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14 April 2025

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Using art to reshape masculinities: a perspective from Mexico
Author: Guillermo Jiménez

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14 April 2025

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Muslim leaders' evolving views of child and adolescent health and life skills in Sierra Leone
Authors: Regina Mamidy Yillah, Augustus Osborne, Anaïs Bash-Taqi, Saidu Wurie Jalloh

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26 March 2025

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Unpacking opposition: the contested landscape of life skills-based education in Pakistan
Authors: Komal Qidwai, Fabiha Moin, Rida Rehan Chughtai, Ziana Shakil

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26 March 2025

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Transforming gender norms through Uruguay’s National Integrated Care System
Authors: Guadalupe Goyeneche, Cecilia Lara, Isabel Pérez de Sierra, Belén Villegas Plá

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20 March 2025

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Strengthening women’s participation in low-carbon jobs in Senegal: spotlight on the solar energy sector
Authors: Laurence Dhaleine, Servane Fauvet

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20 March 2025

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Investigating gender disparities in electrical engineering training: a case study of technical colleges in Zimbabwe
Authors: Maria Malomalo, Sharon Manenji, Farai Muronzi

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5 March 2025

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Action through art: how arts-based initiatives promote gender equality
Author: Diana Jiménez Thomas Rodriguez

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10 February 2025

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Why online safety policies and digital advocacy are essential for women’s political participation
Author: Annelies Coessens

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19 December 2024

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Six headlines from 2024: a seismic year for gender norms
Authors: Prerna Dhote, Rachel Marcus, Ján Michalko, Aatif Somji

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5 December 2024

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How can education systems help prevent gender-based violence?
Author: Rachel Marcus

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28 November 2024

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The power of feminist artivism to change gender norms
Author: Diana Jiménez Thomas Rodriguez

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20 November 2024

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Teacher education and training on gender, masculinities and non-sexist education in Chile
Authors: Francisco Vidal Velis, Marina Carrasco Soto, Geraldine Gutiérrez Ortega, Emily Dobbs Díaz, Claudia Dides Castillo, Rosa Montecinos Molina, Fabián Castro Valle

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19 November 2024

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Social media and masculinity norms among adolescents: insights from Mexico
Authors: Patricia Cala, Paola Flores, Diana Koester

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13 November 2024

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Educating means questioning and taking risks: teacher training and gender equity in Colombia
Authors: José Fernando Serrano Amaya, Natalia Sánchez, Nadia Torres, Carlos Andrés García, Sofía Luna

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13 November 2024

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Nurturing gender-equitable masculinities: lessons for transforming norms through education systems
Authors: Rachel Marcus, Sophia D’Angelo, Ján Michalko

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21 October 2024

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Indonesia: Women’s political engagement and gender norms
Authors: Ella S. Prihatini, Diahhadi Setyonaluri, Malinda Damayanti, M. Fajar Ramadhan, Nathanael Z. Heindri

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14 October 2024

Protesters outside the Nation Centre on Kimathi Street in Nairobi, Kenya, June 2024. © Simon Libz | Shutterstock ID: 2478192113
A story of intersectional discontent: how youth protests reveal entrenched cultural norms in Kenya
Author: Gloria Nyambura Kenyatta

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3 October 2024

A teacher guiding students in a classroom at a Guatemalan college in Guazacapan. © ShutterPrice | Shutterstock ID: 1223048206
7 insights for working with boys on gender norms for World Teachers’ Day
Author: Rachel Marcus

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30 September 2024

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Digital sexual violence against women in Mexico: role of the Olimpia Law in transforming underlying gender norms
Authors: Marcela Hernández Oropa, Penélope Isabel Chavarría García, Itzel Contreras Chávez, Ana Leticia Hernández Vélez, Luis Gerardo Ayala Real, Mónica del Carmen Quevedo Berrelleza, Diana Ponce Toledo

Report

8 September 2024

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Whose hands on our education? Identifying and countering gender-restrictive backlash
Authors: Sophia M. D’Angelo, Rachel Marcus, Ayesha Khan, Olha Homonchuk

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4 September 2024

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Feminist organisations as agents of norm change: advancing justice for victim-survivors of GBV in Colombia
Authors: Carolina Solano Gutiérez, Laura Márquez Ramírez

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5 August 2024

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Gender-based violence in West Africa: how women’s and feminist movements are driving norm change
Author: Dr Titilope F. Ajayi

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25 July 2024

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Gender equality at the Olympic Games: more than just a number
Author: Emily Subden

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17 July 2024

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Hostile landscapes: how do gender-restrictive actors contribute to violence against LGBTQI+ people?
Author: Evie Browne

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27 June 2024

A giant rainbow being carried down the streets during the Pride parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2018. © Nelson Antoine | Shutterstock ID: 1415682524
Pride Month spotlight: gender-based violence against LGBTQI+ people
Author: Evie Browne

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28 May 2024

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What encourages men in politics to be allies for gender equality?
Authors: Ján Michalko, Tanya Ansahta Garnett, José Fernando Serrano Amaya, Zaireeni Azmi

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28 May 2024

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Men in politics as agents of gender equitable change: gender norms and political masculinities
Authors: Ján Michalko, Matthew Maycock

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20 May 2024

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Men as allies in shaping a gender equitable society: perspectives from Malaysia
Authors: Zaireeni Azmi, Noraida Endut, Nor Hafizah Selamat, Muhammad Rahimi Hasan

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13 May 2024

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Male politicians and gender politics in Colombia: a long path to walk
Authors: José Fernando Serrano Amaya, Carlos Iván García Suárez

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1 May 2024

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Unpacking political masculinities in Liberia
Authors: Tanya Ansahta Garnett, Toushi Itoka, Paul Yennie Harry

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3 April 2024

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Shifting narratives and norms around unpaid care work at CSW68
Author: Sonia Hoque

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2 April 2024

A meeting in the shade of a tree. © Grandmother Project
From ‘witches’ to powerful agents of change: the critical role of grandmothers
Author: Judi Aubel

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5 February 2024

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How does social media influence gender norms among adolescent boys?
Authors: Diana Koester, Rachel Marcus, Stephanie Diepeveen

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15 January 2024

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Transforming gender norms for women’s economic rights and empowerment
Authors: Rachel Marcus, Aatif Somji

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8 January 2024

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Gender norms: 12 insights from 2023, and what to look out for in 2024
Authors: Evie Browne, Caroline Harper, Diana Jiménez Thomas Rodriguez, Ayesha Khan, Carmen Leon-Himmelstine, Rachel Marcus, Ján Michalko, Aatif Somji, Emily Subden, Natasha Wright

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14 December 2023

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LGBTQI+ people on the frontline in the fight against democratic backsliding
Author: Regina Waugh

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4 December 2023

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From drama to murals: a visual journey of feminist artivism against GBV
Author: Diana Jiménez Thomas Rodriguez

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24 November 2023

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How does artivism contribute to ending gender-based violence?
Author: Diana Jiménez Thomas Rodriguez

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22 November 2023

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What you need to know about artivism
Author: ALIGN

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20 November 2023

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‘Too young’, ‘Too old’, ‘Too emotional’: how gender norms hold women back in local politics
Author: Ján Michalko

Briefing paper

30 October 2023

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Gender norms, media narratives and women in appointive positions in Nigeria
Authors: development Research and Projects Centre

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16 October 2023

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Gender norms in local government: how they shape engagement for women leaders in Nepal
Authors: Janaki Women Awareness Society

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2 October 2023

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Women in politics in Zimbabwe: how gender norms are fueling online violence
Authors: Nehanda Centre for Gender and Cultural Studies

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2 October 2023

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Local governance in Zimbabwe: inclusion and participation of women with disabilities
Authors: Deaf Women Included, Local Development Research and Advocacy Trust

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26 September 2023

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Experiences of female traditional leaders in Zimbabwe: an intersectional analysis
Authors: Tracey Muradzikwa, Prince Madziwa