This helpdesk report surveys literature on strategies and initiatives designed to increase awareness and to change attitudes and behaviours in order to promote greater gender equality. The structure of the report is based on the following areas: religious influences; community-level processes, alongside media and social campaigning; and activities targeting men’s attitudes and ...» more
Gender
Measuring and Evaluating Women’s Economic Empowerment
Women’s economic empowerment is a complex process involving improvements in the economic resources and skills available to them, their access to economic institutions, their ability to make decisions for themselves, and the degree of control they possess over key resources (Kabeer 2001, McDevitt 2010, Golla et al 2011, Mahmud et al 2011). Section two of this report provides a ...» more
Measuring and Evaluating Women’s Leadership
As donors have become increasingly interested in promoting women’s leadership, a growing range of measures and indicators have emerged to measure and evaluate these efforts. Despite growing interest, however, there has been little sustained analysis of the issues associated with measuring women’s leadership in the literature. Because of the lack of analysis in this area, this ...» more
Gender Inclusive Urban Planning
A gender- and socially-inclusive city promotes equitable rights and provides opportunities and support for all residents to participate in urban life. Although there are encouraging urban initiatives in various cities in South Asia, there is not yet a consolidated approach to inclusive urban policy and governance. This report looks at information on the key interrelated ...» more
Potential benefits of part-time working
This report outlines general trends in part-time working in the UK and internationally. It also considers the potential benefits of part-time working, and policies/strategies that have supported its development. General trends in part-time working include: Globalisation and associated changes in the organisation of production has been driving the need for more flexible ...» more