This report presents findings from a review of 23 organizations that work at the intersection of child marriage and sexuality, and three case studies focused on grassroots organizations working in politically and culturally conservative contexts. It is intended as a learning tool for practitioners, a guide for future research opportunities, a call to action for funders, and an advocacy tool for engaging in dialogue with...Read More
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Fighting Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Rape as an Issue in South Sudan
This policy brief discusses sexual and gender-based violence in the Republic of South Sudan and outlines challenges that need to be addressed within communities and at national government and international levels. It outlines a need for policies that, through national and local processes, can help open up dialogue between policymakers and citizens to ensure SGBV is an issue of national priority.Read More
Progress of the World’s Women 2019–2020: Families in a Changing World
At a critical juncture for women’s rights, this landmark report proposes a comprehensive family-friendly policy agenda to advance gender equality in diverse families. It assesses the reality of families today in the context of sweeping economic, demographic, political, and social transformation, featuring global, regional, and national data, and analyzing key issues such as family laws, employment, unpaid care work, violence against women, and families and...Read More
Ending Trafficking in India, One Story at a Time
In commemoration of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, July 30, this video collection shows the harsh realities of trafficking in India, how people are taking action against it, and how women are rebuilding their lives in its aftermath. It is the product of an intensive, five-day workshop that supported a group of courageous women impacted by human trafficking in sharing personal stories from...Read More
Delivering Integrated Care After Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
To address the multiple barriers to providing time-sensitive post-rape medical care, Global Strategies and Panzi Hospital implemented the Prevention Pack Program, which improves access to HIV prophylaxis, emergency contraception, and antibiotics for rape survivors. The program combines community sensitization about post-rape medical care with the provision of a pre-bundled post-rape medical kit and the implementation of a cloud-based, GPS-enabled inventory management system.Read More
Gender Inequality and Rigid Norms Linked With Poor Health, Global Research Shows
Listen to Stanford Medicine’s 1:2:1 podcast host, Paul Costello, and Stanford global health expert, Gary Darmstdat, discuss a new series of papers published in The Lancet that address the health-damaging effects of gender inequality, and the harms caused by norms restricting acceptable behaviors of men, women, and gender minorities. The papers encompass the entire lifespan, draw on data from many regions of the world, and...Read More
