This year, due to strict lockdowns imposed by many countries to control the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic distress on many families, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has seen an unfortunate increase in gender-based violence, specifically domestic violence against women. As part of the 16 days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the Wilson Center highlighted the tireless work of human and...Read More
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A Conversation With Gary Zeitounalian, ABAAD Resource Center for Gender Equality
To commemorate the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence (GBV), the IGWG’s GBV Task Force caught up with Gary Zeitounalian, with ABAAD Resource Center for Gender Equality in Lebanon to learn how they are adapting to address the violence prevention and response needs of women and girls during the COVID-19 pandemic. This interviews offers practical insights and inspiration from program implementers and advocates on the front lines.Read More
Bending the Curve Towards Gender Equality: A Q&A About the Power of Gender Data with Papa Seck, Chief Statistician of UN Women
In this Q&A, Alison Holder, Director of Equal Measures 2030, and Papa Seck, Chief Statistician for UN Women, speak about why decision-makers need to get serious about capturing gender data that recognize intersecting inequalities. With gender-disaggregated data, governments have an opportunity to drive smarter investments and create the policies, programs, and solutions needed to tackle deeply entrenched inequity, advance gender equality, and create more inclusive,...Read More
Mobile Tech: An Answer to Gender-Based Violence?
Technology is failing to address the issue of gender-based violence (GBV) and resources like mobile devices, apps, and other computer software can help. This blog post details the efforts of Flone Initiative’s “Report it! Stop it!” app in Kenya, designed for and by Kenyan women, which tracks incidents of GBV on and around public transport.Read More
Gender-Supportive Supervision in Nigeria
This brief article highlights how SHOPS Plus, USAID’s flagship initiative for private-sector health care, piloted the gender-transformative supportive supervision (GTSS) model in Nigeria to address the gender disparities seen across the family planning workforce. GTSS integrates gender into standard supportive training for supervisors and introduces tools that promote discussions around gender. The pilot suggests that GTSS, accompanied by structural and policy changes in health-care work...Read More
Women as WASH Leaders: Achieving Equitable Access to WASH Services in Ghana
USAID’s Water for Africa through Leadership and Institutional Support (WALIS) is working to bolster gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in the WASH sector with the newly awarded grant, “Strengthening the Role of Women in WASH Leadership and Decision-Making in Ghana.” Under this grant, WALIS is working with Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) to support the organizational development of a women’s professional network (WiWASH) and work with two utility partners to develop gender-sensitive policies and procedures and provide training for staff. Read More
