Gender and Social Equity

“Violence Against an Individual Is Violence Against Society…”

Addressing Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) is an issue on which all development practitioners should be aware.

Written by Jane Carter - 08. June 2016

Speaking out About Menstruation: “Blue” Schools in Nepal

Providing a platform to gain and share information and knowledge on how to manage menstruation with dignity and without fear, discomfort or shame.

Written by Jane Carter - 21. March 2016

Girls’ Initiation Rites in Mozambique: Opposing Views

Achieving widespread change in attitudes towards women’s role in society takes a sustained, concerted effort over a longer time frame.

Written by Jane Carter - 10. February 2016

Monitoring Changing Lives: Dalit Women in Nepal

Without qualitative as well as quantitative measures of project achievement, we fail to see the full picture – particularly in matters of women’s empowerment.

Written by Jane Carter - 15. January 2016

Women in Community Forestry in Bhutan

In the early 2000s, there were less than 10 community forests in the country. Now there are well over 600 thanks to local people being handed over responsibility for managing State forest.

Written by Jane Carter - 15. December 2015

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Tackling Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) and Violence against Women (VAW) demands a change in deeply rooted attitudes.

Written by Jane Carter - 25. November 2015