Gender Equality

  • Understanding intersectionality and barriers to political participation

    Understanding intersectionality and barriers to political participation

    The case of the Women’s Advisory Council of Popayán, Colombia This study situates these dynamics within Cauca’s long history of social movements and the broader literature on political participation, gender and intersectionality, illustrating both the importance of intersectionality in understanding barriers to participation and its implications for more inclusive and equitable approaches to participatory governance…

  • Understanding intersectionality and barriers to political participation

    Understanding intersectionality and barriers to political participation

    The case of the Women’s Advisory Council of Popayán, Colombia This study situates these dynamics within Cauca’s long history of social movements and the broader literature on political participation, gender and intersectionality, illustrating both the importance of intersectionality in understanding barriers to participation and its implications for more inclusive and equitable approaches to participatory governance…

  • Addressing Online Violence Against Women In Local Politics

    Addressing Online Violence Against Women In Local Politics

    A toolbox for Zimbabwe This toolbox draws on data that was collected from six local government authorities in Zimbabwe on online violence against women in local politics. It provides recommendations and strategies for women in politics and local government authorities on how to address online violence. These recommendations fall under three pillars: Protection, Mitigation, Prosecution…

  • Addressing Online Violence Against Women In Local Politics

    Addressing Online Violence Against Women In Local Politics

    A toolbox for Zimbabwe This toolbox draws on data that was collected from six local government authorities in Zimbabwe on online violence against women in local politics. It provides recommendations and strategies for women in politics and local government authorities on how to address online violence. These recommendations fall under three pillars: Protection, Mitigation, Prosecution…

  • Digital Violence and Political Intimidation: Addressing Online Violence Against Women in Local Politics in Zimbabwe

    Digital Violence and Political Intimidation: Addressing Online Violence Against Women in Local Politics in Zimbabwe

    This report addresses this critical gap by examining the nature, form, and impact of online violence against women in local government politics in Zimbabwe. Classified as ‘not free’ by Freedom House and burdened by a history of political intimidation, Zimbabwe has seen a decline in women’s political representation despite established gender quotas. At the local…

  • Digital Violence and Political Intimidation: Addressing Online Violence Against Women in Local Politics in Zimbabwe

    Digital Violence and Political Intimidation: Addressing Online Violence Against Women in Local Politics in Zimbabwe

    This report addresses this critical gap by examining the nature, form, and impact of online violence against women in local government politics in Zimbabwe. Classified as ‘not free’ by Freedom House and burdened by a history of political intimidation, Zimbabwe has seen a decline in women’s political representation despite established gender quotas. At the local…

  • NORMSTORM Educational toolbox

    NORMSTORM Educational toolbox

    Lessons from the Stellenbosch and Jönköping Municipal Partnership Contributors: Chantal Côte & Robin Alnäs This is a practical toolbox designed to guide the implementation of Normstorm in classrooms and communities across South Africa and beyond. Normstorm is a method designed to break the silence. It is a value-driven educational approach that engages young people through…

  • NORMSTORM Educational toolbox

    NORMSTORM Educational toolbox

    Lessons from the Stellenbosch and Jönköping Municipal Partnership Contributors: Chantal Côte & Robin Alnäs This is a practical toolbox designed to guide the implementation of Normstorm in classrooms and communities across South Africa and beyond. Normstorm is a method designed to break the silence. It is a value-driven educational approach that engages young people through…

  • Recognize to Transform

    Recognize to Transform

    Toolbox to promote gender equality in local spaces – examples from Latin America Recognize to Transform is an invitation to look at local democracy through the experiences and voices of women. This toolbox offers ideas, experiences and practical tools to recognize gender inequalities, strengthen women’s political and community participation, and expand their influence in local…

  • Recognize to Transform

    Recognize to Transform

    Toolbox to promote gender equality in local spaces – examples from Latin America Recognize to Transform is an invitation to look at local democracy through the experiences and voices of women. This toolbox offers ideas, experiences and practical tools to recognize gender inequalities, strengthen women’s political and community participation, and expand their influence in local…