20 Mar 15
Gender News from BRIDGE
05 Mar 15
BRIDGE at CSW 59
The 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is taking place from 9 - 20 March. BRIDGE, in partnership with Gender at Work, the Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) and Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Argentina (FLACSO), is holding an event to celebrate the winners of the End Gender Discrimination Now competition.
12 Feb 15
Explore the evidence: Engaging men and boys for gender equality
What works in engaging men and boys for gender equality in education, employment, care work, and political participation? Which interventions have been effective in engaging men and boys in tackling gender-based violence and in ensuring sexual and reproductive health and rights? And what challenges exist in achieving all of the above?
09 Feb 15
Gender and Food Security Cutting Edge Pack
BRIDGE is very excited to announce the launch the Gender and Food Security Cutting Edge Pack. Working with over 40 gender, food and nutrition experts, the pack is a result of a three year collaborative programme, which explored why food security is a gender justice issue and what needs to change to ensure gender-just food security.
17 Dec 14
Francophone partners’ website Observaction has a new look
A revamped and improved version of Observaction has been launched by BRIDGE francophone partners Genre en Action. Observaction is a digital resource centre which specialises in gender and development. It aims to make knowledge on gender justice in all parts of the world, particularly Francophone countries, available in French.
16 Dec 14
Tweet marathon to celebrate intergenerational activism
BRIDGE joined AWID's #ICommit tweetathon on Tuesday 16 December to share commitments and stories of collaboration from within the women’s movement.
02 Dec 14
Welcome to our new website
Explore and learn more about BRIDGE’s collaborative and multilingual approach to gender and development.
25 Nov 14
16 Day challenge to militarism and gender-based violence
BRIDGE is providing daily updates from activists around the world throughout the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence which for 2014 focuses on peace.
20 Nov 14
Gender justice in activism: New policy briefs for donors and social movement leaders
While women's rights and gender justice are 'on the agenda' for many social movements, activists still encounter strong resistance to changing gendered politics and practices within movements and allied organisations. BRIDGE has recently published two policy briefs to support our Cutting Edge pack on Gender and Social Movements20 Nov 14
Free online course: What is gender-sensitive governance?
Why does gender matter for governance? How can we expose gender-blind institutions and processes? What strategies have enhanced the opportunities and outcomes for women and girls in government processes? What can we learn from this and how can we integrate this into our own work?
20 Nov 14
MenEngage Global Symposium tackles patriarchy, masculinity and gender justice
The second MenEngage Global Symposium took place in Delhi, India from 10-13 November and followed the theme ‘Men and Boys for Gender Justice.’ IDS researchers were there and collected highlights from the event.
10 Nov 14
UN calls for gender equality at the heart of sustainable development
If we want an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable future, where everyone’s human rights are realised, gender equality must be at the heart of sustainable development policy. This is the message of new UN Women report.
06 Nov 14
News from UN Women
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, who was South Africa’s first woman deputy leader, has been announced as the new Executive Director of UN Women. She replaces Michelle Bachelet, the former President of Chile – who is once more running for Presidential office.
09 Oct 14
BRIDGE joins new open data project
On Friday 10 October, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) will launch the Oriel Open Knowledge Hub at the Open Development Camp 2014 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
31 May 14
Sexual violence in and beyond the 'warzone'
An issue which is often neglected in and after conflict situations, rape and sexual can be used as a deadly weapon. As London prepares to host the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict from 10-13 June 2014, the issue is on the international political agenda.
19 May 14
Toolkit for Sexuality and Social Justice
Policies designed to lift people out of poverty, to provide employment and access to crucial services, all too often exclude those who do not conform to sexual or gender identities considered to be ‘normal’ or traditional. In many countries, this exclusion is also enforced through law.
14 May 14
Have we seen progress since International Women’s Day 2013?
Every year, International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on 8 March.
08 Apr 14
Francophone thematic database of resources for the promotion of gender equality
Observ’action is a web project run jointly by BRIDGE and our partner Genre en Action.
08 Apr 14
Online survey for BRIDGE website users
To help us improve our services, we want to know how useful BRIDGE is to you, what you like about it and what changes you might like to see. Please help us by taking ten minutes to answer the questions on our survey. Take the survey
28 Mar 14
'Myth and Reality': IDS at CSW58
Members the BRIDGE team have been at the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York.
28 Mar 14
Enshrining gender equality for development in law – a step in the right direction
Gender inequality is a recognised challenge for all sectors that fall under the broad banner of development.
14 Feb 14
Commission on the Status of Women looks beyond 2015
Women's rights activists, gender experts, donors, government representatives, and UN staff around the world are gearing up for this year's Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) which will take place from 10-21 March 2014, in New York.
29 Jan 14
End Gender Discrimination Now! Winners announced
The winners of the highly-contested Gender Discrimination Now! competition have been announced.
20 Dec 13
UN resolution recognises women human rights defenders
It may have been a long time coming, but on 27 November 2013 the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee adopted its first ever resolution on women human rights defenders.
27 Nov 13
Public/Private: Define lines to Take Back the Tech!
The post is from Sara Baker, coordinator for the Take Back the Tech! campaign. One of the key groups behind the initiative is the Association of Progressive Communications which works closely with BRIDGE.
26 Nov 13
Scheme allows women to check partners for history of violence
From March 2013, women in England and Wales will be able to contact the police for information if they fear their partner may have a history of abuse and domestic violence.
25 Nov 13
Let’s challenge militarism and end violence against women
At least one in every three women around the world will be beaten, raped or abused during her lifetime.
01 Nov 13
UN Women campaign exposes how the internet thinks
Quiet, passive, and disciplined – women should know their place according to popular internet searchers highlighted in an alarming UN Women advertising campaign. The organisation wants to highlight that making the case for women’s rights and equality is still urgent.
31 Oct 13
Women fight for ownership of Nairobi’s Mukuru settlement
Fed up with walking long distances to the nearest toilet, in fear of rape and other forms of attack, a group of women living in a Nairobi informal settlement have decided to sue the landowners.
09 Sep 13
Taking on the Twitter trolls
One of the strengths of social media is the ability to interact with anyone, from famous musicians to unknown bloggers on the other side of the world. But the World Wide Web, with its easy flow of dialogue, can mirror problems faced offline, such as abuse and threatening behaviour.
