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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Joint Programme on Gender Transformative Approaches for Food Security and Nutrition
CGIAR Initiative on Gender Equality

25.09.23
- Food security
- Gender equality
Launch Event: Guidelines for measuring gender transformative change in the context of food security,…
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Women leaders in science: reaching out to break through
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

28.08.23
- Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
- Social inclusion
On August 15, 2023, CIMMYT organized the third series of the Catalysts of Change: Women…
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Getting ahead of the curve on gender: asking different questions
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

28.08.23
- Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Closing the gender gap in agriculture by empowering women farmers has the potential to raise the…
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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.