Two Lists You Should Look at Every Morning

All women leaders and managers will find wisdom in this blog, "Two Lists You Should Look at Every Morning” by Peter Bregman of the Harvard Business Review.

Global Conference on Women in Agriculture Synthesis Report

This report provides a well-argued overview of gender issues in agriculture. (Note: Six AWARD Fellows attended this important meeting, as well as AWARD Steering Committee Chair Dr. Idah Sithole-Niang and AWARD Communications Manager Karen Homer. See full story)

Gender Highlighted in First UNDP Report Focused Solely on Africa

Achieving food security in sub-Saharan Africa will remain out of reach so long as the rural poor, and especially women, who play a major role in food production, do not have more control over their own lives, says a newly released UNDP report.

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Forests and Gender: A Special Report from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

From CIFOR, the International Forestry Review’s recent special issue on forests and gender is a breath of fresh air. It is written in accessible language and addresses important theoretical and practical topics that have passed under the collective radar screen.

The authors address women’s active, if informal, forest management roles. Each paper goes beyond simple documentation to address broader issues. Although there is little doubt that gender encompasses a range of “wicked problems”, this collection accompanies some encouraging trends:

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The young Kenyan men in this video want to challenge portrayals of African men in Hollywood films and the media.

The creators say they're tired of the "over-sensationalized, one-dimensional depictions of African men and the white-savior messaging that permeates our media. If people believed only what they saw in movies, they would think we are all warlords who love violence," they say.

They want to tell their own stories instead and produced this video .