Women and Gender in International Development Discussion Series (CIRED)
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Our mission is to work towards gender equality in development by promoting gender sensitivity in every CIRED (Center for International Research, Education, and Development) project and ensuring that women benefit.
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Food, gender, and identity in a global context: An inter-disciplinary conversation with acclaimed culinary writer Nina Mukerjee Furstenau
(Virginia Tech, 2023-04-13)Food reveals a nuanced trail into the history of a region, what makes comfort there, how worship is celebrated; it reveals the labor involved in fields and kitchens, the trees that fruit, and the soils that sustain. Food ... -
Speaking for themselves: The importance of enabling Ugandan women to share their story through photography and community dialogue
(Virginia Tech, 2023-03-16)“Agriculture is the backbone of the country,” is a commonly heard phrase in Uganda. With agriculture making up nearly a quarter of Uganda’s GDP, and nearly 70 percent of the country’s population working in this sector, ... -
Water projects and gender goals in Mozambique: How the technocratic culture of international development conflicts with community perspectives
(Virginia Tech, 2022-02-09)Gender integration and women’s empowerment goals are shaped by a technocratic culture of international development that determines which frameworks, incentives, theories, and methods are valued. Based on 18 months of ... -
The Gendering of Climate Change Scholarship in Africa
(Virginia Tech, 2022-11-10)There is increasing recognition of the importance of conducting gendered analysis within climate change research. Africa features prominently in the literature on climate change as people and governments across the continent ... -
Beyond 'Women’s Traits': Analyzing Gender and Social Differences for Inclusive Crop Varietal Design
(Virginia Tech, 2022-10-13)Gender is integral to agricultural innovation. Yet, gender relations, social inclusion, power, and agency often remain an afterthought in agricultural innovation processes. Using crop improvement examples, this talk ... -
Gender in Field Research, Gender in Academia: Navigating Multiple Identity Positions
(Virginia Tech, 2022-09-08)Drawing on research that examines masculinity in a male-dominated, small-scale Mexican fishery, this talk explores gender as both an object of study and an identity that researchers must navigate as we traverse institutional ... -
Experiences in Merging Gender Transformative Approaches With Development Efforts in Aquatic Food Systems in Bangladesh
(Virginia Tech, 2022-04-14)Afrina shares her experiences from working in Bangladesh for the past nine years and how her organization has come to embrace gender transformative approaches as a sustainable gender integration approach. She talks about ... -
Climate Justice, Gender, and Challenges in a Fractured World
(Virginia Tech, 2022-03-24)Climate change has had unequal and uneven burdens across places whereby the planetary crisis involves a common but differentiated responsibility. The injustices of intensifying climate breakdown, overlapping with injustices ... -
Women, Smartphones, and Leafy Greens: How ICTs support women producers in Western Kenya to secure their position in commercializing value chains for indigenous vegetables
(Virginia Tech, 2022-02-10)In Western Kenya, women are actively engaged throughout all stages of African indigenous vegetable (AIV) value chains. AIV production and marketing are important means for women to generate economically viable livelihoods ... -
Women, Water, and Transformative Gender Research
(Virginia Tech, 2021-11-18)Women around the world are primarily responsible to provide water for the household. They can walk up to several hours a day to fetch water. How does bringing water to a community through the use of boreholes and/or piped ... -
Engaging Men in Supporting Maternal and Child Consumption of Milk and Other Animal Source Foods in Rwanda
(Virginia Tech, 2021-10-21)Maternal and child nutrition practices, including consumption of milk and animal source foods, are considered the responsibility of women in many low- and middle-income countries. However, men can influence nutrition in ... -
Gender and Decision Making: Quinoa Production among Indigenous Women in Rural Ecuador
(Virginia Tech, 2021-09-16)Women’s empowerment can be analyzed in agriculture through their ability to make choices that align with their life goals. Household farm decision-making is often examined as an individual or a jointly made choice, both ... -
Towards a politics of mobility and women's empowerment: the case of self-help groups in India
(Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2020-11-19)The Women and Gender in International Development Discussion Series is organized by the Center for International Research, Education, and Development (CIRED) and is an InclusiveVT initiative of Outreach and International ... -
Victories and failures of gender expertise in global governance: The case of post-conflict state-building
(Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2020-10-15)The Women and Gender in International Development Discussion Series is organized by the Center for International Research, Education, and Development (CIRED) and is an InclusiveVT initiative of Outreach and International ... -
Four Stories About Food Sovereignty: The Potential and Limits of Community Action and Transnational Solidarity under Conditions of Global Capitalism
(Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2019-10-17)The Women and gender in International Development Discussion Series is organized by the Center for International Research, Education, and Development (CIRED) and is an Inclusive VT initiative of Outreach and International ... -
Recognizing Women’s Needs: A Key in Agriculture Production and Food Security
(Virginia Tech Libraries, 2018-11-08)The Women and Gender in International Development discussion series offers an opportunity for scholars and practitioners to share their research and knowledge surrounding gender and international development. Dr. Ozzie ... -
“Women do light work, men do heavy work”: Male out-migration, the feminization of agriculture, and integrated pest management in the Nepali mid-hills
(Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2018-04-19)The Women and Gender in International Development Discussion Series is organized by the Center for International Research, Education, and Development (CIRED) and is an InclusiveVT initiative of Outreach and International ... -
Climate Change and Agrobiodiversity in Nepal: A Gendered Perspective
(Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2018-04-04)The WGD program at CIRED has conducted a monthly discussion series for over a decade. Students, faculty, staff and members of the community are encouraged to attend the discussions and bring their ideas and questions. The ... -
Geography and the Environment Through Kitchenspace: Cultural Ecology in the House-lot Garden in Central Mexico
(Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2018-03-16)The WGD program at CIRED has conducted a monthly discussion series for over a decade. Students, faculty, staff and members of the community are encouraged to attend the discussions and bring their ideas and questions. The ... -
Women and Gender Discussion Series with Dr. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg from AWARD
(Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2018-02-09)Dr. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg is the Director of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), the organization that works towards inclusive, agriculture-driven prosperity for the African continent by ...
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