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Rural women: striving for gender transformative impacts
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until 6 August
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Dear Colleagues,
Today we would like to share with you an update on the online discussion
Rural women: striving for gender transformative impacts.
The latest contributions discuss various pathways for empowering women and often refer to concrete experiences. In addition,
a specific example of engaging men in gender transformative interventions was shared; we look forward to keep receiving your comments on this particular issue.
Please note that the outcomes of this discussion will inform the Expert Group Meeting on rural women organized
by UN Women in September this year. The report of this Meeting will serve as one of the key background documents for the 62nd Commission on the Status of Women.
For all the discussion questions and the contributions received so far, please visit the FSN Forum website in
English,
French or
Spanish.
We encourage you to keep posting your thoughts during the last days of this online discussion. You can send your comments
to [log in to unmask] or post them online
upon registration.
The FSN Forum team
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CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED
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Kuruppacharil
V. Peter, World Noni Research Foundation, India
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Kuruppacharil points to various sectors in India, such as inland water fisheries and the cashew industry, which are largely
dependent on women, stressing that there is a broad range of venues to empower them.
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the contribution
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Anne
Chele, FAO, Kenya
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Anne stresses that in order to empower women economically, their participation in decision-making should be increased
and be more effective. In addition, she discusses how women-focused interventions could be tailored to specific contexts.
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the contribution
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Takele
Teshome, Association for Sustainable Development Alternatives, Ethiopia
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In responding to all the discussion questions, Takele stresses that projects are often based on general needs assessment,
and not on proper gender analysis or in-depth analysis of the underlying causes of gender gaps. He also shares concrete initiatives aimed at women’s economic empowerment.
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the contribution
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Yannick
de Mol, FAO, Italy
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In response to Clare’s question of how to involve men and boys to achieve gender transformative impacts, Yannick further
elaborates on how the FAO Dimitra project addresses gender inequality and engages men in its activities, sharing the example of a Dimitra club in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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the contribution
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Mahesh
Chander, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, India
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Mahesh provides information on a recent campaign in India, focusing on making gender sensitization compulsory in the
school curriculum.
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the contribution
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Mauro
Bottaro, FAO, Italy
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Mauro shares a contribution on behalf of the FAO team working on the Dimitra Project, building on earlier contributions
on this Project and focusing on the specific issue of women’s leadership. He shares a number of concrete examples of female Dimitra Club members who have become leaders in various contexts.
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the contribution
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