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ALIGN guide

25 January 2021

Women farmers in a community hard hit by drought in 2011 in Kenya. © Flore de Preneuf / World Bank
Data, tools and measurement: Guide to recent resources
Author: Rachel Marcus

Published by: ALIGN

Report

9 December 2020

Cover of report
Gender, power and progress: How norms change
Authors: Caroline Harper, Rachel Marcus, Rachel George, Sophia M. D’Angelo, Emma Samman

Published by: ALIGN

Diagram/Infographic

9 December 2020

Conceptual framework
Conceptual framework: A path from a current norm to a changed norm
Authors: Caroline Harper, Rachel Marcus, Rachel George

Published by: ALIGN

Blog

24 November 2020

Nohra Padilla, leader of the Asociación de Recicladores de Bogotá (ARB) leads a contingent of waste pickers as they demonstrate against city policies and programmes affecting waste pickers. © Juan Arredondo/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment
How can we better understand and measure violence against women in politics?
Authors: Nandita Bhan, Jennifer Yore, Anita Raj

Published by: ALIGN

ALIGN event

Webinar

UNAMID Police facilitates English classes for displaced women in North Darfur. ©UN Photo/Albert González Farran
Gender, power and progress: How norms change - ALIGN flagship report launch
9 December 2020 GMT
Location: Streamed online

Organised by: ALIGN

Blog

28 October 2020

A busy Vietnamese high street. © Thanh Tung/Institute for Studies of Society, Economy and Environment
Using the Social Norms Analysis Framework (SNAP) to explore the influence of social norms on women’s economic participation in Vietnam
Author: My Linh Nguyen

Published by: ALIGN, Care

Blog

15 October 2020

Women account for around half of the Viet Nam's workforce, but occupy less than a quarter of senior management roles. © Thanh Tung/Institute for Studies of Society, Economy and Environment
To support women in leadership, address their caregiving burden
Authors: Takara Morgan, Le Thi Hong Giang

Published by: Care, CARE International in Viet Nam, ALIGN

Blog

1 October 2020

The birth of the Commission on the Status of Women in the 1946 UN General Assembly. © UN Women
25 years after Beijing: Time to kick-start a new era for gender equality through norm change
Author: Sophia M. D’Angelo

Published by: ALIGN

ALIGN event

Webinar

Women at a community meeting discuss the reconstruction of their village © Nugroho Nurdikiawan Sunjoyo / World Bank
Innovations in quantitative measurement of gender norms
13 October 2020, 14:00 - 15:30 BST
Location: Online - Please note, all timings are GMT+1

Organised by: ALIGN

Blog

25 September 2020

A family spending time with their child. A scene from the documentary film, Parwaaz | Flight (2020), produced by ICRW and directed by Mixed Media Productions © ICRW
World Contraception Day: Why men must be part of the story
Authors: Kuhika Seth, Sharmishtha Nanda, Aishwarya Sahay, Pranita Achyut, Sneha Sharma

Published by: ALIGN, ICRW

Interview

16 September 2020

Pride in San Francisco 2015 with Apple. © Thomas Hawk
The intersectionality of gender norms: In conversation with TrueChild's Riki Wilchins
Author: Riki Wilchins

Published by: ALIGN

Interview

16 September 2020

Sudanese weigh in on peace agreement in Blue Nile State, Musfa, Sudan. © UN Photo/Tim McKulka (Photo ID 462222. 25/01/2011)
Gender norms, intersectionality and social protection: In conversation with UNICEF's Dr Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed
Authors: Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed, Carmen Leon-Himmelstine

Published by: ALIGN

Briefing paper

27 August 2020

Cover of brief
Digital education poverty in the time of Covid-19: Lockdown widens the education gap for girls in remote parts of Morocco
Author: Ella Williams

Published by: ALIGN

ALIGN guide

3 August 2020

Protest march against bigotry and hate speech in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA © Fibonacci Blue
Gender norms and women in politics: Evaluating progress and identifying challenges on the 25th Anniversary of the Beijing Platform
Authors: Rachel George, Emma Samman, Katie Washington, Alina Ojha

Published by: ALIGN

Briefing paper

21 July 2020

Cover of brief
Action on Covid-19 and gender: A policy review from Sierra Leone
Author: Sripriya Iyengar Srivatsa

Published by: ALIGN

Blog

21 July 2020

Jeneba, a school girl in Sierra Leone, left school when her bump began to show © Olivia Acland
Care, debt, and safety – how can Sierra Leone’s women cope with the Covid-19 crisis?
Author: Sripriya Iyengar Srivatsa

Published by: ALIGN

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

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

Briefing paper

18 May 2020

Coral planting in Fiji © Will Seal
Action on Covid-19 and gender: A policy review from Fiji
Author: William Hamilton

Published by: ALIGN

Webinar/event recording

11 May 2020

Men in community meeting Aurangabad, India. © Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank
Addressing ‘sticky’ norms to engage men and boys for gender equality: Learnings from South Asia

Published by: ALIGN, ICRW

ALIGN event

Webinar

Men in community meeting Aurangabad, India. © Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank
Addressing ‘sticky’ norms to engage men and boys for gender equality: Learnings from South Asia
11 May 2020, 12:30 - 14:00 BST
Location: Online - Please note, all timings are GMT+1

Organised by: ALIGN, ICRW

Blog

4 May 2020

Men smiling in Raniganj, Bihar, India. © Paula Bronstein/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment
Transforming men, transforming masculinities
Authors: Nalini V. Khurana, Sapna Kedia, Ravi Verma

Published by: ALIGN

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

Blog

8 April 2020

The female labour force participation rate is high in Vietnam, but inequalities informed by traditional social norms persist in workplaces between women and men. © Thang Tung / Institute for Studies of Society, Economy and Environment Vietnam
The influence of urban millennials on gender norms
Author: Kim Patria

Published by: ALIGN

Blog

6 April 2020

A female trader at the Al Obaied Crop Market, Sudan. © Salahaldeen Nadir / World Bank
Tracking attitudes on gender equality
Author: Carolina Rivera Vázquez

Published by: ALIGN

Video/podcast

30 March 2020

Caroline Harper
Why are norms important?
Author: Caroline Harper

Published by: ALIGN

Blog

23 March 2020

Girls taking part in sport at school. Credit: Tanya Holden/DFID
Data on gender norms: can we find and use what is missing?
Authors: Rebecka Lundgren , Meredith Pierce, Anita Raj, Namratha Rao

Published by: ALIGN

Report

20 March 2020

Cover of report
Stories of change and persistence: Shifting gender norms in Uganda and Nepal
Author: Carol Watson

Published by: ALIGN

Case study

18 March 2020

Trainees ©YIEDIE
Women at work: Engaging young women in construction in Ghana
Author: Ethel Seiwaa Boateng

Published by: ALIGN

Case study

9 March 2020

© Pauline Opmeer/MUVA
Breaking barriers: work for women and work for men in Chamanculo, Mozambique
Authors: Maria Ybarra Enguiz, Astrid Groenbaek

Published by: ALIGN

Briefing paper

5 March 2020

Cover of briefing paper
Historical lessons on gender norm change, with case studies from Uganda and Nepal
Authors: Caroline Harper, Carol Watson, Grace Kyomuhendo Bantebya, Anita Ghimire, Rachel George

Published by: ALIGN

Think piece

5 March 2020

Cover of think piece
Why look back? It's not where we are going: The value of history in understanding gender and development
Author: Caroline Harper

Published by: ALIGN

Blog

16 January 2020

Health checks for men at a barbers’ shop in Bradford UK. © Bradford Health of Men project
Thinking outside 'the box' on men's health
Authors: Peter Baker

Published by: ALIGN

Blog

10 January 2020

International Women's Day 2018, Lebanon. © Fe-Male
Young feminists weave new narratives in the face of backlash
Authors: María Díaz Ezquerro, Ruby Johnson

Published by: ALIGN

Blog

12 December 2019

A woman attends her stall at a market in Guatemala City. © Maria Fleischmann / World Bank
Llegando a la audiencia de habla hispana: The ALIGN fund
Authors: Paola Pereznieto

Published by: ALIGN

Blog

9 December 2019

An example of one of the photos taken as part of the Visionara research.
The ALIGN Research Fund: six fund ‘winners’ showcase local action to challenge gender norms
Authors: Paola Pereznieto

Published by: ALIGN

Webinar/event recording

4 December 2019

A photo from the event showing the whole panel
Event recording: Breaking harmful gender norms in health practices and systems

Published by: ALIGN

Video/podcast

18 November 2019

Still from the Zainab video
In conversation with... Zainab Bangura

Published by: ALIGN

Report

18 November 2019

Uganda report cover
‘One step forward and two steps back’: narratives of change and resistance in confronting discriminatory gender norms in Uganda
Authors: Carol Watson, Grace Kyomuhendo Bantebya

Published by: ALIGN

Briefing paper

18 November 2019

Cover of brief
Narratives of change and resistance in confronting discriminatory gender norms in Uganda
Authors: Carol Watson, Grace Kyomuhendo Bantebya

Published by: ALIGN

Blog

18 November 2019

history and change graphic
Gender-equitable laws and policies meet resistance on the ground: findings from Uganda and Nepal
Author: Carol Watson

Published by: ALIGN

Report

18 November 2019

Cover of report
‘Cultural norms are strong and will fight back’: narratives of change and challenges in achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment in Nepal
Authors: Carol Watson, Anita Ghimire, Tulasha Khadka

Published by: ALIGN