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Welcome to the ALIGN platform

Advancing Learning & Innovation on Gender Norms (ALIGN)

ALIGN leads research and knowledge sharing on gender and social norms. We explore key drivers of transformative change, building insight from our own research and our ever-expanding community of practice.

About ALIGN

Briefing paper

22 November 2022

Is no space safe? Working to end gender-based violence in the public sphere
Authors: Caroline Harper, Rachel Marcus, Diana Jiménez Thomas Rodriguez, Emilie Tant

Published by: ALIGN

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Blog

24 November 2022

Icebergs and black holes: the stories of femicide in Mexico
Author: Diana Jiménez Thomas Rodriguez

Published by: ALIGN

A group of women protest for the numerous feminicides in Mexico. © artcgix / Shutterstock ID:2133578879

ALIGN event

22 November 2022, 16:30 - 18:00 GMT

From allyship to action: how men can step up to end violence against women

Organised by: ALIGN, ODI

Young men attend an International Women's Day protest in the streets of Madrid, 8 March 2022. Credit: Komuso Colorsandia / Shutterstock.com

Blog

13 November 2022

What do we mean by ‘there’s no climate justice without gender justice’?
Author: Areebah Shahid

Published by: ALIGN

A woman looking at Hunza valley in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. © Punnawit Suwattananun / shutterstock 1694778085

Blog

15 November 2022

Changing the face of local politics for the better in the Netherlands
Author: Lilianne Ploumen

Published by: ALIGN

A sign directing voters to a polling station for municipal elections in the Netherlands. ©Rene Notenbomer / Shuttertock 2122158884
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16 days of activism against GBV

Blog

24 November 2022

Icebergs and black holes: the stories of femicide in Mexico
Author: Diana Jiménez Thomas Rodriguez

Published by: ALIGN

A group of women protest for the numerous feminicides in Mexico. © artcgix / Shutterstock ID:2133578879
Briefing paper
Is no space safe? Working to end gender-based violence in the public sphere
Authors: Caroline Harper, Rachel Marcus, Diana Jiménez Thomas Rodriguez, Emilie Tant
Blog
Women in leadership: how fear of violence is shaping women's political aspirations
Author: Ján Michalko
Interactive map
Social movements map: feminists mobilising for gender norm change
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Women showing their agricultural produce, India. © Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank

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ALIGN thrives on collaborating with other specialists in the field of gender norms and we invite you to be a part of that. There are many ways you can collaborate and join our community of practice, click to find out more.

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Themes

At student writing on a board. © Sarah Farhat / World Bank ID: 20170317-Tanzania-Farhat-8282
Education
Women in Indonesia leading the COVID-19 Prevention Response. © UN Women/Putra Djohan and Ali Lutfi
Health
#NiUnaMenos Placard with eye and tear drop painting
Gender-based violence
A Rohingya woman produce artisan handycarfts at a multi-purpose women's centre run by UN Women in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. © UN Women/Mahmudul Karim/BRC03172
Economic empowerment
Two men sitting on the grass with backs to camera
Men, boys and masculinities
circles
How norms change
Aerial photograph of the river streams from Icelandic glaciers
Cross-cutting themes
A Rohingya woman produce artisan handycarfts at a multi-purpose women's centre run by UN Women in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. © UN Women/Mahmudul Karim/BRC03172
Data, tools and measurement

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