Forests in Women’s Hands | Publications

Our experiences as Online IFSA Delegates at the Forestry in Women's Hands 2021 On 9 April 2021, 29 students from 17 countries met online to attend a Pre-Conference Day in view of the Forests in Women’s Hands Conference 2021. Following this first exchange, they attended the FiWH conference and a Delegation Session after [...]

Gun Lidestav on (Un)Doing Gender at Forests in Women’s Hands 2021 Gun Lidestav was the keynote speaker at the Forests in Women’s Hands Conference 2021 and argued that change will not come fast and easy. In her keynote “(Un)Doing Gender in and through forestry networks - processes of inclusion and exclusion”, she emphasized that [...]

Forests in Women’s Hands 2021: The Past, Present and Future of Gender Matters in Forestry During the first international conference addressing gender equality in the forestry sector, more than 460 participants were able to share their experiences, projects and ideas on gender roles and gender equality and discuss possible measures. In April 2021, the [...]

FiWH Pre-Conference Day: Opening our Eyes to Gender Bias On 9 April 2021, 29 students and young professionals from 17 countries joined the first Online IFSA Delegation since the outbreak of COVID-19 in view of the Forests in Women’s Hands Conference and participated in a Pre-Conference Day organised by IFSA. The day consisted [...]

IFSA Webinar Series on Gender & Forestry: Starting the Conversation In an age where we are faced with gender inequality that is characterised by uneven access to education, lack of employment equality, job segregation, poor medical care and gender bias, IFSA has developed a webinar series on gender & forestry with the support of [...]