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Eliminating female genital mutilation: an interagency statement - OHCHR, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNECA, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNIFEM, WHO
World Health Organization, 2008Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a dangerous practice, and a critical human rights issue. Despite increasing international cooperation to counteract FGM, the prevalence of the practices remains high in many areas. This statement was issued by a group of United Nations agencies in support of advocacy for the abandonment of FGM.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.DocumentARROW resource kit
Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women, 2014This Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW) publication, the ARROW Resource Kit (ARK), is a compilation of the most effective governance and management tools and resources that ARROW has developed over the past 20 years.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.DocumentEl feminismo en mi vida. Hitos, claves y topías (Español)
Instituto de las Mujeres de la Ciudad de México, 2013La antropóloga, feminista y académica mexicana Marcela Lagarde recopila una serie de textos publicados, expuestos o enunciados en diferentes espacios y diferentes países, durante más de tres décadas para entender la condición de género y su repercusión en la situación actual del mundo.DocumentDiálogos interculturales: Miradas de mujeressobre el Buen Vivir (Español)
Articulacion Feminista Marcosur, 2013¿Cómo construyen las mujeres indígenas la perspectiva del “Buen Vivir”?DocumentLos Diálogos Feministas Inter-Movimientos del FSM 2011 (Español)
AmecoPress Información para la Igualdad, 2011¿Cómo se ha tratado el tema de las jerarquías entre hombres y mujeres y dentro del movimiento f