African Women in Agricultural Research for Development (AWARD) partnered with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to deliver a virtual workshop on IFPRI’s new Women’s Empowerment in Agrifood Governance (WEAGov) assessment tool.

WEAGov aims to plug existing gaps in women’s participation in agrifood policymaking processes, by measuring women’s voices and agency and finding entry points for inclusive participation.

The workshop was delivered to AWARD Policy Fellows and the newly onboarded Emerging Policy Practitioners (EPP) in the Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship Program, catalyzing conversations on gender transformative change in African agrifood policymaking.

The WEAGov tool will also support AWARD Policy Fellows in identifying challenges and opportunities in gender equality and how to apply the tool when developing their Policy Innovation Projects (PIP).

Read more about the workshop on IFPRI’s blog.