Outstanding women in development

A series of blogs and interviews that reflect on the role, influence and impact of women in the field of sustainable development

News

IIED focus on outstanding women in sustainable development

08 March 2018

Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim speaking the World Economic Forum in 2017 (Photo: Jakob Polacsek/World Economic Forum, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Article

Q&A: getting indigenous women's voices heard on the SDGs

15 May 2018

A tea picker from Cianten, within the boundaries of Mount Halimun Salak National Park in West Java, starts collecting tea leaves in a basket at 6am (Photo@ CIFOR, Creative Commons, via Flickr)

Insight

Harnessing #MeToo momentum to drive climate action

Christiana Figueres
09 April 2018

Women using the Changu Changu Moto Fuel-Efficient Clean Cookstove, Malawi, Africa (Photo: Ripple Africa)

Insight

Technologies for sustainable development: mind the gender gap

Stella Gama
30 April 2018

Women farmers in Dodel, in Northern Senegal, take a break by the water pump (Photo: Philippine Sutz/IIED)

Article

Q&A: Getting women's land rights recognised

19 March 2018

In Tanzania, former artisanal mining licensees Mwanahamisi Mzalendo and Mwanamkasi Rasi are among entreprenurial women who have pooled their resources to create a quarrying business. They control the day-to-day running of the quarry, including supervising labourers, dealing with the local authorities, and taking care of the site's environmental footprint (Photo: Magali Rochat/IIED)

Article

Q&A: Women are driving the change we need

08 March 2018

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From agriculture to climate change, and land rights to technology, outstanding women across the world are working on sustainable development in areas that impact all aspects of life.

his series of interviews and blogs was launched on International Women's Day in March ahead of the 2018 Barbara Ward Lecture.

The lecture was given by the first woman Prime Minister of Norway Gro Harlem Bruntland, who chaired the UN World Commission of Environment and Development that presented the groundbreaking Our Common Future report on sustainable development.