How can governments, international nongovernmental organizations, and multilateral organizations effectively collaborate to strengthen a country’s response to gender-based violence in policy and practice? The Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Task Force and representatives from the Uganda Ministry of Health, the Uganda Ministry of Gender, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Health Policy Plus (HP+) project offered presentations and a discussion of Uganda’s successful experience May 15,...Read More
Gender-based Violence
Knowledge Platform
The Prevention Collaborative’s knowledge platform offers a highly curated and searchable database of useful resources for activists, practitioners, researchers, and development partners working to prevent violence against women and children in the home. The resources include accessible briefs and reports summarizing research-based evidence and lessons from practice, training curricula, multimedia resources, and more.Read More
Infographic: Violence Against Women
Violence against women is a human rights violation and global pandemic. This infographic―developed with support from the United States Agency for International Development by the Interagency Gender Working Group’s Gender-Based Violence Task Force―illustrates the multiple ways in which violence against women harms individuals, communities, countries, and the world, and outlines actions that governments, the private sector, and funders can take to prevent and respond to...Read More
Intersections of Violence Against Women and Girls With State-Building and Peace-Building
This study explores how programs and policies to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls (VAWG) have been integrated and addressed within post-conflict state-building policy and programming, and how, in conflict-affected countries, VAWG is related to efforts to achieve peace and stability.Read More
Manhood 2.0: A Curriculum Promoting a Gender-Equitable Future of Manhood
Equimundo has produced a set of resources that identify steps you can take, directly with young men and in your setting, to realize a feminist future of manhood. These resources include new research on masculinity, guidance on conversations, a curriculum to promote a gender-equitable future of manhood, and more.Read More
Understanding the Impact of Medicalization on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
This web feature outlines the best available information on the impact of the medicalization of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). It synthesizes quantitative data on trends over time, the relationship between medicalization and overall FGM/C prevalence, and qualitative data on provider and community perspectives.Read More
