Writer Natalie Apcar shares highlights from the latest Knowledge SUCCESS Gender Analysis—a deep dive into gender and knowledge management for global health programs, particularly family planning and reproductive health—and provides recommendations for responding to some key challenges, plus a guiding quiz for getting started. Read More
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Supporting Women Who Experienced Intimate Partner Violence During COVID Lockdowns
This blog post describes the impact of SHOPS Plus’ integrated intimate partner violence and family planning digital campaign project in India, targeting women and their partners using the hashtag #KyaYeHinsaNahi? (“Is this not violence?”). The campaign aimed to recognize intimate partner violence in its early stages and empower women to take action and seek help. Read More
Putting Gender, Intersectionality, and Social Justice at the Center of Transformative Responses to Climate Change
Climate change is a justice issue that requires us to dismantle systems that oppress, exclude, disadvantage, and prevent people from accessing resources and opportunities for adaptation, while privileging others who have power and decision-making control. The writers list the steps IIED is taking to integrate gender transformative and intersectional approaches in their work. Read More
Family Planning and the Gendered Impacts of Crises on Women: An Effective Tool Across Sectors to Support Women’s Empowerment and Build Resilience to Shocks
Women and girls are among the population groups most deeply impacted by compounding effects of global disruptions, from the COVID-19 pandemic to climate change. This article presents an analysis of the gendered impacts of crises and the need to prioritize high-impact, cross-cutting best practices to address them, including increased access to voluntary family planning and reproductive health through holistic approaches. Read More
Changing the Face of Investigative Journalism in Bangladesh
Climate change has contributed to an increase in water salinity and health challenges for women in Bangladesh. This interview highlights the work of Jesmin Papri, an investigative journalist in Bangladesh, the impact of her follow-up reporting on local women with uterine diseases, and the challenges that come with being a woman in media. Read More
Uplift: A Conversation With Jordan Marie Daniel
This blog post features an interview with Jordan Marie Daniel, a Lakota winyan (woman), runner, and advocate. She founded a nonprofit called Rising Hearts, an “Indigenous led grassroots group devoted to elevating Indigenous voices and promoting intersectional collaborative efforts across all movements with the goals of racial, social, climate, and economic justice.” Read More
