Women of the Delali Association, a co-op of small businesses led by women © Stephan Gladieu / World Bank
Women of the Delali Association, a co-op of small businesses led by women © Stephan Gladieu / World Bank

ALIGN specialises in research and knowledge sharing on gender and social norms, looking at the impact of discriminatory and harmful norms and how they change. We share knowledge from our own research and that of our ever-expanding community of practice.

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Interview

7 July 2020

Jacinda Ardern, who has been described as being gender-sensitive leader, at the World Economic Forum. © World Economic Forum/Boris Baldinger
Women’s leadership - and gender-sensitive leadership - during Covid-19 and beyond: Interview with Sara Pantuliano
Authors: Sara Pantuliano, Rachel George, Caroline Harper

Published by: ALIGN

Research hub

Health workers put on their personal protective equipment before treating people suspected of having Ebola at the Ebola Transition Center in the Democratic Republic of Congo. © World Bank/Vincent Tremeau
Gender norms and the coronavirus

Resource centre featuring blogs, reports and news articles relating to the Coronavirus pandemic and gender norms.

Blog

15 June 2020

A market seller in Kenya. ©World Bank / Sambrian Mbaabu
Teasing apart the relationship between family planning and Covid-19
Author: Sarah Castle

Published by: ALIGN

Blog

9 June 2020

A remote village on Vanua Balavu island, Fiji. © Will Seal
Could the Covid-19 crisis advance gender equality? Perspectives from Fiji
Author: William Hamilton

Published by: ALIGN

Bibliography

1 June 2020

A woman wears a facemask in Mali during the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. © World Bank / Ousmane Traore  
Gender norms and crisis
Author: Georgia Plank

Published by: ALIGN

Blog

19 May 2020

Young women dancing in Gambia © Matthew Shaw
Building momentum for scaling-up prevention of gender-based violence: the importance of norm change initiatives at community level
Authors: The Community for Understanding Scale Up

Published by: ALIGN, CUSP

Blog

16 April 2020

A nurse checks the temperature of a patient at Redemption Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia. © Dominic Chavez/World Bank
How gender norms play out in the Covid-19 response
Authors: Rosemary Morgan, Sara E. Davies

Published by: ALIGN

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Themes

Health workers put on their personal protective equipment before treating people suspected of having Ebola at the Ebola Transition Center in the Democratic Republic of Congo. © World Bank/Vincent Tremeau
Covid-19
Education
Education
Health
Health
Gender-based violence
Gender-based violence
Economic empowerment
Economic empowerment
Men, boys and masculinities
Men, boys and masculinities
Copyright: Annie Spratt
How norms change
Copyright: Persnickety prints
Cross-cutting themes
Copyright: Annie Spratt
Data, tools and measurement

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