Gender equality

This resource looks at effective funding strategies to support women’s rights organisations (WROs) working on the prevention of violence against women and girls (VAWG). It makes recommendations based on consultations with 58 WROs working on VAWG in…

This resource focuses on research uptake approaches used by the global What Works to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls Programme (the ‘What Works’ programme), funded by the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).…

This resource summarises the evidence on societal-level impact of online violence against women and girls (VAWG). It looks at four main areas: the economic costs of online VAWGhow social norms around violence against women are changing as a…

This resource aims to provide universities in Africa with examples and support to mainstream gender into post-graduate energy access programmes, using 6 levers:gender-focused learning outcomesgender and energy access contentgender inclusive teaching…

This resource is guidance developed for country offices in the UK Government’s former Department for International Development (DFID) to support them with efforts to prevent and address violence against women (VAW) and violence, abuse and…

This resource is a guidance note which provides design and implementation considerations for gender-responsive and transformative social protection in crisis contexts. It consolidates existing evidence and short case studies into actionable guidance…

The Global Innovation Fund uses gender analysis tools to consider each of their investments through a 'gender lens'. This resource is a toolkit that supports the analysis of gender issues for innovations focused specifically on gender impact,…

This resource is a self-assessment tool that provides a gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) framework to help practitioners identify areas for improvement in their projects and adapt them to become more GESI transformative. Transformative…

This short resource from the Disability Inclusion Helpdesk (DI HD) sets out evidence to show that infrastructure is vital for societal development and economic progress, however the benefits are often not distributed equally. It provides…

This resource is a gender assessment tool, based on existing good practice in the development sector, to support gender-specific capacity building with organisations of people with disabilities . It proposes a number of ways this can be done to:…

This resource provides an analysis of the existing barriers to funding women peacebuilders, as experienced by donors and local women peacebuilding organisations dedicated to building peace, promoting rights, and preventing or countering violent…

This resource is a think piece from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Girls’ Education Challenge. It looks at why the most marginalised must be prioritised in global efforts to ensure foundational learning for all…

A gender equality and social inclusion scan is a tool and a process based on a participatory methodology to promote organisational learning and practical ways to mainstream gender and inclusion. This resource contains guidance and various tools…

This programme operating framework explains how to overcome key barriers experienced by organisations of people with disabilities. It was developed to help the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office staff working on programme delivery,…

This resource highlights the key issues around the economic empowerment of women, people with disabilities and other excluded populations. It was undertaken as a piece of rapid research to support interventions of the Rapid Response Facility, set up…

This resource focuses on evidence around the drivers of transformation of women’s economic empowerment. It looks at how women are impacted by social norms, law, unpaid care and other issues such as ways of working and ways people are hired.The…

This resource is a factsheet on women and disability inclusion in Future Cities programmes. It highlights the challenge that women and people with disabilities face, including barriers to opportunities in cities, and their underrepresentation in…

This resource focuses on women’s economic empowerment and disability inclusion in financial services. It highlights barriers to accessing financial services experienced by women and girls and people with disabilities. It explains how access to…

The UK Government has committed to preventing and responding to conflict-related sexual violence and sets out the actions it will take in the UK women, peace and security national action plan 2023-2027.This resource addresses the gap in research on…

This resource is aimed at sustainability, climate and procurement professionals working in multinational companies. It explains how companies can make their work more environmentally friendly while economically empowering more women.The resource…

This resource discusses the importance of addressing discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity (SOGI) as a human rights issue, and for reducing poverty and promoting sustainable development. It highlights how incorporating…