Gender Equality

The CGIAR Initiative on Gender Equality aims to use impactful gender research to address the four dimensions of gender inequality by applying gender-transformative approaches to harmful norms, bundling socio-technical innovations for women’s empowerment, leveraging social protection to increase women’s access to and control over resources, and promoting inclusive governance and policies for increased resilience.

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Gender and Social Inclusion Matter for Agrobiodiversity
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

17.07.25
- Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
When people think about agrobiodiversity, they often imagine seed banks, crop trials, or ecosystem s…
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What Gets Measured Matters: Integrating Gender in Agriculture Development Research

Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service

03.06.25

Women make up a larger share of agricultural employment in countries with lower economic development…
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Women's advocacy trainings stabilize livelihoods and build inclusive rural communities in southwestern Nigeria
CGIAR Initiative on Fragility, Conflict, and Migration

31.12.24
- Climate adaptation & mitigation
- Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
- Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In many rural areas of Nigeria, women face significant barriers to participation in labor markets…
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Research activities

Where We Work

The Initiative will work in the countries below as a priority, and will explore work in two additional focal countries: Egypt and Vietnam.

Countries

Bangladesh
Ethiopia
India
Kenya
Malawi
Mali
Nigeria
Tanzania

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Partners

The HER+ Initiative has a wide array of demand, innovation and scaling partners, including CGIAR initiatives (EiA, Mixed Farming Systems, Aquatic Systems, PHI, LCSR, CLIMBER, Aquatic Foods, NPS, SHiFT, FRESH,and Conflict, Fragility and Migration); government ministries in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Tanzania; Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Programme; WorldVeg; Cornell; Wageningen University and Research; University of California – Berkeley; IPA; KALRO; ICAR; EARO; AGRA; FAO; IFAD; World Vision; WFP; Bangladesh Agricultural University; Institut de recherche pour le développement; Dadimos Development Consultants; USAID; ISEAL; ActionAid Nigeria; Women for Women Nigeria; FES; and World Bank.