Celebrating International Day
of Rural Women 2022

Rural women hold central roles as producers, workers, processors, traders, retailers and consumers in food systems. This makes them important agents of change, and key to any solution to the current global food crisis.

Yet, in the midst of triple global crises—the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and conflict—progress on gender equality in food systems is regressing. A recent report found that 150 million more women than men were considered “food insecure” in 2021, a gap which is eight times greater than in 2018, when only 18 million more women than men were food insecure. At the same time, it is estimated that with the current rate of progress, the world will not achieve gender equality for another 300 years.

In the lead up to this year’s International Day of Rural Women, the CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform therefore celebrates rural women’s roles in achieving food security and nutrition for everyone.

We feature insights and updates from across CGIAR that bear testament to rural women’s leadership and highlight the support needed to stave off hunger and advance gender equality.

CGIAR STORIES CELEBRATING RURAL WOMEN

Latest news from CGIAR GENDER

CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform launched at GENDER Science Exchange

The relaunch of the GENDER Platform as a CGIAR Impact Platform expands its mandate beyond gender equality to include youth and social inclusion. Read more.

Rural women in Pakistan are the most affected by ‘apocalyptic’ floods

Aid and interventions must target women to improve households’ resilience to future disasters. Read more.

To ease the world food crisis, focus resources on women and girls

Learn from past crises to protect women and girls from hardship and combat the food crisis. Read more.

Strategies and resources for addressing gender-based violence in agriculture

Gender-based violence is an under-recognized reality, and researchers and practitioners need the right strategies and tools. Read more.

Explainer: Effects of women’s empowerment interventions in food systems

Evidence indicates that women’s empowerment interventions can improve food security and affordability. Read more.

EnGendering Data: Getting an insider’s perspective to better understand women’s empowerment

Working with local communities to gain an insider’s perspective reveals what women’s empowerment means for them. Read more.

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Spotlight: GENDER offers a research exchange system

Whether you are doing research, writing policy or designing programs, the CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform offers a research exchange system that can help you find the best ways to achieve impact on gender equality, social inclusion and opportunities for youth.

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GENDER at COP27

The CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform will be engaging in a number of events during the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27), including

Side event: Reaching women farmers with climate resilience strategies in Africa and Asia

November 11, 11:00-12:30

This side event will explore gender-responsive approaches and solutions to growing climate resilience in complex situations.

Other engagements to be announced.

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CGIAR GENDER Science Exchange 2022

Thank you for contributions, discussions and insights shared at the CGIAR GENDER Science Exchange this week! Presentations and highlights will be made available in the coming weeks. Recordings of plenary sessions are available now.

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More CGIAR GENDER conversations

Join GENDER's virtual discussion group or contribute to the conversation on Facebook and via @CGIARgender and #GenderInAg.

Thank you

Thank you to all CGIAR centers, initiatives and platforms as well as partners that contributed to this campaign.

Photo credits from the top: Ryan Brown/UN Women; Nathan Ronoh/CIP-GENDER; UNDP; Carlos Ngeleka/UN Women; C de Bode/CGIAR; Axel Fassio/CIFOR-ICRAF; Fahad Kaizer/UN Women; Mulugeta Ayene/UNICEF Ethiopia.