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Fighting Sexual Harassment on Campus: How Local Contexts of Different Universities Affect the Dynamics and Outcome of these Efforts

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

In a context where sexual harassment and assault against women is widespread, this article examines the approach taken by three Egyptian...

Women Politicians Navigating the ‘Hostile Environment’ in Pakistan

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Women in Pakistan operate within highly patriarchal contexts that promote their exclusion from public spaces; but those working in...

Accountability with Teeth

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Universities worldwide have had policies to combat sexual harassment since the 1980s. Nonetheless, having policies in place does not...

Dilemmas of Representation: Women in Pakistan’s Assemblies

Published by: Taylor & Francis

Recognizing constraints Pakistani women legislators face despite their entry into politics on a 17 per cent quota in national and...

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Political Accountability in Mali

This working paper focuses on the relationship between women’s economic empowerment and forms of political engagement and accountability. It draws from the findings of a larger report, commissioned by Oxfam America, to study the potential impacts of their Saving for Change (SfC) microfinance programme for rural Malian women.