[Wigsat-l] CFP: Workshop on Gender Dimensions of Rural Employment

[Sophia Huyer]

FAO, ILO and IFAD are pleased to announce the technical expert  
workshop on “Gaps, trends and current research in gender dimensions of  
agricultural and rural employment: differentiated pathways out of  
poverty”, which will be held in Rome in the week of 30 March – 3 April  
2009 (duration three days - exact dates to be confirmed). It is  
increasingly recognized that rural employment is central to achieving  
equitable growth and poverty reduction but yet it offers different  
opportunities for, participation in and conditions of employment to  
men and women. This technical expert workshop thus aims to provide  
important follow up to the recent international policy discussions in  
terms of analyzing trends and issues, identifying knowledge gaps, and  
compiling innovative gender sensitive policy measures and good  
practices to strengthen rural labour markets. To this end, FAO, ILO  
and IFAD invite papers to address any of the following issues:

1) Analysis of gender inequalities as a factor influencing employment  
constraints and opportunities in rural areas of developing countries

2) Globalization and trends in rural employment

3) Measures to strengthen rural labour markets

4) Gender differences in rural occupations and off- and on-farm incomes

5) Implications and impacts of different types of institutional  
arrangements

6) Best practices and policy options


Abstracts should be submitted to Eve Crowley at info at fao-ilo.org by 15  
October 2008.

For additional information and to download the Call for Papers go to:  http://www.fao-ilo.org/news_ilo/detail/en/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=6980&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=3177&cHash=f827dac363
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