Resources
This page includes material addressing topics related to gender, development and human rights from a range of sources and a diversity of perspectives. Below are links to (1) audio-visual resources, (2) reports, briefings and fact-sheets that can be downloaded, and (3) websites for further information and research. The views expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect Banúlacht policy.
Audio-Visual Resources
UN Women International Women's Day Video
To view a new video, The Journey of Women's Rights 1911-2011, click here. For more information on UN Women and the international GEAR Campaign, click
here.
Women's Rights in 2010 Slideshow
Massan D'Almeida, Gabriela De Cicco and Kathambi Kinoti of
AWID (Association for Women's Rights in
Development) has prepared a slideshow that captures key moments for women's
rights across the globe in 2010. To view the slideshow, click
here.
Women Seeking Refuge Video
One World Action a UK-based NGO has marked World Refugee Day by producing a short video as part of its
More Women More Power campaign. The video was produced with the Women's Legal Aid Centre (WLAC) in Tanzania, and is called
'Women Seeking Refuge'. Click
here to
view the video. For more information click here.
16 Days Campaign Broadcasts
Community radio state near90fm is broadcasting a testimonial everyday at noon for the sixteen days of the campaign. To listen to the broadcasts, click
here.
Economic Rights of Women Are Human Rights
KARAT, a regional coalition of organizations and individuals that works to
ensure gender equality in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of
Independent States, has made a short film on economic rights of women as a human
right. Click
here to
view it. For more information, write to Ewa from KARAT at: Ewa.Pintera[at]karat.org.pl.
Banúlacht's 2009 International Women’s Day Conference
Click
here to view the video.
Against the Odds - Women Resisting Political Violence in BoliviaPolitical violence against women is a form of violence that has largely been ignored. However, many women across the world face violence and discrimination when they attempt to involve themselves in political life. ‘Against the Odds’ - a new video from One World Action - explains the impact of political violence on the lives of women councillors in Bolivia, and highlights the work of One World Action's partner ACOBOL (the Asociation of Women Councillors of Bolivia) as it tries to raise awareness about political violence against women, and to end it!
Click
here.
Feminist Dialogue on Militarism and Military Intervention and Candlelight VigilAs part of the international 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign this panel discussion explores aspects of the international campaign theme on the intersections of militarism and violence against women. The speakers include:
- Cynthia Enloe - prolific research professor at Clark University whose research and teachings focus on issues of militarism and its effect on women’s lives
- Yanar Mohammed - President of Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq, and founder of Al Mousawat Radio (Equality) and newspaper in Baghdad (Iraq)
- Yifat Susskind - Policy & Communications Director at MADRE and formerly part of a joint Israeli-Palestinian human rights organization in Jerusalem
- Ann Wrightt
- Esther Hyneman - Board Member of Women for Afghan Women and retired professor of Literature, Women's Studies & Gender Studies at Long Island University (Brooklyn Campus)
To view the video, click here.
Resources to Download
See also links to resources under the MDG and
UNSCR 1325 themes.
Doubling the Damage: World Bank Climate Investment Funds Undermine Climate
and Gender Justice
By Anna Rooke for Gender Action. This new 27-page paper is a first-look
examining how the World Bank-administered Climate Investment Funds will impact
both climate and gender justice. To view the document, click
here. (Gender Action is the only organization dedicated to promoting gender
justice and women's rights in all International Financial Institution (IFI)
investments such as those of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund
- two of the largest public sources of development financing in the world. For
more information, click
here.)
World's Women & Girls
Two new reports highlight the current situation of women and girls and the
barriers to the elimination of discrimination worldwide.
The World's Women 2010: Trends and Statistics highlights the differences in
the status of women and men in eight areas – population and families, health,
education, work, power and decision-making, violence against women, environment
and poverty. While progress towards gender equality has been made in some areas,
the report shows that much more needs to be done to close the gender gap in
critical areas such as power and decision-making and violence against women. To
read the full 284-page report, click
here.
World's Women & Girls 2011 Data Sheet has the latest data on a wide
variety of indicators on the socioeconomic status of women and girls in more
than 180 countries, with a focus on demography, reproductive health, education,
work, and public life. A special section on overcoming barriers to gender
equality is also featured. Click
here for the data sheet and other resources.
Gender and Economic Crisis
New Oxfam Discussion Paper (February 2010): Gender Perspectives on the Global Economic Crisis. For a range of publications on this theme, click here.
Vision for a Better World: From Economic Crisis to Equalityheree.
To read about the Casablanca Dreamers, an initiative of women from the South, activists and academics seeking for solutions in order to empower women who carry the growing burden of world wide poverty, click here and here and
here.
Violence Against Women
Keeping Gender on the Agenda: Gender Based Violence, Poverty and Development,
by Nata Duvvury, a paper prepared on behalf of the
Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence.
Gender: Empowering Women for Development
Dóchas, the Irish Association of Non-governmental Development Organisations, has
released Gender: Empowering Women for Development (click
here to download a
PDF version). This is part of a series of 'Making Poverty History Together' briefing papers about the challenges of eradicating global poverty, inequality and injustice which have been produced by Dóchas. To see the complete series, click
here.
Insiste, Persiste, Resiste, Existe: Women Human Rights Defenders' Security Strategies
by Jane Barry and Vahida Nainar is a manual of protection strategies to address the specific security needs of women human rights defenders. Violence against women human rights defenders is infrequently acknowledged for what it is: a component of deliberate calculated strategies to silence them and to stop them from conducting their daily work to change society, save lives and claim justice.
A flyer about
Insiste, Persiste, Resiste, Existe is available
heree. The full
publication is available free for download at the
Urgent Action Fund
website.
Start with a Girl: A New Agenda for Global Health
Improving the health of adolescent girls in the developing world is the key
to improving maternal and child health, reducing the impact of HIV, and
accelerating social and economic development. Start with a Girl: A New Agenda
for Global Health (Center
for Global Development) sheds light on the realities of girls' health and wellbeing in
developing countries, on the links between the health of girls and the prospects
for their families, and on the specific actions that will improve health
prospects for millions.
To view the document, click
here.
Girls Count
This report provides some of the first critical research specifically focused
on adolescent girls in the developing world. It demonstrates how providing
support to girls age 10-18 dramatically improves their lives – and also results
in significant benefits for society as a whole. This report includes strategic,
concrete action items for policymakers, donors, development professionals, and
the private sector to effectively implement change.
Girls Count: A Global Investment & Action Agenda (Coalition for Adolescent Girls).
To view the report, click
here.
Listen to Women for a Change: 15 Years after the Beijing Conference on
Women – 15 Years after the Peacetrain: Balances and Outlooks (NGO)
To view the document, click
here.
Ethical Concerns in Female Genital Cutting
By Rebecca J. Cook, Chair of International Human Rights Law Faculty of Law,
University of Toronto, Co-Director of the International Programme Reproductive &
Sexual Health Law
To view the document, click
here.
Evolving Men: Initial Results from the International Men and Gender
Equality Survey (IMAGES)
This report summarizes multi-country findings from the International Men and
Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES), a comprehensive household questionnaire on
men’s attitudes and practices – along with women’s opinions and reports of men’s
practices – on a wide variety of topics related to gender equality. The report
focuses on the initial comparative analysis of results from men’s questionnaires
across the six countries with women’s reports on key variables. Topics included
health practices, parenting, relationship dynamics, sexual behavior and use of
violence.
To view the report, click
here.
State of Food & Agriculture - Women in Agriculture Closing the Gender Gap
for Development
Women make significant contributions to the rural economy in all developing
country regions. Their roles differ across regions, yet they consistently have
less access than men to the resources and opportunities they need to be more
productive. Closing the gender gap in agricultural inputs alone could lift
100–150 million people out of hunger. Achieving gender equality and empowering
women in agriculture is not only the right thing to do. It is also crucial for
agricultural development and food security.
To view the document, click
here.
Criminalizing Sexuality: Zina Laws as Violence Against Women in Muslim
Contexts (2010)
To view the document, click
here.
Recent and Relevant Publications
Economic Alternatives for Gender and Social Justice: Voices and Visions
from India and Latin America (2011) by Christa Wichterich and Patricia Muñoz Cabrera.
This briefing paper is based on two earlier publications by WIDE (Women in
Development Europe): In Search of Economic Alternatives for Gender and Social
Justice: Voices from India and Economic Alternatives for Gender and Social
Justice: Voices and Visions from Latin America.
The paper highlights some of the alternative feminist development models to the
neo-liberal model which are being practised by women across Latin America and
India. To download it, click
here. Women's Human Rights: Seeking Gender Justice in a Globalising Age by
Niamh Reilly is a new publication that explores the emergence of transnational,
UN-oriented, feminist advocacy for women's human rights and traces the
evolution of the women's human rights movement through an examination of
its key issues, debates, and practical interventions in international
law and policy arenas. Click
here for more information.
Where Are We Now? New Feminist Perspectives on Women in Contemporary
Ireland, edited by Ursula Barry. This book brings key figures from the Irish
feminist movement together to ask where feminist principles stand in Ireland
today., The book examines progress and regress across a range of areas
including: the gender pay-gap, inequalities in health and welfare, violence
against women and reproductive choice, and parenthood among lesbian mothers.
Click
here for more information.
The Global Women's Movement: Issues and Strategies for the New Century by Peggy Antrobus. This overview of the international women's movement by the well-known feminist
activist Peggy Antrobus asks where are women now--particularly in the Third
World--in the struggle against gender inequality? What are the issues--from
poverty to sexual and reproductive health to the environment--that they face in
different parts of the world? What challenges confront the women's movement and
what strategies are needed? Click
here for more information.
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