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DO’s & DON’Ts for Engaging Men & Boys: Now Available in French, Portuguese, and Spanish

Posted on October 1, 2020

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Gender and Social Inclusion and COVID-19: Impacts and Recommendations for Agriculture and Market Systems Project Implementation

Posted on July 6, 2020

Marginalized people become even more vulnerable during emergencies, and it’s important for governments and organizations to consider how to incorporate a gender and social inclusion lens into their COVID-19 responses and adaptations. This ACDI/VOCA brief examines and provides specific recommendations that can help address these gender dynamics.Read More

Preventing Violence Against Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on June 2, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic presents a global crisis that is exacerbating violence against women (VAW). As in past pandemics, women will bear the brunt of emergent risks to public health, safety, and human rights. Activist organizations have an essential role to play. Raising Voices has developed a series of practical Guidance Notes to support activist organizations in adapting and sustaining their VAW prevention activities.Read More

What Works for Working Women? Understanding Female Labor Force Participation in Urban Bangladesh

Posted on December 12, 2019

Despite making great strides in increasing female labor force participation (FLFP) in the past decade, only 36% of women participate in the Bangladeshi labor force today, and the growth rate of FLFP in urban areas has significantly fallen. Using unique individual-level data on labor market participation, time-use, norms, and skills, this paper explores the factors that constrain women in slums and low-income neighborhoods in Dhaka...Read More

Progress of the World’s Women 2019–2020: Families in a Changing World

Posted on July 12, 2019

At a critical juncture for women’s rights, this landmark report proposes a comprehensive family-friendly policy agenda to advance gender equality in diverse families. It assesses the reality of families today in the context of sweeping economic, demographic, political, and social transformation, featuring global, regional, and national data, and analyzing key issues such as family laws, employment, unpaid care work, violence against women, and families and...Read More

Fact Sheet: New Research Links Family Planning and Maternal and Child Health to Resilience

Posted on March 5, 2019

This newly released fact sheet summarizes a recently published peer-reviewed study that uses 2016 household survey data from Tanzania to define and measure resilience within the context of population, health, and environment programming, and quantifies the link between resilience and family planning. The authors’ analysis finds a robust association between family planning and maternal and child health, and resilience across a range of factors and...Read More

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Voices on the Ground Series: Responses to Gender-Based Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic

December 18, 2020

To commemorate the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), the GBV Task Force of USAID’s Interagency Gender Working Group caught up with Gary Zeitounalian, … Read More about Voices on the Ground Series: Responses to Gender-Based Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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