COVID-19 Bangladesh Rapid Gender Analysis
Whilst lifesaving , the COVID-19 lockdown is disproportionately impacting women as existing gender inequalities are exacerbating gender-based disparities between women, men, girls and boys in terms of access to information, resources … Read More »
Adolescent Girls in Crisis
Adolescent Girls in Crisis: Experiences of risk and resilience across three humanitarian settings. The Adolescent Girls in Crisis research is drawn directly from the voices and experiences of girls in three … Read More »
Living Under Lockdown: Girls and COVID-19
COVID-19 and the efforts to suppress it will have an alarming impact on the lives and rights of girls and young women. Already treated as second class citizens in many countries, … Read More »
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 »