27 March 2019. How can women in the agricultural sector help eradicate poverty around the world? What drives the transformation of health and nutrition outcomes? How do we bridge the gender gap in agricultural productivity? What role does masculinity play in changing rural economies?
These questions will be interrogated by gender advocates, scholars, researchers and practitioners from 45 countries at the Seeds of Change Conference taking place at the University of Canberra (UC) from 2 to 4 April.
The sold-out conference entitled Gender Equality Through Agricultural Research for Development is funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research; and the University of Canberra.
Keynote speakers include Ms Vicki Wilde, Senior Program Officer of Agricultural Development and Women’s Economic Empowerment at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Professor Katherine Gibson of Western Sydney University’s Institute for Culture and Society; and Dr Jayne Curnow – ACIAR’s gender expert.
Professor Naila Kabeer of the London School of Economics’ Gender Institute will deliver a booked-out public lecture on 3 April at 7pm, entitled: Empowering Women, Improving Livelihoods – keys to rural development.
Further information on the Conference, including a detailed program, can be found on the UC website. Conference keynotes, panels and interviews with selected participants will be livestreamed via ACIAR’s YouTube channel, and you can join the conversation on the Conference’s Twitter hashtag #SeedsOfChange19.
WHAT: Seeds of Change Conference: Gender Equality through Agricultural Research for Development
WHEN: 2 – 4 April 2019 from 9am to 5pm
WHERE: University of Canberra, Ann Harding Conference Centre(campus map)
Contact the University of Canberra media team:
Andy Visser: 0414 260 417