GenderUp is a conversation-based method that supports project and research teams in scaling agricultural innovations in a responsible and socially inclusive way.
While current scaling support tools primarily address bottlenecks that restrict the overall number of innovation users, it is crucial to acknowledge and eliminate barriers that hinder the involvement of various social groups, particularly women, in utilizing innovations. It is imperative to understand how the use of an innovation can potentially have adverse effects on different social groups.
Expected Impact
GenderUp helps generate scaling strategies that respond to the specific opportunities, needs and constraints of various social groups. The result? More equitable access to the benefits of innovation.
Learn more about GenderUp and how it can benefit you and your team here – https://genderup.ucdavis.edu/
Contributors
Recognizing a gap in focus on gender and other relevant diversity in scaling support tools, the development of GenderUp was funded by the CGIAR Research Programme on Roots Tubers and Bananas (RTB) and also benefited from the Senior Expert Programme funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
The team that developed GenderUp was led by Cees Leeuwis (Wageningen University) and Anne Rietveld (The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT) and further consisted of Erin Mcguire (UCDavis), Bela Teeken (IITA) and Vanya Slavchevska (The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT).