BRIDGE reports synthesise the key gender and development debates, policies and practice in a selected area.
BRIDGE Reports
Reports (71)
Author(s): A. Brody, A. Spieldoch, G. Aboud, Institute of Development Studies UK, Jan 2014
There is more than enough food in the world to feed everyone, but the number of people who do not have enough to eat remains unacceptably high, with disproportionate impacts on women... Find out more
Author(s): E Skinner, Institute of Development Studies UK, Nov 2011
Climate change is increasingly being recognised as a global crisis, but responses to it have so far been overly focused on scientific and economic solutions. How then do we move... Find out more
Author(s): Agnes Otzelberger, , Jun 2011
Gender equality is an important pre- condition for successful climate change adaptation, and transition to low-carbon alternatives in developing countries. In order for this transition... Find out more
Author(s): Rachel Masika, Arjan de Haan, Sally Baden, , Jan 2011
Urbanisation and urban growth have accelerated in many developing countries in the past few years due to natural population growth and rural-urban migration. The processes of... Find out more
Author(s): V. Tallis (ed), Institute of Development Studies UK, Jan 2010
Many approaches to combat the spread and impact of HIV/AIDS have failed to take gender differences and inequalities into account. Some have reaffirmed ideas of female passivity and... Find out more
Author(s): S. Jolly (ed), Institute of Development Studies UK, Jan 2010
The Overview Report examines the connections between culture, gender and development and addresses key questions: What has gender and development got to do with culture? Is gender and... Find out more
Author(s): S. Akerkar (ed), , Jan 2010
This Overview Report looks at convergences between approaches to gender and to participation, how these have been played out, and how they have been or could be constructively... Find out more
Author(s): H. H. Balmori (ed), Institute of Development Studies UK, Jan 2010
This Overview Report questions why government budgets often allocate resources in ways that perpetuate gender biases and looks at how budgets offer the potential to transform gender... Find out more
Author(s): E. Esplen, Institute of Development Studies UK, Feb 2009
Providing care can be both a source of fulfilment and a terrible burden. For women and girls in particular, their socially prescribed role as carers can undermine their rights and... Find out more
Author(s): A. Brody, J. Demetriades, E. Esplen, Institute of Development Studies UK, Jun 2008
The issue of climate change is not new, but its take-up as a key development concern is a fairly recent departure. Even more recent is the integration of a gender-sensitive perspective... Find out more
