Gender Equity

PUBLICATIONS

Jun 16, 20221 min read

The need for a contextualized feminist framework in the Arab world: Jordan as a case study

Jordan’s feminist identity is fractured as a result of a lack of feminist framework and awakening, creating a hazy path for the cry for...

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and Gender Equality: Addressing the Legislative & Policy

May 19, 20221 min read

Gender Equity

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and Gender Equality: Addressing the Legislative & Policy

FGM/C reflects deeply entrenched patriarchal notions and is consequently often seen as a means of preserving the girl’s virginity,...

Transgender People And Employment in the Era of Diversity & Inclusion

May 9, 20221 min read

Gender Equity

Transgender People And Employment in the Era of Diversity & Inclusion

Many companies around the globe have begun to pay particular attention lately to the LGBTQ+ community, including celebrating Pride Month...

Questioning Peace and Conflict: The War on Trans Women in Brazil

Jul 8, 20211 min read

External publications

Questioning Peace and Conflict: The War on Trans Women in Brazil

The country of Brazil is considered a peaceful country due to its lack of internal or inter-state conflict. However, the lives of trans...

A Gender-Relational Approach Applied to Refugee Programmes

Jun 5, 20211 min read

Gender Equity

A Gender-Relational Approach Applied to Refugee Programmes

This toolkit is part of HDRI’s first toolkit series and is a collective effort made by our fellow researchers Iliana Flores Pérez,...

Enacting a Cultural Shift in Universities

Jun 5, 20211 min read

Europe

Enacting a Cultural Shift in Universities

This toolkit is part of HDRI’s first toolkit series and is a collective effort made by our fellow researchers Eva Kandoul, Jillian...

How Do Water-Related Diseases Impact Gender Equality ? – An Analysis of Brazil

Mar 31, 20211 min read

Global Health

How Do Water-Related Diseases Impact Gender Equality ? – An Analysis of Brazil

This paper assesses the linkages between childhood health, water-related diseases and gender equality in Brazil. Due to poor access and...

Analysis of Reproductive Health of Tribal Women in Jharkhand: Assessing the Situation, Barriers to H

Mar 27, 20211 min read

Asia

Analysis of Reproductive Health of Tribal Women in Jharkhand: Assessing the Situation, Barriers to H

Reproductive health of the tribal women in India is less studied. There is lack of systematic and comprehensive research studies, which...

Decriminalising Sex Work in India: A Gendered Perspective

Mar 9, 20211 min read

Asia

Decriminalising Sex Work in India: A Gendered Perspective

Sex work and Prostitution is said to be the oldest profession in the world, but there is a contentious dichotomy and a deprecatory view...

Wrestle Like a Girl" The Effect of Gender Stereotypes on Women’s Participation in "Masculine Sports"

Mar 7, 20211 min read

Europe

Wrestle Like a Girl" The Effect of Gender Stereotypes on Women’s Participation in "Masculine Sports"

In theory, women and men are equally able to access sports in Europe: that is, no law forbids girls from participating in a specific...

Care Economy and COVID-19: Turning Challenges into Opportunities

Mar 3, 20211 min read

Gender Equity

Care Economy and COVID-19: Turning Challenges into Opportunities

The global pandemic has challenged our world, health systems are drained, socio economic divides widened, and the priorities of...

A Public Private Partnership for the Free Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products by the French Gvt

Mar 1, 20211 min read

Europe

A Public Private Partnership for the Free Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products by the French Gvt

The French government’s recent announcement of its will to subsidize menstrual protections calls upon reflection of the factors leading...

Migrant Women and Girls from the Northern Triangle and their Journey Through Mexico

Jan 31, 20211 min read

Latin America

Migrant Women and Girls from the Northern Triangle and their Journey Through Mexico

This paper provides an overview of the context faced by women and girls in each specific Northern Triangle of Central America country...

Deconstructing the Myth – The 1992-1995 Bosnian War: The Many Faces of Women in Conflict

Nov 24, 20201 min read

External publications

Deconstructing the Myth – The 1992-1995 Bosnian War: The Many Faces of Women in Conflict

This paper aims to explore the multifaceted involvement of women in conflict, as soldiers and violence perpetrators, as systematic rape...