ODI Global

Briefing paper

10 July 2025

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Victims, perpetrators or agents of change? Gender norms and protection
Authors: Megan Daigle, Ján Michalko, Leen Fouad

Report

12 February 2025

Women from diverse backgrounds and grassroots communities protest at an event organised by SIHA calling for democracy and women’s human rights, Khartoum, Sudan, 2019 Credit: Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA)/Ula Osman.
How women's movements lead demands for democracy in the face of backlash and politicised religion
Authors: Ayesha Khan, Sam Sharp

ALIGN event

Public event

Opening Beijing+30 Credit - UN Photo Milton Grant
Keeping the promise of Beijing+30: who will lead on global gender rights in a time of backlash?
18 February 2025, 16:00 - 18:00 GMT
Location: ODI Global office, Blackfriars, London

Briefing paper

23 April 2024

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Feminist responses to ‘norm-spoiling’ at the United Nations
Author: Rebecca Holmes

Briefing paper

2 April 2024

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Gender-transformative approaches to education: Insights from Irish Aid programmes
Author: Rachel Marcus

Report

22 February 2024

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Changing social norms around age of marriage in Afghanistan: data on repression and resistance under the Taliban
Authors: Mariam Safi, Evie Browne, Ayesha Khan, Tony Kamninga

Briefing paper

26 October 2023

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Building caring societies: how states can shift the gendered norms of care
Author: Aatif Somji

Blog

16 August 2023

Women Deliver plenary on the anti-rights movement, Kigali. Credit: Women Deliver
Lessons on backlash from Women Deliver: tackling the enemy in the room
Author: Ayesha Khan

Blog

18 July 2023

A banner saying 'Save Roe' ©Christopher Penler / Shutterstock
Women Deliver 2023: we can’t let the anti-rights movement prevail
Author: Sara Pantuliano

Video/podcast

16 July 2023

Think change flyer
Think Change episode 28: how can we counter the anti-feminist backlash?

Blog

7 July 2023

Pride celebration and parade in Durban, South Africa 2017. Timothy Hodgkinson Image license:Shutterstock.com
LGBTQI+ rights are not just for Pride Month
Authors: Emilie Tant, Ján Michalko, Leen Fouad, Megan Daigle

Report

3 March 2023

Bogolan is a traditional fabric from Mali. Bogolan means "made with earth" and is a dyeing technique that originated in Mali in the 12th century. © Leonova Elena/Shutterstock.com
Project to end FGM/C and child marriage in Mali
Authors: Carmen Leon-Himmelstine, Aatif Somji, Emma Samman, Fiona Samuels, Jenny Rivett, Anneke Newman, Heiner Salomon, Aisse Diarra, Julia Lehmann, Baboye Bocoum

ALIGN event

Public event

Young men attend an International Women's Day protest in the streets of Madrid, 8 March 2022. Credit: Komuso Colorsandia / Shutterstock.com
From allyship to action: how men can step up to end violence against women
22 November 2022, 16:30 - 18:00 GMT
Location: Online

Blog

6 October 2022

Sarah Kilemi, wife of Parliament member Kilemi Mwiria, speaks to "Women without Husbands" who have been ostracized from society. Meru, Kenya, 2007. © Shutterstock/Joseph Sohm ID:105700322
Women in leadership: how fear of violence is shaping women's political aspirations
Author: Ján Michalko

Briefing paper

1 May 2022

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Guidance note on integrating the gender and social norms output into country programme documents

ALIGN event

Side event

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Fighting on two fronts: climate justice and gender rights
17 March 2022, 14:00 - 15:30 GMT
Location: Online

Report

18 March 2022

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Mental health and psychosocial well-being among adolescents in Viet Nam
Authors: Fiona Samuels, Jose Manuel Roche, Hoang-Minh Dang, Phuong Nguyen, Van Vu, Ngoc Nguyen, Emma Samman, Georgia Plank, Arnaldo Pellini

Blog

17 March 2022

Mural being painted of indigenous woman in Santiago de Chile, 8 March 2022. Credit: Emilie Tant
Why indigenous voices matter in the fight for climate and gender justice
Authors: Mitzy Violeta

Report

14 December 2021

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Mental health and psychosocial well-being among adolescents in Tanzania
Authors: Carmen Leon-Himmelstine, Emma Samman, Esther Kyungu, Jose Manuel Roche, Georgia Plank

Blog

25 November 2021

Original illustration provided by Maia Bergh, Design by Maia, 2021.
Does marching for change, change anything? Why mobilising against male violence changes everything
Authors: Caroline Harper, Emilie Tant

Blog

29 June 2021

A protest on International Women’s Day 2020 in the northern Chilean town of Antofagasta. Image license: Enfocale / Shutterstock.com
Generation Equality Forum: how to shift power for a gender-just world
Author: Caroline Harper

Biblio/Lit. review

16 June 2021

First page of literature review
Intersecting exclusions: displacement and gender-based violence among people with diverse sexualities and gender identities in Kenya
Authors: Rachel George, Fiona Samuels

ALIGN event

Webinar

Women Human Rights activists and civil society demand amendment of discriminatory provisions of Citizenship Bill in Kathmadu, Nepal. © Ramesh Bhandari/Flickr
Sisterhood and beyond: keeping up momentum on feminist change
9 March 2021, 15:00 - 16:00 GMT
Location: Online

Briefing paper

14 January 2021

First page of brief
Drivers of and protective factors for mental health and psychosocial well-being among adolescents: a snapshot from Tanzania and Viet Nam
Authors: Georgia Plank, Fiona Samuels, Rachel Marcus, Carmen Leon-Himmelstine

Report

26 November 2020

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Unintended pregnancies and HIV among adolescents and young people: a situation analysis of Homa Bay, Kenya
Authors: Fiona Samuels, Carmen Leon-Himmelstine

Briefing paper

1 October 2020

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Changing gender relations on return from displacement to the newly merged districts of Pakistan
Author: Simon Levine

Blog

17 April 2020

Silhouette of a women © Yoab Anderson/Unsplash
Tackling a double pandemic – how Covid-19 influences gender-based violence, and what can be done
Author: Carmen Leon-Himmelstine

Report

10 March 2020

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We can change our destiny: Tools, findings and broader applications
Authors: Rachel Marcus, Maria Stavropoulou

Blog

6 March 2020

Female resident washing the dishes in the Philippines. © Asian Development Bank
Five ways to change gender norms in unpaid care and domestic work
Author: Carmen Leon-Himmelstine

Report

1 February 2020

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‘The woman in the house, the man in the street’: young women’s economic empowerment and social norms in Cuba
Author: Maria Stavropoulou

Report

1 February 2020

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Family, sexuality, and sexual and reproductive health in Cuba: the role of social norms
Authors: Fiona Samuels, Ailynn Torres Santana

Toolkit

22 December 2019

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Qualitative research toolkit to explore child marriage dynamics and how to fast-track prevention
Author: Nicola Jones

Briefing paper

1 December 2019

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Gender in displacement - The state of play
Authors: Kerrie Holloway, Maria Stavropoulou, Megan Daigle

ALIGN event

Webinar

Morning radio show host Komla Dumor works in his sound booth at the Joy FM studio in Accra, Ghana. © Jonathan Ernst / World Bank
Tackling gender norms through media
10 June 2019, 14:00 - 15:30 BST
Location: Streamed online

External event

Side event

Copyright: UN women
The gig economy: an opportunity to extend social protection to excluded women? ODI at CSW
15 March 2019, 10:00 - 11:15 GMT
Location: UN Headquarters, New York, USA

External event

Side event

Strengthening social protection systems to promote women’s empowerment and gender equality - ODI at CSW
11 March 2019, 15:00 - 16:30 GMT
Location: UN Women 220 E 42nd St, New York City

Briefing paper

1 March 2019

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The impact of displacement on gender roles and relations
Authors: Simon Levine, Zaki Ullah, Saeed Ullah Khan, Mushtaq Ahmad, Shazia Ghulam, Rahat Iqbal, Saeed Uddin

1 May 2018

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Should resilience-building projects (always) be socially acceptable?
Author: Virginie Le Masson

Report

1 April 2018

Students in Viet Nam
Mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of children and young people in Viet Nam
Authors: Fiona Samuels, Nicola Jones, Taveeshi Gupta

Video/podcast

11 October 2017

Girls icons
Transforming the world for girls
Authors: Caroline Harper, Rachel Marcus, Nicola Jones, Fiona Samuels

Video/podcast

2 October 2017

What are gender norms, and how are they changing? (Episode 1 of 3)
Authors: Caroline Harper, Nicola Jones, Anita Ghimire, Rachel Marcus, Bekele Tefera, Nikki Van Der Gaag

Toolkit

30 August 2017

Girl holding a police tape sign with the words 'stay safe' on them
The law as a tool for changing gender norms affecting adolescent girls: The case of child marriage laws
Authors: Rachel Marcus, Sophie Brodbeck

1 August 2017

Social institutions as mediating sites for changing gender norms: Nurturing girl’s resilience to child marriage in Uganda
Authors: Florence Muhanguzi Kyoheirwe, Grace Kyomuhendo Bantebya, Carol Watson

Briefing paper

1 November 2016

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Disasters and violence against women and girls. Can disasters shake norms and power relations?
Authors: Virginie Le Masson, Sheri Lim, Mirianna Budimir , Jasna Selih Podboj

1 November 2016

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Disasters and violence against women and girls: can disasters shake social norms and power relations?
Authors: Virginie Le Masson, Sheri Lim, Mirianna Budimir , Jasna Selih Podboj