Publications
Gender-equitable rural work to reduce poverty and boost economic growth
20/01/2011
Equal access to decent employment is particularly important for rural women, as a means to ensure their families’ livelihoods and well-being. This Policy Brief presents key issues and policy recommendations to help tackle decent work deficits and gaps. 4 pp.
Investing in skills for socio-economic empowerment of rural women
19/01/2011
Higher barriers in education and training limit women's participation in better remunerated jobs and leadership roles. This Policy Brief highlights the need to widen skills development opportunities for both women and men to enhance rural productivity. 4 pp.
Rural women’s entrepreneurship is “good business”!
18/01/2011
Rural women’s entrepreneurship can provide a significant contribution to economic growth and poverty reduction. To promote women-led rural businesses, programmes and services must therefore respond to their specific needs and requirements. 4 pp.
Agricultural value chain development: Threat or opportunity for women’s employment?
17/01/2011
This Policy Brief provides recommendations on how to minimize the risks and enhance the opportunities that modern agricultural value chains can offer rural men and women. 4 pp.
Women in infrastructure works: Boosting gender equality and rural development!
16/01/2011
Rural infrastructure programmes can create valuable work opportunities, as well as increase access to goods and services for rural people. This Policy Brief outlines ways to include the needs of both men and women when identifying, designing and implementing public works. 4 pp.
Making migration work for women and men in rural labour markets
15/01/2011
Migrants, especially women, are often vulnerable to forms of discrimination and social exclusion. A combination of legal, policy and practical measures that address their needs is therefore key to increasing their social status and bargaining power. 4 pp.
Breaking the rural poverty cycle: Getting girls and boys out of work and into school
14/01/2011
Millions of girls and boys in rural areas worldwide are child labourers. To end the cycle of poverty for the children involved, policies must address the root causes of child labour and promote decent work for adults in rural areas. 4 pp.
UN Joint Programmes: Integrating gender issues in food security, agriculture and rural development
30/12/2010
These guidelines provide practical guidance to support programme and operations staff to integrate gender equality concerns into Joint Programmes (JP) for food security, agriculture and rural development. 50 pp.