This report presents the latest evidence on gender equality across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals, focusing not only on the current level of progress, but also on the likelihood of achieving gender equality across the Goals at the current trajectory. Among this year’s recommendations is a call to significantly expand national investments and international financing in support of gender equality.
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Men, masculinities and humanitarian settings: A mapping of the state of research and practice-based…
This literature review aims to map the state of research and practice-based evidence on critically engaging with men and masculinities in humanitarian settings and…
This report showcases global trends in media reporting on gender-based violence and mapped existing evidence on the relationship between news media reporting of gender-…
This internal resource guide seeks to provide preliminary guidance to UN Women in advancing its focus on the human rights of people with diverse sexual orientations,…
This guidance note provides recommendations on how to apply a gender lens in political and conflict analysis in a way that allows the integration of gender as a variable…
The guidance note discusses key concepts and norms about violence against women in politics, including definitions and normative frameworks, and provides practical…
UN Women organized an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on “Data and violence against women in politics” (VAWP) on 4–5 December 2019, in New York, as a part of its ongoing…
This study serves as an evidence-based instrument that demonstrates how leveraging attitudinal change can be used as a critical tactic towards advancing gender equality…
This brief provides background information on the root causes and risk factors that explain why violence against women occurs in the first place. It highlights how the…
We know that violent extremism has gendered impacts. But how do gendered power relations influence violent extremism, including why individuals join extremist groups,…
This discussion paper on cultural change needed to end sexual harassment offers inputs on training, victim-focused work, rational reporting and collective ownership. It…