This research report explores different organisational structures and social and cultural services from a gender-equality and women’s empowerment perspective. It examines how access to social and cultural services can facilitate women’s participation in economic and political life. The findings in this research report provide examples of how frameworks and actions can explicitly support women’s entrepreneurship and the many benefits of women’s peer-to-peer learning. 126 pp.
This brief compiles evidence from current and previous epidemics to explore the socio-economic implications of the impact of the pandemic on food systems and rural economies, and how a gender-sensitive approach can help address key policy issues related to the functioning of food and agricultural systems and the special circumstances of rural women. It also provides concrete policy recommendations to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic on rural women and girls. 10 pp.
This fact sheet describes the course that addressed why eliminating gender inequalities is pivotal to achieving the necessary transformations. It proposes FAO’s gender-sensitive value chain framework as an approach for the analysis of value chains, and for guiding interventions to address gender-based constraints. 2 pp.
This report documents good practices and lessons learned from around the world with a specific focus on emergency and humanitarian situations. The information in this report can be used as good practices that can help increase resilience of livelihoods in a gender-equitable manner. They can also be used for advocacy, to engage policy makers and practitioners to promote gender equality, and women’s empowerment in resilience and humanitarian. 48 pp.