Blogs & Opinions
Gender Equality is Important to Building Resilience and Peace during Disasters and Conflict
Sep 28, 2020
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Cindy Zhou
Conflict and natural disasters are often correlated: approximately 58 percent of deaths related to natural hazards take place in the world’s 30 most fragile states.
Women, Peace and Security as Evolving and Contested Terrain: A Review of New Directions
Sep 28, 2020
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Aiko Holvikivi and Sarah Smith
In the WPS agenda’s twentieth anniversary year, New Directions brings academics, practitioners and activists into conversation in a book that demonstrates the evolutionary breadth and depth of…
Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ukraine: An Opportunity for Gender-Sensitive Policymaking?
Sep 18, 2020
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Kateryna Busol
The stigma of CRSV, the patchy domestic legislation, and the unpreparedness of the criminal justice system to deal with such cases prevent the authorities from…
The Global Impact of COVID-19 on Women and Girls
Sep 16, 2020
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Hannah Chosid
“As we face a global pandemic that has taken the lives of more than 800,000 people as of right now around the world, we certainly…
Biometrics Could Give More Vivid Picture of Woman’s Workload
Sep 8, 2020
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Allison Floyd
Asking a busy woman to report her daily activities can give researchers insight into how she spends her limited time and whether child-care and other…
Loss and Damage in Rwanda: A Young Climate Activist Reports
Sep 3, 2020
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Ineza Umuhoza Grace
On 8 September 2020, IIED and ICCCAD are hosting a webinar on climate-related loss and damage in the least developed countries. Here one of the speakers,…
Foundations for Gender Inclusive Peacebuilding
Sep 1, 2020
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Abiosseh Davis
Through years of programming experience in post-conflict contexts, Interpeace has learned first-hand that inclusion, particularly of marginalized and historically excluded groups, is fundamental for the…
1325: Rhetoric or Reality?
Sep 1, 2020
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Ndeye Sow and Gemma Kelly
Working on Women Peace & Security (WPS) issues since the 1990s, International Alert was directly involved in the global advocacy campaign “From the Village to…
More Justice, Less Violence Related to Gender
Sep 1, 2020
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Simone Eggler
Although 25 years have passed since the World Conference on Women was held in Beijing, violence against women worldwide is still at alarming levels. Even…
Ideas for How to Break Gender Barriers in Colombia's Water Sector
Aug 28, 2020
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Karen Navarro
The relationship between water and women does not come only from mythology. Since ancestral times, women have been responsible for managing water in communities, particularly…
Expert's Take: Four Lessons from COVID-19 that Should Shape Policy Decisions Everywhere
Aug 28, 2020
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Laura Turquet
All crises have gendered impacts – simply put, they affect women and men, girls and boys in different ways. COVID-19 is no different. Six months…
Why Are Women Experts ‘Absent’ From Panels on War & Security?
Aug 27, 2020
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Ruhee Neog
In Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, an Athenian magistrate demands of an assembly of women: “And where do you get off taking an interest in war and peace?” The play, set…
COVID-19 Exacerbates the Effects of Water Shortages on Women in Yemen
Aug 20, 2020
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Margaret Habib
The UN estimates that gender-based violence (GBV) has affected 33 percent of women worldwide. In Yemen, GBV has increased by 63 percent since the start of the civil war.…
To Address Gender-Based Violence, We Need Creativity, Collaboration and Courage
Aug 20, 2020
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Bjorn Andersson
One glaring truth the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has reinforced when it comes to gender-based violence is that it is a humanitarian, development and socioeconomic crisis—a…
Put Gender Equality at the Heart of the Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery
Aug 20, 2020
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Valeria Esquivel
Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 crisis large numbers of women were excluded from the labour market. The pandemic has made things much worse.
It is disproportionately…
Want More Global Freedom and Prosperity? Include More Women in Leadership
Aug 16, 2020
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Natalie Gonnella-Platts
A century after women secured recognition of their right to vote within our own democracy, we must recommit to ensuring that women and girls around…
Breaking Down the Gender Barriers in Mining
Aug 11, 2020
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Tebogo Leepile
In a male-dominated industry like mining, women have proven themselves to be just as competent and valuable - despite the industry-related stigma and stereotypes.Giving more…
How Impact Investing Can Help Girls Shatter the Glass Ceiling
Aug 10, 2020
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Henrietta H. Fore and Suzanne Biegel
Governments and private investors have long recognized the importance of investing in education and skills development, in terms of both achieving gender equality and economic…
The Key to an Inclusive Recovery? Putting Women in Decision-Making Roles
Aug 9, 2020
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Francesca Donner
As the world sketches out post-pandemic plans, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the head of U.N. Women, explains why having more women in leadership positions could lead to…
Thoughts on Womanhood, Gender Roles, and Agriculture
Aug 7, 2020
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Patricia Marie Cordero Irizarry
As women, we’ve been generally told to be obedient, to sit with our legs closed, to comb our hair, to wear bras, and not to…
Decades of Progress on Gender Equality in the Workplace at Risk of Vanishing
Aug 2, 2020
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Pamela Jeffrey
Five months into the pandemic, the warning lights for female participation in the workplace are flashing furiously as progress made toward gender equality over the…
Agriculture & COVID-19: Pro Women Farmer Policies Needed
Aug 1, 2020
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Binod Sinha
A two-week survey conducted during the lockdown by Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA)…
COVID-19 and the Food System: Setback or Opportunity for Gender Equality?
Jul 31, 2020
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Catherine Ragasa and Isabel Lambrecht
Agriculture and the food sector are critical to food and nutrition security. They not only produce food for growing populations but also contribute to economic…
Scale Climate Action by Engaging With Women’s Organizations: Why Climate and Gender Funders Must Work Together
Jul 28, 2020
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Jeannette Gurung
Global frameworks for climate action, including but not limited to the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, have recognized that they must…
We Can't Build Back Better Without Economic Justice for Racialized Women
Jul 28, 2020
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Carmina Ravanera and Anjum Sultana
This summer has been one of racial reckoning. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions joined in Black Lives Matter protests around the world, protesting…
Fund Resilience: Create Systemic Change by Working at the Nexus of Climate and Gender
Jul 23, 2020
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Prachi Seth
Women in developing countries are particularly vulnerable to climate change due to their high dependency on natural resources for their livelihoods coupled with lesser economic,…
How COVID-19 Can Bring Gender Justice
Jul 23, 2020
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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Helena Dalli
Disasters shape the course of history. In the wake of the Spanish flu of 1918, more women entered the labour market and in roles previously…
To Solve the Climate Crisis, Women Must Own More of the World's Land
Jul 21, 2020
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Martha Merrow
Land, women, and climate change: the future of all three are intrinsically connected and must be addressed comprehensively to create equitable change and a livable…
Crisis Reveals the Fault Lines of Gender in Environmentalism—How Do We Value Everyday Environments?
Jul 20, 2020
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Nathalie Blanc, Sandra Laugier, Pascale Molinier, and Anne Querrien
These are times of crisis. One might even think that the COVID-19 crisis looks like a an alternative expression of crises that are already building,…
Why Gender Provisions in Peace Agreements Are Not Enough to Ensure Post-Conflict Progress for Women
Jul 20, 2020
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Nicole Smith
The United Nations recently announced that almost 80 million people were forcibly displaced around the world last year due to war, conflict, or persecution. As COVID-19 continues…