Sheila Rao

researcher, teacher, socio-cultural anthropologist, engager of all things food and feminist related

[Sheila Rao @sheilanrao]

In maintaining my goal of one post/year ...so pleased and proud to be part of this special issue with Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. Thank you to the editors and reviewers who supported all the contributions. The entire issue, is open-access: https://t.co/qvWbCzT7Ry

[Joeva Rock @joevarock]

@GEAP_3 @rbeznerkerr @elementascience @UnivofGh As part of our special issue on gene editing and the future of food, @sheilanrao has a new paper out in which she examines crop biofortification efforts through a feminist lens.

The paper, and the entire issue, is open-access: https://t.co/bThZ4ZiFZO

[Maywa Montenegro @MaywaMontenegro]

"If anyone knows the true value of land, it is the peasant and Indigenous communities that have ensured its survival across borders and generations."

5 Things to Know About the Global Land Rush and How to Stop It https://t.co/5y3tEYXO54

[Anne Delorme @annecdelorme]

@sheilanrao And here is a better link : https://t.co/8RxRFXw2Mk

[Sheila Rao @sheilanrao]

I loved working on this article with @annecdelorme for Development Policy Review: "Transformative organizational and programmatic change? Civil society responses to the Canadian Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP). https://t.co/pJelhxttx3

[Dr. Siera Vercillo @sieravercillo]

Really special panel on agroecology as care where discussions about how agroecology can be both empowering & increased unpaid care labour burdens for women @sheilanrao @seedchange_ #Congressh #congress2023 @CASID_ACEDI

[Sheila Rao @sheilanrao]

Excited to share our article, "A Food Sovereignty Approach to Localization in International Solidarity" part of a special issue, in @Societies_MDPI, with co-authors at @seedchange_, @am_amponsah, and Beatriz Oliver: https://t.co/aZTNo6uTA2

[Sheila Rao @sheilanrao]

@rebeccatiessen Congratulations, Rebecca! Indeed, this is so so well-deserved. It was both a privilege and a pleasure to work with you! Hope you find time to celebrate. :)

[FemDev Consulting @Feminist_Dev]

New report by @IDRC_CRDI @gatesfoundation @Feminist_Dev @IWWAGEIFMR warns "the #childcare crisis is at a “tipping point”... and the female-dominated childcare sector risks collapse" due to #COVID19.

https://t.co/W5VFVnMqbH

[Sheila Rao @sheilanrao]

Grateful to have had the opportunity to work with @loughben and @rebeccatiessen on this article! #internationalvolunteers, #genderequality

[Rebecca Tiessen @rebeccatiessen]

Happy to share this open access paper co-authored with @sheilanrao and @loughben https://t.co/QONJT7m615

[Sheila Rao @sheilanrao]

Thanks @CanDevStudies for sharing my article! Check out all the other fantastic articles that are part of a special section I co-edited with @tobymoorsom, @ChrisDHuggins, and Heidi Gengenbach.

[CJDS | Canadian Journal of Development Studies @CanDevStudies]

What is the long-term impact of OFSP on sweet potato producer’s everyday lives, and in what ways has the product’s promotion reinforced normative gendered labour roles in food production, provision, and sales in Mwasongwe village in Tanzania? https://t.co/UpP5LgQ7xO @CASID_ACEDI

[Sheila Rao @sheilanrao]

Really looking forward to this. There's still time to register!

[AI Canada Gender Rights @AI_Genderrights]

Have your say on what you want to see in a feminist foreign policy for #Canada ! Join webinars this Wed - learn more & register here https://t.co/5DMyzmpcEL #CanFFP

[CJDS | Canadian Journal of Development Studies @CanDevStudies]

How can everyday practices of small-scale food producers in Africa strengthen their abilities to navigate and influence agrarian change? https://t.co/qM4PjF2Pe1 @CASID_ACEDI

[AI Canada Gender Rights @AI_Genderrights]

Conversations on Feminist Foreign Policy in #Canada >> register now for upcoming webinars on Nov 18! #CanFFP #Cdnpoli https://t.co/191SqmJfTw

[Sheila Rao @sheilanrao]

So excited to share our new article on partner organization staff's perceptions of feminism and Canada's International Feminist Assistance Policy (FIAP) with @rebeccatiessen. There are other fantastic articles in this issue on the FIAP: https://t.co/WK599POKm0.

[Rebecca Tiessen @rebeccatiessen]

What do partner country staff think about Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy? @sheilanrao and I share findings @Intl_Journal (open access) here: https://t.co/DMoWoMRsnR

[William Moseley @WilliamGMoseley]

New special issue: Food security and the contested visions of agrarian change in Africa @AHAkramLodhi @JennClapp https://t.co/CKqNeMxIgw

[CASID-ACÉDI @CASID_ACEDI]

How are Canadian #CSOs aligning their work with the #FIAP? This report by @sheilanrao offers insights and recommendations for CSOs and @CanadaDev.

Research supported by @NextGen4Dev (a @CASID_ACEDI @CCCICCIC collaboration), @AQOCI @MitacsCanada @uOttawa.

https://t.co/CxSCAiS7Hn