Survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) are increasingly engaged in the co-production of public policies and services, yet marginalised survivors remain largely excluded from shaping the decisions that affect them most.
Drawing on gender policy reform theories and global evidence, we analyse how gender mainstreaming has been implemented to inform and drive VAW policy adoption and implementation.
In this spotlight, we examine the patterns of gender mainstreaming diffusion across various policy areas and different government levels, from international and national to subnational policy jurisdictions.
In Southeast Asia and within the Greater Mekong insecurity results from both conflict and nontraditional sources, including land dispossession, migration, trafficking, gender-based violence (GBV), drug economies, and climate-related disasters.
The extreme gender typology enables theoretically informed and gender-responsive approaches to preventing extremism in policy and practice. The typology encourages systematic gender analysis of existing and potential extremisms to empower policymakers and practitioners to reduce violence and enhance gender equality.
Fifty years ago, the first women's refuge opened in Sydney. Today, Australia has national plans, specialist police units, landmark legislation, and a sector of hundreds of organisations. So what has actually changed – and what hasn't?
Hana Hanifah analyses why only one-third of Indonesian cities have adopted local policies to address violence against women, revealing how NGO networks and women's political representation drive change – while morality regulations hold it back.
