of economic development, rural livelihoods, and environmental services.
Helping Women Respond to the Global Food Price Crisis
The current food price crisis has received widespread attention, but discussions to date have largely overlooked the gender dimensions of the crisis. More than 15 years of rigorous research on gender and intrahousehold resource allocation suggest not only that men and women will be affected differently by the global food crisis, but also that, as both consumers and producers, they will have different stocks of resources with which to respond to rising prices.
Call for Proposals: Gender and Innovation UNDERSTANDING THEIR MUTUAL INFLUENCE AND IMPACTS
Deadline: December 19, 2008
The Innovation, Technology and Society (ITS) program of IDRC supports research towards strengthening innovation capabilities and innovation systems in developing countries. The actors in an innovation system, the science and technology policy environment and the interface of innovation systems with society are the three thematic focus areas of ITS. For more information consult www.idrc.ca/its.
Copyright © Participatory Research and Gender Analysis 2003-2005. All rights reserved.
The PRGA gratefully acknowledges the support of Bellanet, CIAT and Juliana Aristizábal in the development of this website.