Perspectivas
Análisis detallado del trabajo de la FAO en materia de igualdad de género y empoderamiento de la mujer![24753_9796](/images/devgenderlibraries/insights/24753_979663.tmb-th600x400.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=23de662f_1)
Women’s empowerment is key to fortifying the forestry sector
21/05/2013
Compared to men, women are frequently disadvantaged in their access to and control over forest resources and in their ability to take advantage of economic opportunities, according to an FAO paper that calls for action on gender disparities in the forestr
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Food security and gender, cornerstones to the Post-2015 agenda
17/04/2013
Government leaders and world food experts called for a ‘global goal on food and nutrition security’ in the Post-2015 development agenda during a high-level consultation on Hunger, Food Security and Nutrition in Madrid, Spain, on 4 April 2013. Handing thei
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International Women’s Day 2013: Women, Violence and Food Security
18/03/2013
This year, leaders of the Rome-based agencies (FAO, WFP and IFAD), as well as IDLO, in partnership with the Government of Iceland, met at WFP headquarters to mark International Women’s Day with an event that focused on the connection between women, violen
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Cooperatives: Empowering women farmers, improving food security
15/11/2012
Rural cooperatives and farmers’ organizations play a crucial role in the eradication of hunger and poverty. One of the ways they achieve this is through their vocation to empower small agricultural producers, and in particular women farmers.
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Addressing HIV in emergencies
27/07/2012
On the heels of the 2012 International AIDS Conference, which took place from July 22-27 in Washington DC, we sat down with Karine Garnier, FAO’s Nairobi-based regional emergency officer for gender and HIV.
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Voluntary guidelines on land: A milestone in the movement for gender equality
12/07/2012
Granting secure land rights to vulnerable farmers enables them to pursue income-earning activities, access credit, increase agricultural production and raise their overall living conditions. These key factors help to strengthen men and women’s bargaining
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Increasing the visibility of rural women and their contribution to food security
14/06/2012
At a time when governments are designing strategies and making crucial decisions to restore long-term, inclusive economic growth, it is essential to raise the profile of rural women and to sensitize both governments and the wider public on the contributio
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Rural women’s empowerment: A long road ahead
27/03/2012
Advancing rural women’s economic empowerment and access to decent rural employment, supporting associations in giving them a stronger voice in decision-making, and fostering their better access to land are three priority areas in enabling rural women to r
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Launch of the Gender & Climate Training Guide: Better research for better programmes and policies
21/03/2012
As the agricultural sector races to adapt to climate change, awareness is growing that gender issues are at the heart of climate-smart agriculture and food security. A Training Guide on Gender and Climate Change Research was recently launched to support t
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What rural women can do
20/03/2012
Rural women are active economic agents who could unleash major advancements in hunger and poverty eradication if they were able to participate equally with men in the agricultural economy.
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Las instituciones rurales: herramientas para el progreso social y económico
05/03/2012
Una publicación de la FAO y el FIDA comparte historias de éxito y beneficios para los pequeños productores
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Rural women speak out about food insecurity
13/02/2012
Today’s global food insecurity destabilizes rural communities all over the world, impeding their access to food and affecting their ability to earn a livelihood. In partnership with the Huairou Commission and WOCAN, FAO held a series of twenty one consult
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Supporting rural women to cope with high food prices
14/10/2011
Poor rural households in developing countries were the hardest hit by the 2006-2008 food crisis, with women at a particular disadvantage because of their lack of access to resources like credit, land, technologies and infrastructure. The crisis has drawn
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Las mujeres como punto de partida en las discusiones para mejorar la seguridad alimentaria mundial
19/09/2011
Las mujeres juegan un rol esencial para garantizar la seguridad alimentaria de sus familias, dijo José Graziano da Silva, elegido Director-General de la FAO, durante un panel de discusión organizado por la Secretaria de Estado de Estados Unidos, Hillary C
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A successful approach to gender inclusion in communication for development
02/05/2011
Dimitra and its partner in Niger, ONG VIE Kande ni Bayra created the “listener’s clubs” project in 2009 to give rural men and women better access to information and means of communication. ONG VIE Coordinator Ali Abdoulaye explains the reasons for the pro
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The business case for closing the gender gap in agriculture
16/03/2011
The findings of FAO’s recently launched State of Food and Agriculture report 2010-11 (SOFA): “Women in Agriculture: Closing the gender gap for development,” were the focus of a high-level roundtable debate organized by the three Rome-based UN agencies - F
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Science and technology offers great opportunities for rural women’s empowerment
28/02/2011
As the 55th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) unfolds in New York, FAO urges world leaders to ensure that rural women are fully included in the design, testing and use of agricultural technologies and innovations.
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Decent employment: pathway out of poverty
07/02/2011
Access to decent employment is one of the most effective ways for rural people to lift themselves out of poverty. This article presents a number of facts taken from the new UN interagency report: "Gender dimensions of agricultural and rural employment: Di
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Invertir en las mujeres rurales contribuye a la seguridad alimentaria
15/10/2010
Las mujeres desempeñan una función vital en la agricultura como agentes de seguridad alimentaria y crecimiento económico rural, aunque a menudo soportan condiciones laborales deficientes y reciben un reconocimiento limitado por sus aportaciones. El Día In
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Cooperativas para mejorar los medios de vida y la seguridad alimentaria
02/07/2010
Las cooperativas de productores ayudan a las mujeres que trabajan en los sectores agrícola, pesquero y forestal a vencer los obstáculos específicos a los que se enfrentan, entre ellos la desigualdad entre géneros.