This study aims to further understand the prevalence of IPV toward women and its associations in conflict-affected northern Uganda, where IPV prevalence is high. People residing in this region have been displaced, exposed to war and violence, and had livelihoods destroyed—context-specific risk factors that can affect IPV, yet few studies have examined IPV in this setting.Read More
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Five Ways to Practice Self-Care
What keeps activists and women human rights defenders going? Individual and collective self-care are key. Explore this infographic to learn more about self-care and how we can apply lessons from women on the front lines of defending human rights to keeping our own activism strong and healthy.Read More
Maternal and Child Survival Program’s Gender Legacy Page
In more than 30 countries USAID’s Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) links community health and health systems-strengthening efforts by taking an expanded view of what a health system is: not only health services, but all actors involved in protecting and building health. The gender legacy page summarizes MCSP’s key achievements and resources.Read More
The Gender Impact Assessment and Monitoring Tool
This tool was developed to help women and gender civil society organizations implement the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with a particular focus on SDG 5. It aims to provide partners with a common understanding of how to assess gender issues within local, regional, and national contexts, and allows partners to measure gender-sensitive indicators of each SDG and assess changes and progress over time...Read More
The Association Between Women’s Social Position and the Medicalization of Female Genital Cutting in Egypt
This study concluded that a woman’s social position in Egypt is associated with the medicalization of her daughter’s genital cutting. Data from Demographic Health Surveys showed that 79 percent of women whose daughters had undergone female genital cutting had the procedure done by a trained health professional. The odds of medicalization increased with a woman’s education and wealth.Read More
Taking the Lead: Girls and Young Women on Changing the Face of Leadership
Nearly 10,000 girls and young women shared their ideas and experiences for this research on female leadership. Three-quarters of them said they aspire to be leaders, but only 24 percent of parliamentarians worldwide and 5 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs are women. What does it take for girls to become leaders—to take control of their lives and their futures—at home, at work, and in their...Read More
