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- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- FAO Policy of Gender Equality: Attaining Food Security Goals in Agriculture and Rural Development
[ www.fao.org/gender ]
Languages: English
The purpose of this policy document is to provide FAO with a framework to guide its efforts to achieve gender equality in all its technical work and to assess results, and calls on the whole organization to contribute to these efforts.
- FAO Gender Website
[ www.fao.org/gender ]
Languages:
Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish
FAO's corporate website on Gender draws attention to FAO's work on gender issues in agriculture and rural development. It provides a wide range of resources, such as news articles, videos, audios, toolkits and publications. It includes good practices and success stories from FAO projects.
- The State
of Food
and
Agriculture
2010-2011: Women in agriculture: closing the gender gap for development
[ www.fao.org ]
Languages:
Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish
The State of Food and Agriculture 2010–11
makes the “business case” for addressing gender
issues in agriculture and rural employment. The
agriculture sector is underperforming in many
developing countries, in part because women
do not have equal access to the resources and
opportunities they need to be more productive.
The gender gap imposes real costs on society in
terms of lost agricultural output, food security
and economic growth. Promoting gender
equality is not only good for women; it is also
good for agricultural development.
- Closing the Gap between men and women in agriculture
[ www.fao.org/sofa/gender/en/ ]
Languages: English
The agriculture sector is underperforming in many developing countries, in part because men and women do not have equal access to the resources and opportunities they need to be productive. Across countries and contexts: women have consistently less access than men to agricultural assets, inputs and services and to rural employment opportunities. Increasing women's access to land, livestock, education, financial services, extension, technology and rural employment would boost their productivity and generate gains in agricultural output, food security, economic growth and social welfare. The gains in agricultural production alone could lift 100–150 million people out of hunger. Closing the gender gap is not only the right thing to do. It is crucial for agricultural development and food security.
- Infographic: The female face of farming
[ www.fao.org/gender/infographic/en/ ]
Languages: English
Women are the backbone of the rural economy, especially in the developing world. Yet they receive only a fraction of the land, credit, inputs (such as improved seeds and fertilizers), agricultural training and information compared to men. Empowering and investing in rural women has been shown to significantly increase productivity, reduce hunger and malnutrition and improve rural livelihoods. And not only for women, but for everyone. Let's take a closer look at the story of women and agriculture.
- Gender and Land Rights Database
[ www.fao.org/gender/landrights/en/ ]
Languages: English
Easy access to up-to-date information on gender and land rights.
Disparities on land access are one of the major causes for social and gender inequalities in rural areas. Gender differentiated rights to land have implications on rural food security and nutrition as well as on the wellbeing of rural families and individuals. Learn more about the different factors that relate to gender inequalities embedded in land rights.
- The Socio-Economic and Gender Analysis (SEAGA) Programme
[ www.fao.org/gender/seaga/seaga-home/en/ ]
Languages: English
A resource of practical tools and guidelines for integrating socio-economic and gender issues at community, institutional and policy levels in various sectors related to agriculture and rural development.
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- IAEA Resources for Women
[ www.iaea.org ]
Languages: English
This website gives information about women in the nuclear field, steps taken by the IAEA to recruit women, IAEA reports on women in the Secretariat, and descriptions of the ways in which the Agency's work impacts women.
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Gender equality at the heart of decent work, Campaign 2008-2009
[ www.ilo.org ]
Languages: English | French | Spanish
The year 2009 is significant in many ways for the International Labour Organization (ILO). It is the 90th anniversary of the founding of the ILO, the 10th anniversary of its gender equality action plan and the year the International Labour Conference (ILC) will hold a general discussion on "Gender Equality at the Heart of Decent Work". In the lead-up to this discussion, the ILO is launching a global campaign on gender equality and the world of work.
- ILO Bureau for Gender Equality
[ www.ilo.org ]
Languages: English | French | Spanish
The Bureau for Gender Equality's mandate is to promote equality between women and men throughout ILO. It acts as advisor, catalyst, advocate and communicator for mainstreaming a gender perspective, advocates ILO policies, instruments, work and activities on gender and gender equality, and disseminates information about gender issues in the world of work to ILO staff, constituents, and the international community.
- Guidelines for the Integration of Gender Issues into the Design, Monitoring and Evaluation of ILO Programmes and Projects
[ www.ilo.org ]
Languages: English
- Action Plan on Gender Equality and Gender Mainstreaming
[ www.ilo.org ]
Languages: English
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Gender Issues
[ www.itu.int ]
Languages: English
ITU's policy recognizes that society as a whole will benefit from equal participation of women and men in policy and decision-making and from equal access to communications services.
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- World Bank Group
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Department of Gender and Women's Health (GWH)
[ www.who.int ]
Languages: English
The Department of Gender and Women's Health is charged with helping WHO's various programs and departments undertake the challenge of integrating gender considerations into their work. It is also responsible for researching and disseminating information on topics directly pertaining to women's health, such as gender-based violence against women.
- WHO Gender Policy
[ www.who.int ]
Languages: English | French | Spanish | Arabic | Chinese | Russian
- Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO)
[ www.paho.org ]
Languages: English | Spanish
PAHO works with the health sector to advocate, strengthen capacity, and involve stakeholders in formulating better health policies and improving prevention and health care. It was the first UN organization to pass a resolution recognizing violence as a human rights and public health problem (1993).
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Women and Intellectual Property
[ www.wipo.int ]
Languages: English
Information about intellectual property issues and WIPO activities that may be of particular interest and concern to women.
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