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From evidence to action: six investment priorities for governments to end violence against women and girls
Cover of 'From Evidence to Action: Six investment priorities for governments to end violence against women and girls', with the title on a deep green background framed by illustrated tropical leaves, red and pink flowers and a hummingbird, above the logos of SVRI, the World Bank Group and UN Women.
Year:
2026
Source or Author/s:
SVRI, World Bank, UN Women
Gender equality
Sexual and gender-based violence
Financing
Global
Rising tides, rising voices: building a Pacific movement for gender justice, climate and water
Cover of the WaterAid report 'Rising Tides, Rising Voices', showing a woman paddling a wooden outrigger canoe in shallow water off a forested Pacific coastline, with logos of Australian Aid, Sweden Sverige, WaterAid and Pacific partner organisations.
Year:
2026
Source or Author/s:
WaterAid Australia and Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
Gender equality
Disability equity
WASH
Climate change
Policy and advocacy
Pacific
Samoa
Fiji
Vanuatu
Kiribati
Gendered violence and insecurity in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh: new insights and ways forward
Cover of the XCEPT policy brief 'Gendered violence and insecurity in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh - new insights and ways forward' by Syeda Rozana Rashid, Benjamin Etzold and Anas Ansar, January 2025.
Year:
2025
Source or Author/s:
Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT)
Gender equality
Sexual and gender-based violence
Refugees and displacement
Peace and security
Protection
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Status quo or bold adaptation? Reclaiming the women, peace and security agenda
A screenshot of the cover of the document
Year:
2025
Source or Author/s:
European Institute of Peace
Gender equality
Peace and security
Policy and advocacy
Global
Policy brief on violence in and around schools and its direct and indirect impacts on educational outcomes of children
Cover of the What Works to Prevent Violence policy brief on violence in and around schools, with the title in white and yellow type on a magenta and purple background, and the Safe to Learn and What Works logos.
Year:
2024
Source or Author/s:
What Works to Prevent Violence
Gender equality
Education and skills
Sexual and gender-based violence
Children and youth
Global
What works to close digital gender gaps?
Cover of G2LM|LIC Policy Brief No. 68, 'What Works to Close Digital Gender Gaps? Assessing Two Policy Levers', February 2024, listing the eight authors and their institutions.
Year:
2024
Source or Author/s:
G2LM|LIC
Gender equality
Digital and online
South Asia
Gender-based violence: overcoming an unseen barrier to effective climate action
Cover of the November 2024 policy brief 'Gender Based Violence: Overcoming an unseen barrier to effective climate action', showing an illustration of diverse women planting seedlings, with the UK aid, Australian Government and What Works logos.
Year:
2024
Source or Author/s:
Ending Violence Against Women and Children Helpdesk
Gender equality
Sexual and gender-based violence
Climate change
Locally-led development
Global
Pacific
Southeast Asia
Towards gender equality in tax and fiscal systems: moving beyond the implicit-explicit bias framework
Cover of ICTD and Brookings Policy Brief number 5, 'Towards Gender Equality in Tax and Fiscal Systems: Moving Beyond the Implicit-Explicit Bias Framework' by Caren Grown and Giulia Mascagni, March 2024, on a dark teal background.
Year:
2024
Source or Author/s:
International Centre for Tax and Development and the Brookings Institution
Gender equality
Governance
Economic empowerment
Global
Engendering taxation: a research and policy agenda
Cover of ICTD Research in Brief issue 110, 'Engendering Taxation: A Research and Policy Agenda' by Anuradha Joshi, Jalia Kangave and Vanessa van den Boogaard, May 2024, with a dark teal header panel.
Year:
2024
Source or Author/s:
International Centre for Tax and Development
Gender equality
Financing
Governance
Economic empowerment
Global
Care work in the just transition: providing for people and planet
Cover of the UNRISD policy brief Care Work in the Just Transition: Providing for People and Planet.
Year:
2024
Source or Author/s:
UNRISD
Gender equality
Care economy
Climate change
Global
30 years of Beijing Platform for Action: an intersectional approach to gender and disability inclusion
A screenshot of the cover of the document
Year:
2024
Source or Author/s:
UN Women
Gender equality
Intersectionality
Disability equity
Policy and advocacy
Global
Transforming care systems: UN system policy paper
A screenshot of the cover of the document
Year:
2024
Source or Author/s:
UN
Gender equality
Care economy
Policy and advocacy
Global
Feminist organisations and girls' education: harnessing the power of women's rights organisations to support educational outcomes for girls
Cover of the Girls' Education Challenge think piece 'Feminist organisations and girls' education', October 2023, showing a group of women seated outdoors in colourful dress at a community meeting.
Year:
2023
Source or Author/s:
Girls' Education Challenge
Gender equality
Social inclusion
Education and skills
Civil society
Children and youth
Locally-led development
South Asia
Africa
Global
Policy lessons on reducing gender-based violence
Cover of Gender Innovation Lab Federation Evidence Series note 1, 'Policy Lessons on Reducing Gender-based Violence', with the title in white on a dark blue banner.
Year:
2023
Source or Author/s:
Gender Innovation Lab Federation, World Bank
Gender equality
Data and evidence
Sexual and gender-based violence
Africa
Asia
Latin America
Policy lessons on supporting women entrepreneurs
Cover of Gender Innovation Lab Federation Evidence Series note 3, 'Policy Lessons on Supporting Women Entrepreneurs', with the title in white on a dark blue banner.
Year:
2023
Source or Author/s:
Gender Innovation Lab Federation, World Bank
Gender equality
Data and evidence
Private sector development and market systems
Economic empowerment
Africa
Pacific
Asia
Policy lessons on closing gender productivity gaps in agriculture
Cover of Gender Innovation Lab Federation Evidence Series note 5, 'Policy Lessons on Agriculture', with the title in white on a dark blue banner over a field of crops.
Year:
2023
Source or Author/s:
Gender Innovation Lab Federation, World Bank
Gender equality
Agriculture and food security
Livelihoods
Global
What difference are feminist foreign policies making to ending violence against women and girls?
Cover of the What Works policy brief 'What difference are Feminist Foreign Policies making to ending Violence Against Women and Girls?', showing a group of women in a meeting, with the UK aid and What Works logos.
Year:
2023
Source or Author/s:
What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls
Gender equality
Sexual and gender-based violence
Policy and advocacy
Global
Gender Innovation Lab top policy lessons on empowering adolescent girls
Cover of the World Bank Africa Gender Innovation Lab brief 'GIL top policy lessons on empowering adolescent girls', November 2023, showing a classroom of adolescent girls seated at desks.
Year:
2023
Source or Author/s:
Africa Gender Innovation Lab, World Bank
Gender equality
Education and skills
Children and youth
Africa
Strengthening rehabilitation in health emergency preparedness, readiness, response and resilience: policy brief
A screenshot of the front of the resource
Year:
2023
Source or Author/s:
WHO
Disability equity
Health
Humanitarian
Global
Towards equity in assessment: making standardised learning assessments more accessible for learners with disabilities
A screenshot of the front of the resource
Year:
2023
Source or Author/s:
Girls' Education Challenge
Disability equity
Education and skills
Accessibility
Global
Gender- and disability-inclusive budgeting: issues and policy options
A screenshot of the front of the resource
Year:
2023
Source or Author/s:
UN Women
Disability equity
Gender equality
Policy and advocacy
Governance
Global
Using the Washington Group questions on disability data in development programs: a learning brief
A screenshot of the front of the resource
Year:
2023
Source or Author/s:
CBM Global Inclusion Advisory Group
Disability equity
Data and evidence
Monitoring, evaluation and measurement
Global
Poverty, gender and displacement: a policy brief
Cover of the World Bank policy brief 'Poverty, Gender, and Displacement', from the Gender Dimensions of Forced Displacement programme, with the title in white capitals on a dark teal panel.
Year:
2022
Source or Author/s:
World Bank
Gender equality
Refugees and displacement
Global
Monitoring inclusion in crises
Cover of the K4D Learning Journey on Inclusion in Crises briefing note 'Monitoring inclusion in crises', issue 3, September 2022, with a magenta header panel and an introduction section.
Year:
2022
Source or Author/s:
Institute of Development Studies
Social inclusion
Monitoring, evaluation and measurement
Humanitarian
Global
Inclusion across the nexus in protracted conflicts
Cover of the K4D Learning Journey on Inclusion in Crises briefing note 'Inclusion across the nexus in protracted conflicts', issue 2, February 2022, with a magenta header panel and a key findings box.
Year:
2022
Source or Author/s:
Institute of Development Studies
Intersectionality
Social inclusion
Humanitarian
Peace and security
Global
Advancing gender equality and women's digital empowerment in the Global South
Cover of Southern Voice Policy Brief No. 14, 'Advancing gender equality and women's digital empowerment in the Global South' by Daniela García Villamil, with a column of line icons illustrating key messages.
Year:
2022
Source or Author/s:
Southern Voice
Gender equality
Digital and online
Global
Access to justice for women with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities in Asia and the Pacific
A screenshot of the front of the resource
Year:
2022
Source or Author/s:
UN Women and Women Enabled International
Disability equity
Gender equality
Mental health
Law and justice
Pacific
Asia
Leadership and political participation of women with disabilities
A screenshot of the front of the resource
Year:
2022
Source or Author/s:
UN Women
Disability equity
Gender equality
Leadership
Political participation
Global
Gender, age, and disability: addressing the intersection
A screenshot of the front of the resource
Year:
2022
Source or Author/s:
UN Women
Disability equity
Intersectionality
Gender equality
Rights
Global
Inclusion in early childhood care and education
A screenshot of the front of the resource
Year:
2021
Source or Author/s:
UNESCO
Disability equity
Education and skills
Children and youth
Global
Accessibility and reasonable accommodation
A screenshot of the front of the resource
Year:
2021
Source or Author/s:
UN Women
Disability equity
Accessibility
Reasonable accommodation
Global
Avenues for donors to promote sexuality and gender justice
Cover of IDS Policy Briefing Issue 120, 'Avenues for Donors to Promote Sexuality and Gender Justice', with a red vertical sidebar and the Institute of Development Studies logo.
Year:
2016
Source or Author/s:
Institute of Development Studies
Gender equality
Diverse SOGIESC
LGBTQIA+
Rights
Policy and advocacy
Global
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