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Achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment in agriculture and food systems - A handbook for gender focal points

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 45 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

ISBN 978-92-5-133711-0

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Gender focal points are part of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAOs) institutional architecture for gender, and play a key role in supporting the delivery of gender-related work.This handbook is intended to support the gender focal points, at FAO headquarters and in the decentralized offices, in addressing gender issues in their work. More specifically, the purpose of the handbook is to serve as a comprehensive and practical reference tool for gender focal points to support their respective divisions and offices in complying with the requirements set by the corporate Policy on Gender Equality. It can also serve as a valuable resource for all FAO employees who are interested in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment, and to better understand the frameworks and institutional mechanisms that guide and sustain FAO’s work on gender.

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FAO. 2021. Achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment in agriculture and food systems – A handbook for gender focal points. Rome.

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