World Agricultural Information Center (WAICENT) PortalThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and its 183 Members highlight information as one of the priority areas in fighting hunger and achieving food security. As a result, FAO established the World Agricultural Information Centre (WAICENT) for agricultural information management and dissemination, in an effort to fight hunger with information. WAICENT is FAO's strategic programme for improving access to essential documents, statistics, maps and multimedia resources to millions of users around the globe. WAICENT's vast information includes: Thousands of full-text publications and technical documents on agriculture, fisheries, nutrition and forestry, available through the Internet, on specific subjects such as trends in trade, country-specific information, food safety and deforestation. Codes of conduct, interactive tools for use at the national level, and early warning and disaster prevention systems. Data, including maps and charts, obtained through the FAO online statistical databases, containing over one million time-series records, covering international statistics in the area of agricultural production, trade indices, food supply, land and food aid. Thousands of other multimedia resources available on the FAO Web site. Today, WAICENT is one of the world's most comprehensive sources of agricultural information, providing access to the accumulated knowledge and expertise of FAO, improving the capacities of decision-makers, professionals and the public-at-large to obtain and use information essential for achieving sustainable agriculture development and helping to combat hunger.

Women, Water and Sanitation. Subjects range from agriculture and health practices to the education and training of health workers. Women, Water, and Sanitation is an excellent resource base and networking tool for all researchers, educators, and practitioners involved with women, water, and sanitation issues.

Women's Resources International includes over 232,000 records drawn from a variety of essential women's studies databases. Covers many women's topics including but not only women and development

Women and Water Organizations provides a selection of the many organisations involved in gender and water issues. Their web sites feature recent publications, newsletters, and events. Anyone wishing to add to this list can submit information on their Organization to the International Hydrological Programme ( IHP).

The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting social and economic development with women's full participation. ICRW generates quality, empirical information and technical assistance on women's productive and reproductive roles, their status in the family, their leadership in society, and their management of environmental resources.

President Lawrence H. Summers and Provost Steven E. Hyman May 16, 2005Harvard's Task Forces on Women Faculty and on Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) today released their final reports, following an intensive, three-month period of inquiry and analysis. The Task Force recommendations, which are based on broad consultation within the University and with peer institutions, propose various measures to enhance the diversity of the faculty ranks at Harvard across all fields and to improve the climate and prospects for faculty once on campus. They also propose a series of reforms and enhancements to the way women pursuing science and engineering are treated at every point along the "pipeline" from undergraduates, to graduate students, to post-doctoral fellows, to the faculty ranks.

Siyanda is an on-line database of gender and development materials from around the world. It is also an interactive space where gender practitioners can share ideas, experiences and resources.

Wilde, V. 2001. SEAGA Field Level Handbook. Socioeconomic and Gender Analysis Programme. FAO.The SEAGA Field Handbook is written for development agents who work directly with local communities in developing countries. It is intended for outsiders such as extensionists, government and non-government field workers, and private- and public-sector development consultants, and for insiders such as community organisers and leaders of local groups and institutions. The purpose of this Handbook is to support participatory development planning at the community level. Using the tools provided in this Handbook will help outsiders and insiders to work together to:    * Identify key development patterns    * Understand the livelihood strategies of different people, and    * Build consensus about development priorities and action plans.This SEAGA Field Handbook incorporates ideas and methods from people of all regions of the world who share a commitment to participatory development. It is based on actual experiences in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, but can be used by those working in all sectors of rural development. While building on earlier learnings, there are three things that are different about this Handbook. First, explicit attention is given to the linkages among economic, environmental, social and institutional patterns that together constitute the development context. Both opportunities and constraints for development are identified. Second, understanding gender, wealth, ethnicity, caste and other social differences in communities is considered fundamental to understanding livelihood strategies and development priorities. The poor and marginalised are ensured a voice. And third, this Handbook provides toolkits specifically designed to support a participatory process that first, focuses on an analysis of the current situation, and second, focuses on planning for the future. The toolkits consist of a number of rapid rural and participatory rural appraisal tools, but include also a series of SEAGA Questions to facilitate and deepen analysis.

Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) Special on Gender & Natural Resources Management is published in conjunction with `Natural Resources Management and Gender´, the 6th book in the Gender, Society & Development series. KIT's Special includes:    * Case studies: a space for contributions by development practitioners and experts    * Bibliography: selected, recent references of printed and online full text publications retrieved from the catalogue of KIT Library and the Internet, respectively.    * Tools & methods: practical instruments, manuals, guides.    * Links : links to relevant organizations and websites.    * News & events: news items and announcements of conferences, courses and other events

Braun. A. 2003. Resources on Gender and Development.This guide to some of the resources on Gender and Development on the Web is presented as a concept map. The resources include frameworks, case studies and analyses, databases, websites, electronic forums and training materials.

IDCE. 2003. Publications by Graduate Programs in International Development, Community and Environment. Clark University.Graduate programs in International Development, Community, and Environment (IDCE) at Clark University enable development scholars, policy makers, planners, and practitioners to explore alternative approaches to community-based development. They offer findings from field research in which local communities, women's groups, village institutions, and researchers focus on gender, local participation, capacity-building, natural resource management, and community-based development. The research offers informative results presented in the form of handbooks, case studies, books, working papers and articles. It reflects the collaborative efforts of partnerships between local and central, researcher and practitioner, developing and industrial sectors, and technical and social science specialists. Most publications have been written jointly between Clark's IDCE staff and colleagues in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Some are available in languages other than English, including Bislama, French, Kiswahili, Malagasy, Russian, Setswana, Somali, and Spanish. There are locally produced translations in Arabic, Amharic and Ndebele. We hope that these publications will help to bridge gaps between centrally planned and locally initiated development efforts, as well as help to create new partnerships for changes that are sustainable, productive, and equitable.

OFAN - Once and Future Action Network is an international consortium of gender, science and technology organizations which calls attention to women's contribution to people-centered and environmentally sustainable approaches to science and technology. See also the new Spanish-language OFAN site - INCITA Inventando Ciencia y Tecnología Accesibles.

Africa Rice Warda webpage New Rice for Africa (NERICA) Offers Hope to Women Farmers and Millions More,April 2005Bintu clears brush from new land, then plants rice seeds of the Asian rice species that entered Africa about 450 years ago. But Asian rices—developed for high-input irrigated farming—can’t compete with the weeds on Bintu's rainfed farmland, which soon take over. So, after a crop or two, Bintu must clear more land.She would rather plant the traditional African rice species that her ancestors grew. It has wide, droopy leaves that smother weeds, and has thrived in harsh environments for 3500 years. The African rice also resists drought, acid soils, and local pests that plague the Asian rices.

Ministry of Women's Affairs. New Zealand/Aotearoa. The website of New Zealand's Ministry of Women's Affairs includes a framework and resources for gender analysis

MATCH International Centre is a women's international organization which works in partnership with women's groups in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and South America towards the empowerment of women and the achievement of the practical enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms through civil, political, economic and cultural justice.

Quisumbing, Agnes; Brown, Lynn R.; Feldstein, Hilary Sims; Haddad, Lawrence James; Pena, Christine. Issue Brief: 3. 2000. Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Out of Print -- For more information, contact IFPRI-info@cgiar.org

The Gender Unit of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) uses a two-pronged approach to strengthen and bring coherence to mainstreaming gender in IDRC and in the work of our partners. This approach consists of:Building a research portfolio on pressing and specific gender and development issues; andOrganizing internal mainstreaming initiatives to build upon the ongoing work of our partners and staff. Our objective is to increase the capacity for critical and meaningful engagement in gender and development problems, issues and debates.

 The Gender Research Network was initiated by the CGIAR Gender Program and is now sponsored by the USAID/WID "Strengthening Development Policy Through Gender Analysis" project at IFPRI to link researchers at CGIAR centers, national research institutes, and universities who are involved in gender and intrahousehold research. The network includes GENDEV (formerly Gender CG), an e-mail network; a printed newsletter; Gender-Prop, an e-mail conference on gender and property rights (now concluded); and a new Gender and Development Policy Discussion simultaneous with brown bag Seminar on "Gender and Development Policy". GENDEV is an e-mail network on intrahousehold and gender aspects of food and agricultural research. It is set up to provide mutual support and encouragement to researchers working on gender and intrahousehold issues at CGIAR centers, NARS, and related NGOS involved in food and agricultural policy. The objectives of the network are to: establish a dialogue among often isolated 'gender social scientists' in CGIAR centers and NARs; help keep each other up to date with developments in the intrahousehold and gender literature (which are often in the hard-to-get 'gray literature', and other publications outside academic or refereed articles); connect the researchers with a wider intrahousehold and gender literature; draw other interested social scientists within the CG and NARs into the network; send a signal to donors that the CG is acting on its stated priorities on gender and intrahousehold issues. To subscribe, simply send an e-mail message to: LISTSERV@cgiar.org with text consisting of the line:

GenderStats is an electronic database of gender statistics and indicators designed with user-friendly, menu-driven features. It offers statistical and other data in modules on several subjects. The data in each module is presented in ready-to-use format. Users have the option of saving the country views in Excel (or another spreadsheet software) to customize them for their own reports. GenderStats is updated continuously as new information becomes available. The database is work in progress and its coverage has been expanded to include themes that range from health and education to political participation and poverty. Sex-disaggregated data for some themes are limited. The database includes indicators for which sex-disaggregated data are in many cases unavailable to point out the importance of collecting such data in a disaggregated form. This often can be done at the source of collection. Data sources for GenderStats include national statistics, United Nations databases, and World Bank-conducted or funded surveys.

GenderNet describes how the World Bank seeks to reduce gender disparities and enhance women's participation in economic development through its programs and projects. It summarizes knowledge and experience, provides gender statistics, and facilities discussion on gender and development.

Gender, Science and Technology GatewayThe Gender, Science and Technology Gateway is a resource for researchers, policy makers, and NGOs. It provides key links and information on research, practice, policy and partners in sustainable development which focuses on gender equality. The site is organised according to the "Seven Transformative Action Areas" identified by the Gender Working Group of the UN Commission on S&T for Development: Education, Careers, Needs of Society, S&T Decision Making, Local Knowledge Systems, Ethical Issues, and Collecting Gender Disaggregated Data.The GST Gateway is a joint project with the Gender Advisory Board, UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development. The GST Gateway is a clearinghouse of resources, partners and policy recommendations to support gender equity in science and technology for sustainable development.

Gender Relations in Agricultural ResearchResearch over the past decades has increasingly pointed to the importance of gender issues in agricultural development. ISNAR's project 'Gender relations in agricultural research' explores the role of gender issues in agricultural research policy, management, and organization.

Gender Dimensions in Natural Resource ManagmentMen and women have diverse knowledge, perceptions, skills and practices that are valuable for the management of natural resources for food security and rural livelihoods. It is important that development practitioners, researchers and decision-makers are not only aware of the diversity of human capital but also seek to build on people's own knowledge and abilities to support sustainable development strategies. The Women and Population Division (SDW) of FAO plays a key role in generating and disseminating information about the gender dynamics of natural resource management. The aim of the Division's work is to enhance understanding among rural people, development practitioners, researchers and decision-makers about these issues and upgrade their skills to use gender-sensitive and participatory approaches. This work is implemented in partnership with other FAO technical divisions, international research centres, government institutions and NGOs and incorporates the experience of several FAO field projects. The purpose of this site is to share information emerging from SDW's work with interested organizations and individuals.

The Gender and Water Alliance: a network of 133 organisations and individuals from around the world with an independent steering committee. It is an Associated Programme of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) funded by the governments of the Netherlands and United Kingdom. Because of the pooled experience and skills contained in this network, the GWA offers a mix of information and knowledge sharing activities such as electronic conferencing, a web site, advocacy leaflets and video, annual reports, capacity building and pilot programmes.

Gender and Food SecurityThis FAO website has specific links to pages with more information on agriculture, environment, division of labour, forestry, nutrition, fisheries, rural economics, population, education, extension and communications.

Gender Analysis Frameworks are step-by-step tools for carrying out gender analysis, which help to raise questions, analyze information, and develop strategies to increase women's and men's participation in and benefits from projects and programmes.

 Dimitra Project on Rural Women and DevelopmentDimitra is an information and communication project which aims to highlight rural women's contribution to their community and their country. It is implemented by the Gender and Development Service (SDWW), of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - (FAO). The project is coordinated in Brussels, with support from Rome and Accra, and relies on the active cooperation of a large network of local partners in Africa and the Near East.

CGIAR Gender and Diversity ProgramThe purpose of the Gender and Diversity Program is to help the Future Harvest Centers of the CGIAR leverage their rich staff diversity to increase research and management excellence. We promote such activities as diversity-positive recruitment, international teamwork, cross-cultural communications and advancement for women.

IDS-Bridge on-line resources on Gender and Participation BRIDGE, a project of the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, supports gender mainstreaming efforts by bridging the gaps between theory, policy and practice with accessible gender knowlege.BRIDGE reports: these synthesise the key gender and development debates, policies and practice in a selected area, for example, global trade expansion and liberalisation. These reports have been commissioned by a wide range of bi- and multi-lateral organisations - and are now available online for free access.BRIDGE bibliographies: these provide brief overviews of a particular area, with the key resources identified and then summarised. For example, this series includes a recently published annotated resource list on women's and gender budgets - available on-line.Development and gender in brief: this popular bulletin with international contributors is targeted at busy policy-makers and practitioners. 75% of its readers are based in the South. Read the latest issue on gender and trade policy and past issues online. Find out how to obtain free paper copies. Glossaries: BRIDGE has recently produced a 'Glossary of Macroeconomics from a Gender Perspective' and gender and development concepts and definitions for a bilateral agency website.Internet materials: BRIDGE has created gender and development internet and intranet materials for clients including 'frequently asked questions' and 'facts and figures'. Reviews: we have recently undertaken the review of progress in the implementation of the DAC High Level Policy Statement on Gender Equality. This was undertaken for the DAC Working Party on Gender Equality as input into the Beijing +5 process.