Gender equality

LGBT+ rights face alarming setbacks worldwide, even as progress continues in some areas. One-third of countries still criminalise same-sex relationships, and censorship, attacks on LGBT+ freedoms and restrictions on gender identity are on the rise.…

This animation offers an overview of Young Lives, a longitudinal study of child poverty across four countries, over 15 years, with 12,000 children. 

In many lower-income countries, women lag men in phone ownership and usage for a variety of economic and normative reasons. This resource investigates two approaches that close the digital gender gaps. The first approach is a statewide programme…

This resource highlights how children in poverty across low- and middle-income countries are the most affected by climate change, impacting their health, education, nutrition, and living conditions. The Young Lives evidence shows that these impacts…

 This resource highlights research focused on understanding the gender differences in the use of electric two-wheelers (E2Ws) in India. It identifies the barriers that restrict and opportunities that enable women’s use of E2Ws. The cities of Chennai…

This rapid evidence review from knowledge for development and diplomacy (K4DD) provides a series of background notes informing the Wilton Park conference on Transformative change for global biodiversity: the role of gender equality and social…

This infographic has been developed to support those working on designing and delivering social protection activities by highlighting the key issues relating to gender equality and social inclusion and why it’s important for social protection policy…

This policy brief looks at extensive evidence around the direct and indirect impacts of violence in and around schools and the significant impacts on educational outcomes. It highlights that gender inequality is a root cause of violence in schools…

This report and accompanying policy brief aim to support policy makers and practitioners in understanding how addressing gender based violence (GBV) supports the effectiveness of climate change programmes and policies. It shares examples of emerging…

This policy brief looks at the different drivers of digitalisation from the perspective of aid recipients, humanitarian and government in North East Nigeria. It explores obstacles these actors face in delivering programmes in an inclusive and…

This factsheet produced by the knowledge for development and diplomacy helpdesk explains what health equity is, why it is important, how we can achieve it, and a list of helpful questions to consider when developing new policies and programmes. 

This evidence review from knowledge for development and diplomacy (K4DD) helpdesk draws on academic and grey literature to understand where health equity approaches which have been successful and which factors have enabled this to happen.  

This report examines the evidence and data on whether there is a rollback of women’s rights globally and how this is impacting women’s safety and security. The resource looks at the evidence on global rollback of women’s rights in legislation,…

 This podcast episode explores how social protection systems can move beyond addressing women’s basic needs to actively challenging gender norms that perpetuate inequality. The episode reflects on how social programmes can unintentionally reinforce…

his podcast episode explores the intersection of gender and health systems in fragile settings. Co-hosted by Abriti Arjyal from HERD International with guests Dr Rouham Yamout from American University of Beirut and Dr Val Percival from Carleton…

This infographic summarises findings on child marriage and early parenthood in India, based on Young Lives research. It highlights the gendered differences of adolescents’ experiences and explores both risk and protective factors influencing early…

These two videos from the Knowledge for Development and Diplomacy (K4DD)  explain how the local and international actors consider gender in their tax work and why is it important to do so. The videos include examples from the UK Government’s Foreign…

This policy note explores the barriers women entrepreneurs face in scaling their businesses and presents evidence-based findings on effective strategies to support women-led firms. Lessons from the Africa and East Asia Pacific Gender Innovation Labs…

This practical guidance supports project developers in integrating gender equity into carbon credit initiatives, moving beyond a ‘Do No Harm’ approach to ensure benefits for all genders. Developed under the Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW)…

This policy brief explores how addressing gender-based violence (GBV) can enhance the effectiveness of climate change programmes and policies. It presents emerging good practices and recommendations for policymakers and practitioners to more…

This guidance note aims to support designing and delivering gender-responsive and inclusive social protection systems. It highlights key gender equality and social inclusion considerations and their importance in policy, programmes and systems. It…