Background
Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a pervasive global issue, deeply rooted in patriarchal structures, power imbalances, and oppressive gender norms. Both feminist and LGBTQI+ movements have been at the forefront of challenging these norms and advocating for gender justice. While these movements have historically operated in separate spheres, the contemporary moment is marked by activist commitments to intersectionality and inclusion. Thus, the interaction between feminist and LGBTQI+ activism presents a unique opportunity to address the drivers of GBV more comprehensively.
To address a gap in our understanding of how movements work collaboratively and elevate lessons learned to address the drivers of GBV more comprehensively, ALIGN is launching a new research project ‘How do feminist movements and LGBTQI+ movements interact to change norms that underpin GBV?’
About GenderSphere
GenderSphere (formerly Gender at Work Consulting), is a feminist resource centre located in India that works with development activists, practitioners, researchers, organisations, institutions and networks around the world to influence development discourse and support gender transformative changes in policies and programmes from a global south feminist lens. Comprising multidisciplinary gender rights practitioners and feminists based in countries across the global south, GenderSphere specialises in building individual and institutional capacities and conducting research and evaluation that advance gender equality and human rights. The work of GenderSphere is grounded in systems thinking, intersectional principles, collaborative and participatory methodologies and sense-making processes that draw on lived realities and contextual understanding.
The outputs from the funded research are expected in autumn 2026.
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