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Technologies and power dynamics in women's public and private spaces
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2014In 2012, trained journalist and blogger Fungai Machirori established Her Zimbabwe, the country’s first web-based platform for women. Machirori is also a contributor to other platforms, such as the Mail and Guardian’s ‘Voices of Africa’, the UK Guardian’s ‘Guardian African Network’, and Worldplus.DocumentHow can humanitarian responses to health adequately take gender into account?
ReBUILD Consortium, 2015The period just after conflict is a time of turmoil when social norms are in a state of flux, donor funds are available and there is often a political will for change. A window of opportunity for reform in public sector institutions can open, offering a chance to “build back better” in health and gender equality more broadly.DocumentHow can health system reform after conflict support gender equity?
ReBUILD Consortium, 2015A common assumption is that strengthening the health system will automatically lead to better health for men and women. However, health systems are not neutral: they reflect gender norms, and as such, can reinforce gender inequalities and discrimination.DocumentCan social media effectively include women's voices in decision-making processes
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, 2015Social media has exploded as a popular and powerful tool for bringing women’s rights issues to the attention of the wider public, and has shown potential for bridging the gap between grassroots women’s activism and policy-making processes.DocumentWomen's voice and leadership in decision-making: assessing the evidence
Overseas Development Institute, 2015Produced by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) as part of the Women’s Voice and Leadership in Decision-Making learning and evidence project, this report seeks to evaluate the global evidence on the processes of change that enable women to have substantive voice and leadership in decision-making.DocumentMaking waves: media’s potential for girls in the Global South
BBC Media Action, 2014Doubly marginalised by both gender and age, there are an estimated 600 million adolescent girls in the world, many of whom live a bleak existence. For these girls, exclusion from basic public services, lack of autonomy, and vulnerability to violence are real and persistent risks.DocumentBodies on the streets: gender resistance and collectivity in the Gezi revolts
2015The summer 2013 saw enormous public demonstrations in Istanbul which engraved an image of solidarity and change in the political history of Turkey. This sense of solidarity encompassed numerous, diverse groups from different political ideologies and identities, including prominent women and LGBT activists who have suffered from state oppression.DocumentPreventing Violence Against Women and Girls: Engaging Men Through Accountable Practice
International Rescue Committee, 2014EMAP is a one-year primary prevention intervention developed for humanitarian settings, created by the International Rescue Committee for. It provides staff in humanitarian settings with an evidence-based curriculum and field-tested approach for engaging men in transformative individual behaviour change, guided by the voices of women.DocumentLiving Peace Groups Implementation Manual and Final Project Report: GBV Prevention and Social Restoration in the DRC and Burundi - Promundo - EN
World Bank, 2014This manual provides the resources and tools for organizations and practitioners in post-conflict settings based on work conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi to sustainably engage men in gender-based violence prevention through Living Peace groups.