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Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Briefing paper

Voices Rising: Rohingya Women’s Priorities and Leadership in Myanmar and Bangladesh

01/04/2020

1 documents

37 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Amidst the ongoing crisis on both sides of the Myanmar-Bangladesh border, Rohingya women are actively supporting their rights and wellbeing, and those of their families and communities. However, their efforts are going unrecognized by those involved in delivering humanitarian assistance and developing political solutions to the crisis. This must change. Women must not only have […]

Discussion paper

Transforming Power to Put Women at the Heart of Peacebuilding: A collection of regional-focused essays on feminist peace and security

21/09/2020

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The twentieth anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) is in October 2020. It is a landmark resolution on women’s role in peacebuilding, but progress on women’s rights and leadership in peace and security decision making continues to fall short. This discussion paper brings together three regional essays commissioned to explore what needs to […]

Research report

Intersecting Injustices: The links between social norms, access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, and violence against women and girls

12/11/2020

2 documents

42 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In the Philippines, poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of women and girls is a grave public health challenge: one in five girls is a mother by age 19, two-thirds of women are not using any form of birth control, and more than a third of women’s pregnancies are unwanted. This study provides insights into […]

Journal article

Gender, health, and development in post-war Sri Lanka: access to health care for resettled women in Jaffna

23/03/2021

20 pages long

Free access through journal website

Gender, health, and development in post-war Sri Lanka: access to health care for resettled women in Jaffna

Keywords

Overview

Health significantly supports human development, which is particularly critical in countries affected by armed conflict. Health and health care are equally important for women hoping to be effective agents of change in their post-war societies. Through a grounded case study conducted in the district of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, in 2017, we aimed to understand the […]

Journal article

Women and protest politics in Pakistan

07/12/2021

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women and protest politics in Pakistan

Keywords

Overview

This article draws on qualitative research on five different gendered contentions in Pakistan: a feminist mobilisation, a protest against child sexual abuse, a workers’ mobilisation for greater employment benefits, an ethno-religious minority community’s demand for protection from sectarian attacks, and an ethno-nationalist mobilisation for post-conflict security and greater rights. All our cases of contention are […]

Journal article

Visible outside, invisible inside: the power of patriarchy on female protest leaders in conflict and violence-affected settings

07/12/2021

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

Visible outside, invisible inside: the power of patriarchy on female protest leaders in conflict and violence-affected settings

Keywords

Overview

The literature on women’s participation in public protests and movements shows that even when they are prominent actors within these, most women are excluded from the male-dominated decision-making spaces within which negotiations with the state occur. In this article we look at the case of an ethnic struggle for rights in a conservative and conflict-affected […]

Journal article

The resistance strikes back: women’s protest strategies against backlash in India

07/12/2021

24 pages long

Free access through journal website

The resistance strikes back: women’s protest strategies against backlash in India

Keywords

Overview

The Shaheen Bagh site epitomised the longest sit-in intergenerational protests in India since Independence. Especially novel about these protests was the presence and leadership of first-time Muslim women protestors. Shaheen Bagh also inspired other sit-ins across the country, including several across Delhi. Yet, nowhere except Shaheen Bagh did the struggle last as long, with the […]

Journal article

Unpacking Bangladesh’s ‘women’s leadership paradox’ through the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act of 2010

07/12/2021

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Unpacking Bangladesh’s ‘women’s leadership paradox’ through the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act of 2010

Keywords

Overview

This article unpacks the ‘women’s leadership paradox’ through the case of the adoption and implementation of the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) (DVPP) Act 2010 of Bangladesh. It looks at two forms of women’s leadership, one at the civil society/women’s movement level and the other at the female elected representatives at the parliament and executive […]

Briefing note

Feminist Scorecard 2022: Tracking Welsh Government action to advance women’s rights and gender equality

15/07/2022

2 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English, Welsh

Keywords

Overview

This scorecard tracks the Welsh government’s progress towards advancing women’s rights and gender equality between 2020 and 2022 in six policy areas: Fair Finance, Caring Responsibilities, Global Women’s Rights, Equal Representation and Leadership, Tackling Gender Health Inequalities, and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls. The scorecard examines the official statements, legislation, policies and practice for each policy area […]

Journal article

The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

31/08/2022

31 pages long

Free access through journal website

The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

Keywords

Overview

Women face disproportionate care burdens on their time because of traditional gender roles, lack of public policies supporting them and the lack of government services for satisfying society's care needs. This unequal distribution of care responsibilities reduces their opportunities to fully participate in labour markets. We argue that all else equal, women's physical proximity to […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Briefing paper

Voices Rising: Rohingya Women’s Priorities and Leadership in Myanmar and Bangladesh

01/04/2020

1 documents

37 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Amidst the ongoing crisis on both sides of the Myanmar-Bangladesh border, Rohingya women are actively supporting their rights and wellbeing, and those of their families and communities. However, their efforts are going unrecognized by those involved in delivering humanitarian assistance and developing political solutions to the crisis. This must change. Women must not only have […]

Discussion paper

Transforming Power to Put Women at the Heart of Peacebuilding: A collection of regional-focused essays on feminist peace and security

21/09/2020

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The twentieth anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) is in October 2020. It is a landmark resolution on women’s role in peacebuilding, but progress on women’s rights and leadership in peace and security decision making continues to fall short. This discussion paper brings together three regional essays commissioned to explore what needs to […]

Research report

Intersecting Injustices: The links between social norms, access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, and violence against women and girls

12/11/2020

2 documents

42 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In the Philippines, poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of women and girls is a grave public health challenge: one in five girls is a mother by age 19, two-thirds of women are not using any form of birth control, and more than a third of women’s pregnancies are unwanted. This study provides insights into […]

Journal article

Gender, health, and development in post-war Sri Lanka: access to health care for resettled women in Jaffna

23/03/2021

20 pages long

Free access through journal website

Gender, health, and development in post-war Sri Lanka: access to health care for resettled women in Jaffna

Keywords

Overview

Health significantly supports human development, which is particularly critical in countries affected by armed conflict. Health and health care are equally important for women hoping to be effective agents of change in their post-war societies. Through a grounded case study conducted in the district of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, in 2017, we aimed to understand the […]

Journal article

Women and protest politics in Pakistan

07/12/2021

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women and protest politics in Pakistan

Keywords

Overview

This article draws on qualitative research on five different gendered contentions in Pakistan: a feminist mobilisation, a protest against child sexual abuse, a workers’ mobilisation for greater employment benefits, an ethno-religious minority community’s demand for protection from sectarian attacks, and an ethno-nationalist mobilisation for post-conflict security and greater rights. All our cases of contention are […]

Journal article

Visible outside, invisible inside: the power of patriarchy on female protest leaders in conflict and violence-affected settings

07/12/2021

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

Visible outside, invisible inside: the power of patriarchy on female protest leaders in conflict and violence-affected settings

Keywords

Overview

The literature on women’s participation in public protests and movements shows that even when they are prominent actors within these, most women are excluded from the male-dominated decision-making spaces within which negotiations with the state occur. In this article we look at the case of an ethnic struggle for rights in a conservative and conflict-affected […]

Journal article

The resistance strikes back: women’s protest strategies against backlash in India

07/12/2021

24 pages long

Free access through journal website

The resistance strikes back: women’s protest strategies against backlash in India

Keywords

Overview

The Shaheen Bagh site epitomised the longest sit-in intergenerational protests in India since Independence. Especially novel about these protests was the presence and leadership of first-time Muslim women protestors. Shaheen Bagh also inspired other sit-ins across the country, including several across Delhi. Yet, nowhere except Shaheen Bagh did the struggle last as long, with the […]

Journal article

Unpacking Bangladesh’s ‘women’s leadership paradox’ through the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act of 2010

07/12/2021

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Unpacking Bangladesh’s ‘women’s leadership paradox’ through the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act of 2010

Keywords

Overview

This article unpacks the ‘women’s leadership paradox’ through the case of the adoption and implementation of the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) (DVPP) Act 2010 of Bangladesh. It looks at two forms of women’s leadership, one at the civil society/women’s movement level and the other at the female elected representatives at the parliament and executive […]

Briefing note

Feminist Scorecard 2022: Tracking Welsh Government action to advance women’s rights and gender equality

15/07/2022

2 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English, Welsh

Keywords

Overview

This scorecard tracks the Welsh government’s progress towards advancing women’s rights and gender equality between 2020 and 2022 in six policy areas: Fair Finance, Caring Responsibilities, Global Women’s Rights, Equal Representation and Leadership, Tackling Gender Health Inequalities, and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls. The scorecard examines the official statements, legislation, policies and practice for each policy area […]

Journal article

The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

31/08/2022

31 pages long

Free access through journal website

The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

Keywords

Overview

Women face disproportionate care burdens on their time because of traditional gender roles, lack of public policies supporting them and the lack of government services for satisfying society's care needs. This unequal distribution of care responsibilities reduces their opportunities to fully participate in labour markets. We argue that all else equal, women's physical proximity to […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Briefing paper

Voices Rising: Rohingya Women’s Priorities and Leadership in Myanmar and Bangladesh

01/04/2020

1 documents

37 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Amidst the ongoing crisis on both sides of the Myanmar-Bangladesh border, Rohingya women are actively supporting their rights and wellbeing, and those of their families and communities. However, their efforts are going unrecognized by those involved in delivering humanitarian assistance and developing political solutions to the crisis. This must change. Women must not only have […]

Discussion paper

Transforming Power to Put Women at the Heart of Peacebuilding: A collection of regional-focused essays on feminist peace and security

21/09/2020

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The twentieth anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) is in October 2020. It is a landmark resolution on women’s role in peacebuilding, but progress on women’s rights and leadership in peace and security decision making continues to fall short. This discussion paper brings together three regional essays commissioned to explore what needs to […]

Research report

Intersecting Injustices: The links between social norms, access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, and violence against women and girls

12/11/2020

2 documents

42 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In the Philippines, poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of women and girls is a grave public health challenge: one in five girls is a mother by age 19, two-thirds of women are not using any form of birth control, and more than a third of women’s pregnancies are unwanted. This study provides insights into […]

Journal article

Gender, health, and development in post-war Sri Lanka: access to health care for resettled women in Jaffna

23/03/2021

20 pages long

Free access through journal website

Gender, health, and development in post-war Sri Lanka: access to health care for resettled women in Jaffna

Keywords

Overview

Health significantly supports human development, which is particularly critical in countries affected by armed conflict. Health and health care are equally important for women hoping to be effective agents of change in their post-war societies. Through a grounded case study conducted in the district of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, in 2017, we aimed to understand the […]

Journal article

Women and protest politics in Pakistan

07/12/2021

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women and protest politics in Pakistan

Keywords

Overview

This article draws on qualitative research on five different gendered contentions in Pakistan: a feminist mobilisation, a protest against child sexual abuse, a workers’ mobilisation for greater employment benefits, an ethno-religious minority community’s demand for protection from sectarian attacks, and an ethno-nationalist mobilisation for post-conflict security and greater rights. All our cases of contention are […]

Journal article

Visible outside, invisible inside: the power of patriarchy on female protest leaders in conflict and violence-affected settings

07/12/2021

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

Visible outside, invisible inside: the power of patriarchy on female protest leaders in conflict and violence-affected settings

Keywords

Overview

The literature on women’s participation in public protests and movements shows that even when they are prominent actors within these, most women are excluded from the male-dominated decision-making spaces within which negotiations with the state occur. In this article we look at the case of an ethnic struggle for rights in a conservative and conflict-affected […]

Journal article

The resistance strikes back: women’s protest strategies against backlash in India

07/12/2021

24 pages long

Free access through journal website

The resistance strikes back: women’s protest strategies against backlash in India

Keywords

Overview

The Shaheen Bagh site epitomised the longest sit-in intergenerational protests in India since Independence. Especially novel about these protests was the presence and leadership of first-time Muslim women protestors. Shaheen Bagh also inspired other sit-ins across the country, including several across Delhi. Yet, nowhere except Shaheen Bagh did the struggle last as long, with the […]

Journal article

Unpacking Bangladesh’s ‘women’s leadership paradox’ through the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act of 2010

07/12/2021

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Unpacking Bangladesh’s ‘women’s leadership paradox’ through the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act of 2010

Keywords

Overview

This article unpacks the ‘women’s leadership paradox’ through the case of the adoption and implementation of the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) (DVPP) Act 2010 of Bangladesh. It looks at two forms of women’s leadership, one at the civil society/women’s movement level and the other at the female elected representatives at the parliament and executive […]

Briefing note

Feminist Scorecard 2022: Tracking Welsh Government action to advance women’s rights and gender equality

15/07/2022

2 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English, Welsh

Keywords

Overview

This scorecard tracks the Welsh government’s progress towards advancing women’s rights and gender equality between 2020 and 2022 in six policy areas: Fair Finance, Caring Responsibilities, Global Women’s Rights, Equal Representation and Leadership, Tackling Gender Health Inequalities, and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls. The scorecard examines the official statements, legislation, policies and practice for each policy area […]

Journal article

The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

31/08/2022

31 pages long

Free access through journal website

The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

Keywords

Overview

Women face disproportionate care burdens on their time because of traditional gender roles, lack of public policies supporting them and the lack of government services for satisfying society's care needs. This unequal distribution of care responsibilities reduces their opportunities to fully participate in labour markets. We argue that all else equal, women's physical proximity to […]