The UN has declared February 11 as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), scientific excellence and gender equality are key, and ensuring equitable participation in science is one way to further this cause. WLE is celebrating by highlighting the work of some of our women scientists through their contributions to the Thrive Blog.
To read more posts by Claudia Ringler, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Barbara Van Koppen, and other researchers of our program, please visit their bio pages by clicking on the highlighted names in the author field. To learn more about WLE's work on gender, visit our Gender, Poverty and Institutions page. Follow what the CGIAR gender network is up to by visiting their website, Research on Gender and Agriculture.