This report presents research on care work during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on structural barriers that prevent equitable distribution of caregiving between women and men. The report provides seven solutions—from the individual to the structural level—that need to be implemented to create a more care- and gender-equal world. Read More
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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
Malawi Violence Against Women and Girls Prevention and Response Program: Economic Violence Faced by Women due to the Non-Payment of Child Maintenance Orders—A Need for Urgent Reform
This report explores the intersection between intimate partner violence and child support—an important, yet often overlooked, issue. The research responds to a request from the Malawi Judiciary to analyze best practices regarding better enforcement of child maintenance orders by the courts in order to lessen the prevalence of economic violence against women who often provide more child care. Read More
Malawi Violence Against Women and Girls Prevention and Response Program: Champions of Change (CoC) Cohort Study Baseline: Key Findings Summary
This document presents a snapshot of findings from the baseline study from the CoC cohort study in Malawi, assessing data collected while using baseline, midline, endline, and post-intervention approaches. The study aims to understand whether and how the lives of individuals participating directly in CoC activities will have changed as a result of the CoC intervention. The study focuses on experiences and views on violence, views on speaking out against violence, and expectations of incorporating CoC strategies among participants and facilitators. Read More
Couple-Focused Interventions: A Theory of Change
This technical report provides an overview of E2A’s couple-focused theory of change (TOC) and ideas for its practical application in the field through: 1) a graphic depiction of the TOC and an explanation of its component parts; 2) an exploration of what program implementation at the TOC’s potential intervention points might look like; and 3) a presentation of suggested monitoring and evaluation indicators for TOC...Read More
Couple-Based Approaches in Reproductive Health: Implications for Global Policy, Practice, and Research
This extensive technical report and summary brief comprises three core components—a literature review, a global reproductive health policy analysis, and key informant interviews—that explore the extent to which programs and policies consider couple-based approaches as a means to improve reproductive health outcomes, the reasons such approaches do not feature more prominently, and recommendations for program designers/implementers, policy makers, and researchers.Read More
