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Stop FGM Middle East
Stop FGM Middle East, 2014The UN estimates that up to 140 million girls and women worldwide are affected by female genital mutilation (FGM), yet there could be many more as growing evidence suggests that FGM may be widespread in various parts of Asia and the Middle East. Studies are indispensable for the struggle against FGM, yet they are non-existent for bulk of the Middle East.DocumentWhat works and what does not: a discussion of popular approaches for the abandonment of female genital mutilation
Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013A range of interventions have been carried out over the past few decades to promote the abandonment of female genital mutilation (FGM). While these efforts have had varied success, the prevalence of FGM is reducing in nearly all the countries in which it is traditionally practiced.DocumentFemale genital mutilation/cutting: a statistical overview and exploration of the dynamics of change
United Nations Children's Fund, 2013Efforts to address female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) have increased in the past several decades, with support from many local communities, governments, international institutions, non-governmental organisations, as well as religious and other civil society groups.DocumentWomen’s economic empowerment and growth in low income countries: a global research programme (2013-2018)
Evidence on Demand, 2013Evidence that barriers to women’s economic participation and productivity may be stifling opportunities for growth is strengthening. Nevertheless, uptake of policies that progress growth through improved economic opportunities for women could harbour indirect risks of unwanted impacts on natural resources if not responsibly managed.DocumentOrganising women workers in the informal economy
Gender and Development, 2013There are numerous challenges facing organisation amongst the hardest-to-reach women in the informal economy. This paper, published in Gender and Development, examines the various factors determining the success and failure of attempts to organise, and seek economic justice and recognition.DocumentSíntesis del foro en línea “Las agendas de los movimientos sociales en América Latina. Aportes desde una perspectiva feminista" (Español)
SendasAL, 2012Durante la última semana de marzo de 2012 se desarrolló el foro virtual “Las agendas de los moviDocumentDiccionario de la transgresión feminista (Español)
Just Associates, 2012Dentro del contexto local-a-global de la acción ciudadana, varias activistas y académicas acordaron quDocumentNew actors, new money, new conversations: a mapping of recent initiatives for women and girls
Association for Women's Rights in Development, 2013Over the past several years, investing in women and girls as ‘smart economics’ has become a favored strategy in development and philanthropy. This has precipitated a host of campaigns and initiatives, including new private-sector involvement, dedicated to supporting women and girls.DocumentWomen moving mountains: collective impact of the Dutch MDG3 fund
Association for Women's Rights in Development, 2013Through decades of collective and individual struggle, and determined, conscious design, the women’s rights movement has achieved unprecedented shifts in global perception to the notion of gender equality as a desirable goal.DocumentWatering the leaves, starving the roots: the status of financing for women's rights organizing and gender equality
Association for Women's Rights in Development, 2013In the foreword to this report, AWID Executive Director Lydia Alpízar writes that she finds it, “truly surprising… that women’s rights organising and movements have been functioning, often with quite minimal financial support, even as their experience and effectiveness has increased.”Pages