Women’s voice and leadership: assessing the evidence
This ODI report looks at whether women’s capabilities and actions in different spheres lead them to have more presence and influence within private and public decision-making. Based on a review … Continue reading
Let’s Talk about Women’s Rights
UNRISD is marking the twentieth anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, the outcome of the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women, with this Think Piece Series Let’s Talk about … Continue reading
The Elusive Quest for Women’s Land Rights
Across much of the developing world one of the most stubbornly persistent signs of gender inequality is the low rate of land ownership among women. The situation is particularly dire in … Continue reading
Strengthening Gender Justice
Gender equality and women’s rights are being inadequately framed as “mainstreaming” concerns, rather than as a transformative necessity for the realization of sustainable development. The recent report from the High … Continue reading
Prevalence of and factors associated with non-partner rape perpetration
Jewkes at al – Our study provides evidence from a large multicountry study that non-partner rape perpetration is quite prevalent among men in the general population across a range of diverse … Continue reading
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