Sexual harassment

With rising urbanization following a civil war, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) on public transport has become increasingly relevant in Sri Lanka, as women, girls and transgender and gender non-conforming people enter historically masculinized spaces more than before. Despite important legislative and policy advances, sexual harassment on public transport is widely under-reported, and suffers from […]

Research into discriminatory social norms has identified many ways in which they may curtail the ability of women and girls –and more recently, transgender and gender non-conforming people – to break the cycle of poverty, and access the resources and services they need for empowerment. This Social Norms Diagnostic Tool guidance document sets out participatory exercises […]

Tourism is booming and generates millions of jobs for women around the world. Yet the hotel industry exemplifies the vast inequality of today’s world. The women who make hotel beds and clean hotel toilets labour long hours for meagre pay, face sexual harassment and intimidation, are exposed daily to toxic chemicals and live in fear […]