2009
WGD Discussion Series Spring 2009
Linking Knowledge with Action
Delia Catacutan, World Agroforestry Center Social Scientist and Adjunct Associate Professor, University of the Philippines-Los Baños
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 Office of International Research, Education and Development, Conference Room A, 1 pm
Sustainable, Just, and Disaster Resilient: Can We Get There Without Gender Equality?
Dr. Elaine Enarson, Assistant Professor, Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies, Brandon University
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 Graduate Life Center, Meeting Room B, 12:00 to 1 pm
Women Cassava Growers in Nigeria: Gender Impacts of Improved Cassava Varieties
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 Office of International Research, Education and Development, Conference Room A, 1:00 to 2 pm
How Assets and Access Influence Livelihood Diversification Options Differently for Men and Women in Mali
Emily Van Houweling, Returning Peace Corps Volunteer and graduate student in Urban Affairs and Planning
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Office of International Research, Education and Development, Conference Room A, 12:00 to 1 pm
WGD Discussion Series Fall 2009
Women: The Backbone of Peanut Production and Processing in Uganda
Dr. Archileo Kaaya, Senior Lecturer and Peanut Innovation Lab Researcher, Makerere University
Presentation (pdf)
Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 12:00 to 1 pm
The Maasai Schoolgirl and the Discourse of Development in Southern Kenya
Heather Switzer, Ph.D. candidate in the School of Public and International Affairs, Planning, Governance and Globalization Program
Thursday, October 15, 2009, 12:00 to 1 pm
One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward: Womens Empowerment Dance
Revathi Balakrishnan, Ph.D.
Presentation (pdf)
Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 12:00 to 1 pm