Ending Child Marriage: Meeting the Global Development Goals’ Promise toGirls
Sharon J.’s marriage at age 14 in Tanzania dashed her hopes for the future: “My dream was to study to be a journalist. Until today, when I watch news or listen … Read More »
COVID-19 and Essential Services Provision for Survivors of Violence Against Women and Girls
This brief highlights emerging trends and implications for the provision of essential services (health, police and justice, social services and coordination of these services) for women and girls who have experienced … Read More »
Childhood Traumatic Experiences and Receptive Anal Intercourse Among Women
Authors Joy D. Scheidell,New York University School of Medicine Typhanye P. Dyer,University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park MacRegga Severe,New York University School of Medicine Yazmeen E. Tembunde,University of … Read More »
Adolescents Obtaining Abortion Without Parental Consent: Their Reasons and Experiences of Social Support
Authors Kate Coleman‐Minahan,University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Amanda Jean Stevenson,University of Colorado, Boulder Emily Obront,Austin, Texas Susan Hays,Austin, Texas CONTEXT Most states require adolescents younger than 18 to involve a … Read More »
Changing norms about gender inequality in education Evidence from Bangladesh
Author(s): Niels-Hugo Blunch and Maitreyi Bordia Das BACKGROUND While norms are important for educational attainment, especially in the developing world, there are relatively few studies on this topic. This paper, which … Read More »
Disability Considerations in GBV Programming during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Overview This note provides information and practical guidance to support gender-based violence (GBV) practitioners to integrate attention to disability into GBV prevention, risk mitigation and response efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. … Read More »
The Impact of COVID-19 on Women
This policy brief by the UN Secretary General focuses on the impact of COVID-19 affecting women and girls around the world with respect to the economy, health, unpaid care work and … Read More »
Duration of Breastfeeding and Its Correlates in Bangladesh
The purpose of this study was to assess the duration of breastfeeding and the sociodemographic affecting it. Data for the study were drawn from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health. In total … Read More »
Crisis on the Horizon: Devastating Losses for Global Reproductive Health Are Possible Due to COVID-19
Policy Analysis by Guttmacher Institute Every year, nearly 700 million women access modern contraceptive methods, over 90 million give birth in a health facility, and tens of millions access safe abortion services in … Read More »
COVID-19 and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls
At the moment, there is no evidence to prove the extent of domestic violence in Bangladesh in the midst of the country-wide lock down since late March. Given that domestic violence … Read More »