Our training materials can be used to introduce a broad range of audiences and backgrounds to important concepts related to gender and health. Each training course focuses on one of five themes that complement the CORE Gender 101 agenda: Gender Integration, HIV + Sexuality, Safe Motherhood, Gender-Based Violence, and Constructive Male Engagement. The courses are designed to meet the geographic and technical needs of cooperating agencies, USAID Missions, and specific projects. Materials range from basics such as using a shared gender vocabulary and programmatic guidance, to user guides on how to conduct a gender analysis, to exercises for gender trainings. The trainings are geared to be used by anyone and with any audience, even those learning about gender for the first time!
Our popular Gender Integration Continuum framework is an important tool to assess how programs do (or do not) address gender and move them toward more gender-transformative actions. An updated User’s Guide for facilitating training on use of the continuum is available, along with other materials.
IDinsight conducted a recent survey to understand the gender dynamics of surveyor teams in India and to effectively improve the experiences of their own surveyors. This blog post shares findings and recommendations that can be used to enhance the diversity, equity, and inclusion of surveyors at IDinsight and other organizations.
Site visits are an opportunity to assess the extent to which gender-based violence (GBV) is being effectively considered in activity implementation. However, they can also create serious risks for survivors, their families and communities, service providers, and the site visit team. This how-to-note instructs USAID staff and implementing partners on how to plan, host, and conduct safe and ethical site visits to strengthen GBV interventions.
This research brief looks to understand the effects of the food insecurity crisis on the girls from "Real Choices, Real Lives", a qualitative, longitudinal study that has been tracking the lives of girls in nine countries in three regions for 15 years. Data from the study shows that the global food crisis reaches beyond contexts classified as at most risk of severe food insecurity, affecting girls in countries all over the world.
Gender equity involves fairness in all aspects of life for women and men and is usually determined by social, political, economic, and cultural contexts. This study aimed to explore and describe the experiences, opportunities, and challenges faced by women in their path towards becoming leaders within the health sector.
Gender inequalities and limited access to resources constrain women's ability to withstand and recover from financial shocks and economic distress arising from disasters. This publication provides recommendations for policy makers and regulators, development partners, and financial service providers on facilitating the development, design, and promotion of financial products and services to address this issue.
This HIP brief details how to comprehensively develop, implement, and monitor policies to support high-quality family planning at scale. The brief offers evidence and tips to support policies that enable rights-based family planning, an essential component in creating an enabling environment for and guiding the provision of high-quality family planning programs and services.
