http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:28:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/11/29/addressing-gender-inequality-through-agriculture-tiby-mali-mvp-women%e2%80%99s-horticulture-gardens/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/11/29/addressing-gender-inequality-through-agriculture-tiby-mali-mvp-women%e2%80%99s-horticulture-gardens/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:11:31 +0000 Uyen Kim Huynh http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=20227 It has been well-documented that increasing women’s financial power is one of the most effective ways to develop a country (see: World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development). Mali is no exception, but due to laws that limit the amount of land women can hold, Malian women work mainly on small plots as horticulture [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/11/29/addressing-gender-inequality-through-agriculture-tiby-mali-mvp-women%e2%80%99s-horticulture-gardens/feed/ 0