The fully revised UN International technical guidance on sexuality education advocates for quality comprehensive sexuality education to promote health and well-being, respect for human rights and gender equality, and empowers children and young people to lead healthy, safe and productive lives.Read More
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Gender “Men-Streaming” CVE: Countering Violence Extremism By Addressing Masculinities Issues
A policy brief analyzing the connections between violent extremism and masculinities. Given that violent extremist groups seek and recruit disillusioned young men, this argues that young men are drawn to such groups more out of an inherent need to fulfill their identities as men than the group's beliefs.Read More
Reasons behind current gender imbalances in senior global health roles and the practice and policy changes that can catalyze organizational change
This publication distills results from relevant literature and empirical research to describe how various types of gender biases and discrimination are embedded in global health organizations and why women are unrepresented in leadership positions.Read More
Advancing Learning and Innovation on Gender Norms (ALIGN)
ALIGN seeks to advance understanding and challenge and change harmful gender norms by connecting a global community of researchers and thought leaders committed to equality for adolescents and young adults. Through the sharing of information and the facilitation of mutual learning, ALIGN aims to ensure knowledge on norm change contributes to sustainable gender justice.Read More
Re-Thinking Gender in Social Development
This training aims at preparing social development specialists, researchers, consultants and partners for their new role in supporting the enforcement of the WBG’s new Gender Strategy in their operations, in particular, linking analysis, action, and outcomes to close the key gender gaps.Read More
Closing the Digital Gender Gap
This USAID infographic explores the digital divide between men and women. Through closing the digital gender gap, women can help pull their families out of extreme poverty and serve as active participants and leaders in their societies.Read More
