The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) is the first-ever direct measure of women’s empowerment and inclusion in the agriculture sector, and has been named one of CGIAR’s top innovations. Since its launch in 2012, WEAI-based metrics have been used by over 230 organizations across 58 countries to track progress toward women’s empowerment and gender equality
UNFSS Pre-summit Session: “Bold Actions for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Food Systems”
Tuesday, July 27th, 2021
9:00 am to 9:50 am Cairo, Egypt
Speakers in this session include H.E President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta, UN Goodwill Ambassador for IFAD Sabrina Elba, and IFPRI’s Director for Africa Dr. Jemimah Njuki who is also the Custodian for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021.
Now Available: The project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index Distance Learning Module
In response to growing demand for WEAI surveys, IFPRI, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH), are developing a distance learning course for Women Empowerment in Agricultural Index (WEAI) and the project-level […]
A decade ago, women’s empowerment in agriculture wasn’t even on the agenda
Ruth Meinzen-Dick, IFPRI
Whether there has been sufficient progress in women’s empowerment in agriculture depends on how one defines “sufficient.” The fact that the question is being asked is itself a sign of progress.
