Since 2021, Prada has partnered with UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, on the "Fashion Expressions: The Stories She Wears" project. It's a program that aims to empower ...

Conflicts in Ethiopia have devastated communities, and the resulting loss of services and breakdown in social support systems have made it harder to access lifesaving gender-based violence response ...

UNICEF USA National Youth Council and UNICEF Club members share their stories of advocating for a more equitable future for girls and what it means to be a female youth activist today. UNICEF USA ...

States affected by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) dominate the list of the 10 worst-performing countries on key socioeconomic indicators for gender equality. These contexts often exacerbate ...

People I have spoken to in Aceh often said that the tsunami of December 2004 brought peace to their community. Despite the significant losses suffered in the disaster, it led to the restoration of ...

Allyship to survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) is following survivors’ lead, not re-creating the wheel. Survivors and community organizations have built the blueprint for meaningful action for ...

There's a stigma in Bulgarian society about talking about life with an abusive partner. This is just one of the reasons why this eastern European country has such a big problem with gender-based and ...

Stephanie Lusby is Research Manager with Respect Victoria. The spike in reports of women murdered by men this year has prompted widespread conversations across Australia about how we end gender-based ...

Gender-based violence (GBV) affects women and girls the most, especially during times of crisis or emergency. War, being forced to leave home and poverty make gender-based violence more likely and ...

Lisa Boucher receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and Women and Gender Equality Canada. The COVID-19 pandemic brought renewed attention to the rising ...

This story discusses sexual assault and gender-based violence. “Just because I carry it well doesn’t mean it’s not heavy.” This saying is emblazoned on tie-dye T-shirts worn by dozens of young women ...

Uzbekistan’s judicial system perceives women as wives in domestic violence cases and does not shy away from punishing them for responding to abuse. In Uzbekistan’s patriarchal society, violence ...