Sophie Theis

Sophie Theis is a Research Analyst for the Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi) Program and Gender Task Force at the International Food Policy Research Institute, where she focuses on governance and gender issues involved in rural development.

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Blog Post
Blog Post
January 11, 2019
Making small-scale irrigation work for women
What can we do to ensure small-scale irrigation technologies benefit women farmers? A new toolkit provides guidance for policymakers and project managers involved in irrigation projects to include women. The toolkit draws on findings from IFPRI's gender and irrigation research under REACH and the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small-Scale Irrigation.
- Sophie Theis
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Big Question: Responses
March 07, 2018
Let’s start asking the right questions about women in agriculture
The truth about women in agriculture is often obscured by myths and stylized facts, which ultimately hinders effective development programming.
Webinar: Improving gender equity in irrigation
Blog Post
Blog Post
January 12, 2018
Can irrigation both empower and exclude women?
Small scale irrigation projects yield agricultural gains—but create unanticipated problems for women farmers in Tanzania.
- Sophie Theis
Blog Post
Blog Post
July 11, 2016
Science on the pulse: What we know (and what we don't know) about women's participation in water user groups
In order to understand how women participate in water governance, it is crucial to identify and then challenge our assumptions about women's involvement with both formal and informal community-based resource governance systems. This "Science on the pulse" draws on recent literature to clarify the challenges and consider new directions in women's participation in water governance.
- Sophie Theis
- Crossley Beth Pinkstaff
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Big Question: Responses
May 02, 2016
Investigating gender dynamics in irrigation
A series of three workshops in Africa closes out our discussion on improving gender parity in irrigation. With a specific focus on identifying questions that would help policymakers and practitioners understand the issue, they created a gender-irrigation diagnostic checklist to guide design, development, and management in communities.
- Sophie Theis
Big Question
February 24, 2016
What should we be asking to understand gender dynamics in irrigation?
How many of us want to address gender in our work, but when it comes down to the specifics, aren’t quite sure how? Join the discussion- help us develop a series of collaborative questions to investigate gender in agricultural water management projects.
- Sophie Theis
- Ruth Meinzen-Dick
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Blog Post
Blog Post
November 02, 2015
Science on the Pulse: 10 essential reads on gender and land tenure
What are we actually talking about when we refer to women’s land rights? Here’s what the research is showing us: ten papers from IFPRI authors and partners highlight what we know and what we don’t know - but really should! - about gender and land tenure.
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