Women

The social media site offers young women in the Middle East the chance to talk about sex openly.

World Health Organization WHO has produced a new report on this population group, collating evidence across sectors. In so many homes and places around the world, women of all ages, ethnicities, cultures and backgrounds are providing […]

XY online An interview with Michael Flood   This talk: is meant to be an accessible, engaging, and practical discussion of men and gender equality. I ask some simple, but vital, questions: What role do […]

TECH FOR GOOD + In the first of  Tech for Good + Gender-Based Violence articles, an interview with ElsaMarie D’Silva, founder and managing director of Safecity, a non-profit organisation providing an online platform and grassroots […]

By AWID and Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD-IC)     This publication provides a reflection on the complex situations of women who face threats and violations as a result of their work defending human rights. […]

OXFAM By Farah Kobaissy AN IRAQI WOMAN LOOKS OUT OF HER DAMAGED HOUSE. CREDIT: TOMMY TRENCHARD/OXFAM The realization of women’s rights and gender justice in the Middle East and North Africa is inseparably entwined with […]

OXFAM By Kristen McCollum Kristen McCollum, consultant at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), shares with us the learning from Oxfam’s meta-analyses on women’s empowerment. When we first decided to conduct a meta-analysis on […]

Mayan women’s bodies, labour and knowledge have been exploited for centuries. This is an old story, with a neoliberal twist.

ICRW GENDER EQUITY & MALE ENGAGEMENT (REPORT) It only works if everyone plays   Meaningful engagement with men and boys is increasingly recognized as critical to gender equality and equity, necessary not only for women’s […]

Research: An evolutionary analysis of gender-based war crimes and the continued tolerance of “forced marriage”.