THE FUTURE OF WOMEN’S WORK IN AFRICA
This Issue of BUWA! offers feminist critiques of the current discourses framing the future of work in Africa. This is a very timely and critical theme given that there is a marked interest globally in better understanding and predicting the future of work. A number of research institutions, think tanks and others interested in labour […]
Business Briefing on Unpaid Care and Domestic Work
Women around the world take great pride and satisfaction in looking after children, the elderly and sick members of their family, as well as their homes – what specialists call ‘unpaid care and domestic work’. And well they should! Family and community life, our societies and oureconomies depend upon this work. And yet in countries […]
Annual Review of Psychology 2018: Gender Stereotypes
There is no denying that there are differences between men and women in many life domains. The question, however, is to what extent these differences reflect the way men and women essentially are, and to what extent they result from how we think men and women differ from each other because of gender stereotypes. Identifying […]
Age is No Protection: Prevalence of gender-based violence among men and women over 49 years of age in five situations of protracted displacement
In 2014 HelpAge USA invited the Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights And Law Program Of The American Association For The Advancement of Science (AAAS) to collaborate on an investigation of the prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV) among women and men older than 49 years of age in situations of protracted displacement. The stud also sought to […]
GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT IN FRAGILE AND CONFLICTAFFECTED SITUATIONS: A REVIEW OF DONOR SUPPORT 2017
Sustainable peace, inclusive institutions and gender equality are rightly at the heart of Agenda 2030. Around the world, conflict, fragility and gender inequalities erode peoples’ opportunities to fulfil their potential and undermine our prospects for sustainable development. These challenges also reinforce each other: societal norms that discriminate against women can fuel conflict and violence, and […]
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT 2017/18: THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S HUMAN RIGHTS
Throughout 2017, millions across the world experienced the bitter fruits of a rising politics of demonization. Its ultimate consequences were laid bare in the horrific military campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya people in Myanmar. This caused an exodus of some 655,000 people into neighbouring Bangladesh in a matter of weeks, the fastest-growing refugee […]
An Everyday Lesson: Violence in schools
School may be the most influential institution in children’s lives, ranking just below family and home as the foundation on which they build their futures. In the best cases, schools are safe and encouraging spaces where children gain the knowledge and skills they need to navigate adult life. Schools can buffer children from the risks […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism on the role of measures to address terrorism and violent extremism on closing civic space and violating the rights of civil society actors and human rights defenders 2019
The report tackles the global challenges of protecting civic space resulting from counter-terrorism law and practice. Since 2001 civil society space has been shrinking around the globe. It also The gives an empirically based assessment of the scale of misuse as well as identifying trends and patterns in state practice. Targeting civil society violates human rights […]
Combating child poverty: an issue of fundamental rights
Child poverty can have devastating effects that last long into adulthood. It deprives children of educational opportunities, childcare, access to health care, adequate food and housing, family support and even protection from violence. Play, sports, recreational activities and cultural events are in short supply, too. Breaking this cycle of disadvantage presents a serious challenge, as […]
Violence against women in the EU: State of play
Violence against women is a violation of human rights and a form of gender-based discrimination. Rooted in inequalities between men and women, it takes many forms. Estimates about the scale of the problem are alarming. Such violence has a major impact on victims and imposes a significant cost burden on society. The instruments put in […]