Thematic Focus: Gender Issues

Blog posts & press:

In South Africa’s COVID-19 Lockdown, Women Refugee Entrepreneurs Struggle (UNHCR, Sept. 2020) [text]

Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Investigation (The New Humanitarian, Sept./Oct. 2020) [access]

The U.S. Bears International Responsibility for Forced Sterilization of Women in ICE Detention (Just Security Blog, Sept. 2020) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Assessing Organizational Cultural Responsiveness among Refugee-Servicing Domestic Violence Agencies," Social Sciences, vol. 9, no. 10 (Oct. 2020) [open access]

Can Cooking Solutions for Refugees Better Serve Gender Dynamics? (IIED, Sept. 2020) [text]

The Cowardly Man Raises His Children: Refugee Gang Violence and Masculine Norms in Cairo (Tufts University, Sept. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Identity Struggles during Resettlement: An Ethnographic Approach of Internally Displaced Adolescent Mothers in Bogotá," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 4 Oct. 2020 [open access]

Manual on Prevention and Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: Operationalizing Practical Actions to Guide Leadership, Headquarters and Field Teams (British Red Cross & IFRC, Sept. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

Reinventarse sobre la Marcha: Mujeres Refugiadas y Migrantes de Venezuela - Un Estudio de sus Condiciones y Accesos a Medios de Vida en Colombia, Ecuador y Perú (UNDP, Sept. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

Scaling Economic Opportunities for Refugee Women (International Rescue Committee, Oct. 2020) [text]

- Focuses on Germany, Kenya, Niger. See also related Devex article.

Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by International Peacekeepers: An Accompanying Report to the ICAI Review of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (Independent Commission for Aid Impact, Sept. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Women, Peace and Security after Europe’s ‘Refugee Crisis’," e-International Relations, 28 Sept. 2020 [text]

Multimedia:

Preventing GBV in Humanitarian Crises: Advancing What We Know Works and Measuring GBV Outcomes, Global Protection Forum, 1 Oct. 2020 [info]

- Note: A recording of this event will be posted soon.

Protecting Displaced Women and Girls Amidst a Pandemic, Webinar, 7 Oct. 2020 [access]

- Follow link for video recording.

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Gender Issues - Pt. 1 (25 Sept. 2020)

- Thematic Focus: Gender Issues - Pt. 2 (25 Sept. 2020)