Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Gender and other social differences such as age, wealth and ethnicity, have an enormous influence upon the success of agricultural interventions. To ensure equitable impacts and benefits to rural people, CIMMYT emphasizes inclusive research and development interventions. Starting with the collection of data on gender and social differences, efforts are underway to address these gaps and ensure equitable adoption of technologies and practice. This includes working towards gender-equitable control of productive assets and resources; technologies that reduce women’s labor; and improved capacity of women and youth to participate in decision-making.
SUPER WOMAN: Asriani Anie Annisa Hasan protects local Indonesian maize varieties
SUPER WOMAN: Candice Gardner plays major role in preserving U.S. maize diversity
SUPER WOMAN: Jennifer Brito’s “tortillas verdes” improve maize nutritional value
SUPER WOMAN: Chhavi Tiwari aids women farmers with zinc-fortified wheat
SUPER WOMAN: Julie King tames wild relatives of wheat, improving resilience
SUPER WOMAN: Evangelina Villegas developed transformative quality-protein maize
SUPER WOMAN: Paula Kantor engages men to support gender progress
SUPER WOMAN: Jeanie Borlaug Laube unites global wheat community
Super woman: Rosalind Morris an “outstanding wheat cytogeneticist”
She conducted genetic studies with worldwide importance in explaining wheat genetics.
SUPER WOMAN: Nobel winner Barbara McClintock discovered “jumping genes”
SUPER WOMAN: Julie Miller Jones dispels myths that wheat protein is unhealthy
A nutritionist outspoken about the negative consequences of gluten-free diets, shares her views.
SUPER WOMAN: Jane Ininda “priceless gem” to maize development in Africa
SUPER WOMAN: Suchismita Mondal develops climate change resilient wheat
Suchismita Mondal was inspired by the humble flour tortilla to take up a career as an international wheat breeder.