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IDS research on Gender and Development has sought diverse ways to understand and address inequality in gender relations since the late 1970s. With colleagues at Sussex University, IDS has played a prominent part in promoting an approach that put power at the heart of Gender and Development analysis.

IDS work in the 1990s turned a feminist lens on attempts to institutionalise gender through 'mainstreaming' and brought new perspectives to debates on gender in relation to land, labour, health, environment and participatory development. In 1992, BRIDGE, a gender research and communications programme was established, aimed at providing accessible and diverse information to bridge the gaps between theory, policy and practice.

With the renewed focus on women's rights and empowerment, IDS continues to contribute to feminist debates through its research and communications work. Researchers in all IDS teams focus on gender issues and contribute to a cross-institute Gender Working Group. Recently, a new Research Partnership Consortium (RPC) on Pathways of Women's Empowerment, with partners in South Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, has been launched, giving IDS' work on gender further impetus.

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Cutting Edge Programme on Gender and Climate Change

The BRIDGE Edge Programme on Gender and Climate Change aims to contribute towards thinking, dialogue, anlayses, policy and practice on gender and climate change through a series of events and publications More details

Cutting Edge Programme on Gender and Social Movements

The BRIDGE Edge Programme on Gender and Social Movements aims to inspire and support collaborative approaches to mobilisation around shared equity and justice concerns. More details

Ethical Trade in African Horticulture: Gender, Rights and Participation

This project aimed to investigate ways in which codes implemented by from buyers in Europe could address the rights and needs of all workers, especially women and non-permanent workers. More details

Food Riots and Food Rights

The objective of this research is to improve the prospects for accountability for food security at a time of volatility. This will be achieved through an exploration of the proposition that recent popular mobilisation around food has activated public accountability for hunger. More details

Gender and Development in Vietnam

The main objective of this project was the production of a summary gender equity strategy relevant to the five-year planning for the next round of the World Bank's Poverty Reduction Strategy Credit (PRSC) and MDG reporting. More details

Gender Equality and Extension of Social Protection

IDS was commissioned to study the nature and causes of women's exclusion from social protections coverage More details

Influencing Policies to Support the Empowerment of Women and Girls

The programme will look at how you can build an enabling environment for gender empowerment. It will examine the politics behind care, asking why policies that support unpaid care become institutionalised in some contexts and not others. More details

Labour Regulations and Anti-discrimination Legislation

A review of literature on the impact of labour regulations and anti-discrimination legislation on gender quality in employment in developing countries. More details

Pathways of Women's Empowerment Research Programme Consortium

International research and communications programme finding out what works to enhance women’s empowerment More details

Pro-Poor Electricity Provision

This programme will develop and promote evidence-based policy and programme guidance on low carbon energy investments to benefit poor people, especially women and girls. More details

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Gender in economy-wide modelling

 In 'New Frontiers in Feminist Political Economy' (2013)
Rai, S. and Waylen, G.

Organizing Women Workers in the Informal Economy

 (2013)
Kabeer, K., Sudarshan, R., and Milward, K.

Gender Equality and Economic Growth: Is there a Win-Win?

 IDS Working Paper 417 (2013)
Kabeer, N. and Natali, L.

Sex Work and its Linkages with Informal Labour Markets in India

 IDS Working Paper 416 (2013)
Sahni, R. and Shankar, V.K.

Getting Unpaid Care onto Development Agendas

 IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 31 (2013)
Eyben, R.

Bringing Gender Justice to the Egyptian Parliament

 IDS in Focus Policy Briefing 30 (2012)
Tadros, M.

The Hegemony Cracked: The Power Guide to Getting Care onto the Development Agenda

 IDS Working Paper 411 (2012)
Eyben, R.

Negotiating Culture in the Promotion of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Latin America

 IDS Working Paper 407 (2012)
Sardenberg, C.

Security and the Pathways of Women’s Empowerment: Findings from a Thematic Synthesis of the Pathways of Women’s Empowerment Research

 IDS Working Paper 406 (2012)
Hossain, N.

Africa: The Women Who Grow Africa's Food Need a Voice

 (2012)
AllAfrica

Africa: IDS and AllAfrica Team up to Focus Attention on Key Development Issues

 (2012)
AllAfrica

Learning about Mainstreaming Gender in Knowledge Intermediary Work

 IDS Practice Paper In Brief 8 (2012)
Birchall, J. Batchelor, S. J., Hayes, C.

From the Ground Up: Women's Roles in Local Peacebuilding in Afghanistan, Liberia, Nepal, Pakistan and Sierra Leone

 (2012)
Justino, P., Müller, C., Mitchell, B. and Cardona, I.

Strategies of Feminist Bureaucrats: United Nations Experiences

 IDS Working Paper 397 (2012)
Sandler, J. and Rao, A. with Preface by Eyben, R.

Strategies of Feminist Bureaucrats: Perspectives from International NGOs

 IDS Working Paper 396 (2012)
Smyth, I. and Turquet, L. with Preface by Eyben, R.

More than a virus: HIV prevention and men who have sex with men living with HIV

 APCOM Policy Brief (2012)
Chamberlain, E.

The Effects of the Chilean Divorce Law on Women’s First Birth Decisions

(2012)
Gallegos, J.

The Effect of Civil Conflicts on Women’s Labour Force Participation: A Causal Mechanism Approach

Job Market Paper (2012)
Gallegos, J.

Women’s Empowerment Revisited: From Individual to Collective Power among the Export Sector Workers of Bangladesh

 IDS Working Paper 389 (2012)
Hossain, N.

Afghan Values or Women’s Rights? Gendered Narratives about Continuity and Change in Urban Afghanistan

 IDS Working Paper 387 (2012)
Kabeer, N., Khan, A. and Adlparvar, N.
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