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19 March 2026
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Backlash is the price feminists, LGBTQ+ people, and women human rights defenders pay for disrupting entrenched hierarchies. In the...
19 March 2026
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This report distils six years of collaborative research (from late 2019 to early 2026) from the IDS-led Countering Backlash programme,...
29 November 2024
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This toolkit is produced by the IDS-hosted Countering Backlash programme. The programme carries out engaged research, generate new...
12 March 2024
Gender backlash is continually gaining momentum across the globe, and social and political institutions and policies are being...
10 March 2024
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This working paper explores how philanthropic institutions with a history of supporting women’s and LGBTQ+ rights and democracy are...
Major political and social shifts are stifling the possibility of gender justice across the world. Analysing this backlash as operating...
16 August 2023
Domestic workers in Delhi NCR are demanding that they receive fair and dignified treatment, and the recognition of their rights. As part...
Gender-progressive policies around the world are facing significant backlash. Gender justice activists and women’s rights...
23 February 2023