Women and development

We offer an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to discuss their ongoing research, and professional and political work, relating to women and development.

Our annual meeting is usually themed round a particular topic and is open to all.  The presentations are deliberately kept short to facilitate wide participation and discussion. Presenters typically come from NGOs, national and international women’s organisations as well as universities (both graduate students and academic staff). It is a good networking occasion and in previous years the interest and quality of the presentations have been reflected in a series of edited books published based on initial presentations at the DSA Women and Development meetings.

Recent meetings have included a seminar exploring the challenges of researching ‘sensitive topics’ relating to gender and development  such as sexual violence, trafficking, FGM, and HIV, and most recently a session on measurement, evidence and impact in gender and development research and practice.

 

Convenors

Katy Jenkins (University of Northumbria)

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Lata Narayanaswamy (University of Leeds)

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News

The special issue that the WAD DSA Study group has been working on with the Gender and Development Journal has now been published.  This special issue emerged out of a workshop, that was jointly held between DSA WAD Study Group and GAD Journal, to celebrate the Journal’s 25th anniversary. We invited scholars and activists, trying to create space for early-career researchers in particular, to share their insights on the opportunities and challenges of doing feminist research.

 

Upcoming meetings

TBD

 

Previous meetings

May 2018
, Northumbria University London

Bringing our feminist values to development research, policy and practice: Celebrating 25 years of Gender and Development

Sponsors: Gender & Development Journal, DSA Women and Development Study Group, Oxfam Hosted by Northumbria University’s Centre for International Development

Read the full report.

 

March 2017, University of Leeds

Interrogating the Nexus of Alternative Knowledges, Evidence and Impact in GAD Research and Practice

DSA Women and Development Study Group and Centre for Global Development (CGD)

Jasmine Gideon, Katy Jenkins and Lata Narayanaswamy