@WGD_VT

The Women and Girls in International Development Program at Virginia Tech works to increase gender awareness locally and internationally. Funded by USAID.

 Blacksburg, VA
cired.vt.edu/women-and-girls-in-international-development.html
Joined October 2013
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IPM Innovation Lab@IPM_IL13 Mar 2022
@IPM_IL and @WGD_VT collaborate to explore gendered disparities in the areas of agriculture, food security, and beyond. Check out our latest @Agrilinks article highlighting this important work in honor of #WomensMonth2022: agrilinks.org/post/students-… @FeedtheFuture @virginia_tech
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Dr Jemimah Njuki@jemimah_njuki4 May 2021
A Global Foodsystems5050 Initiative for organizations to commit to gender equality in three areas (i) gender parity in leadership (ii) equitable and inclusive policies and organizational culture (iii) gender equality outcomes @IFPRI @FoodSystems ifpri.org/blog/global-food-s…
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IFPRI_Africa@IFPRI_Africa27 Jan 2021
Only 1 day left to register for the #CGIARforPlantHealth first webinar series on #ClimateChange & plant health research in smallholder systems. The webinar will feature @IFPRI's @jemimah_njuki & other great speakers. Register NOW👉 bit.ly/3omOmi2 @CGIAR @irri @CIMMYT
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IFPRI
@IFPRI26 Jan 2021
📢 Food market expansion & #poverty reduction in #Africa & #SouthAsia were set back by #COVID19. In a new paper, @RobVos26 (@IFPRI) & Andrea Cattaneo assess how to make food value chains more inclusive & resilient post-#pandemic. 👇 chinaagrisci.com/Jwk_zgnykxe… @PIM_CGIAR @UN @FAO
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Virginia Tech CALS@VTCals22 Jan 2021
Congratulations to @tgarchibald & Dr. Catherine Larochelle for being named 2021 CALS Global Faculty Scholars! cals.vt.edu/global/cals-glob… #iamVTCALS @vt_alce @VTAgEcon
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Dr Jemimah Njuki@jemimah_njuki22 Jan 2021
Join me for the Africa Dialogue on Gender and Food Systems as we discuss solutions for #genderequality in food systems @IFPRI_WCAO @Awan_Afrika @AGRAAlliance @pafo_africa @AWARDFellowship @FoodSystems. The dialogue is part of the @FoodDialogues. eventbrite.com/e/making-food…
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MenEngage Alliance@MenEngage2 Nov 2020
One of the collective processes involved in organizing the MenEngage #UbuntuSymposium was holding #innerwork workshops facilitated by @mallikadutt for Ubuntu Symposium participants. Here is one reflection on why inner transformation is an essential part of #socialchange.
Graphic with a sky blue background, white symbols around its edges, and white text that reads "Inner work is essential for peace, forgiveness, accountability and how masculinities play out in culture"- Participant of a MenEngage #UbuntuSymposium workshop on #Innerwork

ALT Graphic with a sky blue background, white symbols around its edges, and white text that reads "Inner work is essential for peace, forgiveness, accountability and how masculinities play out in culture"- Participant of a MenEngage #UbuntuSymposium workshop on #Innerwork

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IPM Innovation Lab@IPM_IL26 Feb 2020
Gender is a critical aspect of tech development, application, and benefits. This recent report from @USAID highlights best practices from @FeedtheFuture Innovation Labs, @IPM_IL included, integrating gender in agricultural activities: agrilinks.org/sites/default/… @VT_CIRED @WGD_VT
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Agnes Quisumbing@agnesquis15 May 2019
Another #manel! Surely, on a topic like this, there are more fish in the sea? And some of these fish might be women???
Katherine Richardson@KRichardsonC13 May 2019
A panel of 8 men! AGAIN and this is 2019! Well done UNESCO and IOC!
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WGD Conference@wgdconf26 Nov 2018
#MondayMotivation to register for the WGD Conference 2019 - Out of the Theory and #Intothefield! wgdconf.org
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Interesting talk by @diegoemme on measuring #WomensEmpowerment using survey questions on choice/agency, values & norms; quant & qual data from rural India #SANDMEET #GenderinAg @CGIARgender @agnesquis
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Agnes Quisumbing@agnesquis10 Nov 2018
Janet Hunt: we want dimensions of individual deprivation to reflect what people themselves identified; what men and women prioritize reflect #gender roles #SANDMEET
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VT Libraries@VTLibraries8 Nov 2018
Check out this article in the #VTNews about our colorful and interactive Hip Hop at VT exhibit. Stop by sometime before November 18 to explore! 🎤🎙️🎧 #VTDITC #HipHop #Exhibit @virginia_tech @VTCLAHS vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2018/…
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Dr. Ozzie Abaye talking about her leadership experiences working with women in agricultural development at the VT Women and Gender lecture series. ⁦@WGD_VT⁩ ⁦@VTCals⁩
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IPM Innovation Lab@IPM_IL1 Nov 2018
"We share this world"--@WGD_VT is hosting a major gender and development conference at VT in February! Spots will go fast, so register now: vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2018/… #genderinag #genderdev
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Steve Schmidt
@SteveSchmidtSES29 Oct 2018
“I can’t sit by and watch my people get slaughgered...screw the optics, I’m going in”. In he went, to kill the Jews. Bowers believed that America was being “invaded” by a Caravan of terror funded by Jews. He learned this from the Propaganda army that Trump and Conway command.
Bill Kristol
@BillKristol29 Oct 2018
The sophistic excuses and sophomoric blame-shifting are worse than saying nothing at all.
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WGD Conference@wgdconf30 Oct 2018
@wgdconf is featured on VT News this morning. Check out the featured speakers on the website wgdconf.org and register today! vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2018/… #gender #women #internationaldevelopment @ifpri @Womendeveloping @Promundo_US @RegisUniversity @acdivoca
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IPM Innovation Lab@IPM_IL16 Oct 2018
Happy #WorldFoodDay! @IPM_IL is working on exciting food security projects: controlling Parthenium, introducing trichoderma, and more. But make sure to watch out for our upcoming work on biocontrol of fall armyworm, now devastating Africa and India. #pest #letsworktogether #IPM
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IPM Innovation Lab@IPM_IL3 Oct 2018
Congratulations, George Norton, for your accomplishments celebrated in @vtnews! We love seeing how our collaborators are recognized for their amazing work in agriculture, IPM, and beyond! vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2018/…
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60 Minutes
@60Minutes29 Apr 2018
"I guess I never really dreamed of going to college." College students whose tuitions were paid by Bill and Melinda Gates recall finding out they had been selected as Gates Scholars. cbsn.ws/2I2ef5m
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