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World survey on the role of women in development 2014: Gender equality and sustainable development
UN Women, 2014This flagship UN study, part of the World Survey series which is issued every five years, highlights the links between the causes of gender inequality and unsustainability, and makes the case for the importance of recognising and building on the synergies between sustainable development and gender equality.DocumentThe World Survey on the Role of Women in Development 2014: Gender Equality and Sustainable Development
UN Women, 2014This flagship UN study, part of the World Survey series which is issued every five years, highlights the links between the causes of gender inequality and unsustainability, and makes the case for the importance of recognising and building on the synergies between sustainable development and gender equality.DocumentWomen’s participation in green growth – a potential fully realised?
2012Environmental degradation and climate change are not gender neutral. They disproportionately affect the poor; and women, in turn, constitute the majority of the world’s poor.DocumentBriefing cards: Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and the post-2015 development agenda
Family Care International, 2014This set of five briefing cards, produced by the Universal Access Project, sets out the links between sexual and reproductive health (SRHR) and five areas key to the post-2015 development agenda. The areas are education, economic benefits, the broader health agenda, gender equality and the environment.DocumentMeasuring progress toward empowerment Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index: baseline report
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2014This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) baseline survey results, summarising both findings from the WEAI survey and the relationships between the WEAI and various outcomes of interest to the US Government’s Feed the Future initiative.DocumentAfrican leaders champion women’s empowerment as the key to unlocking the continent’s agricultural potential. The initiative to Empower Women in Agriculture (EWA) recognises women as the unsung heroines of African agriculture
African Capacity Building Foundation, 2012"Strengthening the role of women in agriculture has far-reaching consequences on economic and agricultural growth, food security, and better standards of living in Africa.DocumentGender inequality and maternal and child nutrition in Northern Nigeria
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014This summary provides an overview of how gender inequality impacts maternal and child nutrition in Northern Nigeria.DocumentLevelling the field: improving opportunities for women farmers in Africa
World Bank, 2014While agriculture across sub-Saharan Africa forms the backbone of many nations' economies, women are largely locked out of land ownership, access to credit and productive farm inputs, as well as support from extension services.DocumentGender roles in urban crop production in Imo State, Nigeria
African Journals Online - AJOL, 2013Promoting urban agriculture has become important in developing countries as a strategy for poverty alleviation. This study, done in Imo state, Nigeria, aims to understand the agricultural practices and associated gender dynamics in developing countries. The results show that a noticeable majority of urban farmers are females of mean age (40 years old).DocumentSurvey on Women Livelihoods in the Niger-Delta: an overview of women's economic activities in oil producing communities in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Rivers states
2010The economic crisis in the Niger Delta has been exacerbated by increased exploitation of oil and gas resources. In addition to suffering the effects of the economic crisis, women in the Niger Delta are victims of gender-based discrimination. They are underrepresented in politics, education and economics, including employed labour in the oil industry.Pages