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Mobilising against sexual harassment in public space in Egypt: From blaming ‘open cans of tuna’ to ‘the harasser is a criminal’, EMERGE Case Study 8
2015In the aftermath of the Egyptian revolution in 2011, young men and women led highly innovative initiatives to counter increased levels of sexual harassment in Egypt’s public spaces.DocumentDesigning active labor market policies in southern Punjab: evidence from household and community surveys
2015The Punjab Economic Opportunities Programme (PEOP) is a flagship programme of the Government of Punjab being implemented in partnership with DfID.DocumentSpotlight on publications: gender violence in Latin America
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2013This Spotlight presents some of the most important publications documenting the various manifestations of violence against women in Latin America.DocumentThe right of access to information: exploring gender inequities
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2016The right of access to information is a fundamental and universal right, necessary for economic empowerment and the fulfilment of other rights. However, the recent study discussed in this article demonstrates that women are not able to exercise this right with the same frequency, ease and rate of success as men.DocumentSwapping the stick for a broom: Men supporting women in local politics in India, EMERGE Case Study 4
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015Women’s engagement, leadership and decision making in the public sphere continues to be suppressed in much of rural India. It is controlled by cultural norms which place women as subordinate to men, and prescribe their roles as confined to the domestic sphere. .DocumentWe do it ourselves: Nijera Kori and the struggle for economic and gender justice in Bangladesh', EMERGE Case Study 2
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015Deep-rooted patriarchal systems uphold gender and class-based inequalities in Bangladesh, within which the issue of land distribution and use remains integral to the transformation of poverty for a large number of women and men.DocumentEvidence on girls’ secondary education
Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2015This helpdesk report undertakes a rapid review of the evidence around girls and secondary education in developing contexts and summarises the key issues arising from this evidence. Key findings of the report include:DocumentGender analysis of the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) policy in Rwanda
Forum for African Women Educationalists, 2010Rwanda has in recent years made progress in promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment. 56% of the parliamentarians in Rwanda are women – the highest in the world. Rwanda has managed to close the gender gap in gross and net enrolments in primary education. Despite these achievements, challenges remain.DocumentSituational analysis of FGM/C stakeholders and interventions in Somalia
Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2015The overall aim of the situational analysis in Somalia is for government, donors and the UN to gain a greater understanding of existing interventions towards ending female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), and to identify gaps so as to be able to strengthen the current interventions and inform future programming.Document‘Leave no one behind’: gender, sexuality and the Sustainable Development Goals
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015In 2015, as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) come to an end, a new generation of world leaders, government officials, donors and civil society organisations, have joined forces to articulate their vision for a future where all people can contribute to, and benefit from, an inclusive development framework.Pages