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What do we know about social justice movements and gender equality?

BRIDGE launches new Cutting Edge Programme on gender and social movements and invites you to get involved
IDS celebrates 100 years of International Women’s Day

Listen to Pauline Latham MP and Andrea Cornwall discuss what International Women’s Day means for women around the world.
In search of transformative processes at the Commision on the Status of Women

How transformatory is the Commission on the Status of Women in reality? And what have participants been doing to re-invigorate development and gender equality debates, thinking and processes?
Women in politics: Do numbers count?

Has the decision to bring more women into politics through quota systems really made a difference? This question prompted heated debate at the 11th Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) Forum held in Cape Town in November.
Care work: An affront to men’s dignity?

It is a striking fact that women continue to provide a larger amount of care than men across all societies. For women and girls, their socially prescribed role as carers can undermine their rights and limit their opportunities, capabilities and choices - posing a fundamental obstacle to gender equality and well-being. How can we move towards a more equal sharing of care responsibilities between women and men?