Violence against women is a pervasive phenomenon common in developing and developed countries alike. Violence against women manifests in multiple behaviours including rape, sexual coercion, incest, honour killings, female genital mutilation, acid burnings, stalking and trafficking. Perpetrators of violence against women can be intimate partners, family members, members of the ...» more
Library
This e-library contains more than 4500 external publications on governance, social development, conflict and humanitarian issues. It includes academic and grey literature selected for its basis in good quality research and coverage of a range of perspectives. Policy-oriented summaries of each document are provided, plus links to the full text.
Women’s voice and leadership in decision-making: Assessing the evidence
This report reviews the global evidence on the processes of change that enable women to have substantive voice and leadership in decision-making. It answers two core research questions: what are the enabling factors for women and girls’ voice, leadership and access to decision-making? what do we know about whether and how women and girls’ voice, leadership and/or presence in ...» more
Developmental regimes in Africa: Initiating and sustaining developmental regimes in Africa
This report synthesises findings from the Developmental Regimes in Africa project. Among the findings is that leadership transitions that maintain economic growth seem to require the presence of either a governing party with a tradition of consensual decision-making, or a state bureaucracy that can insulate policy from political leadership changes. Analysis suggests that ...» more
Natural Resources and Conflict: A Guide for Mediation Practitioners
Mediation has been underutilized by the international system in addressing disputes over natural resources, for three main reasons. First, issues in these conflicts tend to be very technical in nature and, as such, require that mediators themselves have extensive technical expertise or have access to it. In many places, such specialized knowledge is either not available or not ...» more
Progress of the World’s Women 2015-2016: Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights
How far has the empowerment of women and girls translated into tangible results on the ground and what more is needed to bridge the gaps between rhetoric and reality? This Report focuses on the economic and social dimensions of gender equality. In doing so, it aims to unravel some of the challenges and contradictions facing the world today: at a time when women and girls have ...» more