Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues

Reports:

Evaluación de violencia de género: México - Informe de país en el contexto de la evaluación regional sobre los riesgos y desafíos de protección de violencia de género (VG) vividos por mujeres migrantes, solicitantes de asilo y refugiadas en América Latina (UNHCR, May 2022) [text]

Forced migration and sexual and gender-based violence: findings from the SEREDA project in Scotland (Univ. of Birmingham, Dec. 2022) [text]

Gender Dimensions of Forced Displacement Research Program (UNHCR & World Bank, 2022) [text]

El impacto de la violencia contra las mujeres y niñas en el acceso a medios de vida: Contextos de movilidad humana en Centroamérica, México y República Dominicana (IOM et al., 2022) [text]

- See also related guide.

Invisible Threads: Addressing the Root Causes of Migration from Guatemala by Investing in Women and Girls (Population Institute, Sept. 2022) [access]

- Follow link for executive summary in English and full report in English and Spanish. See also related blog post.

Nuestro derecho a la seguridad: Colocano a las mujeres refugiadas en el centro de la búsqueda de soluciones frente a la violencia de género (UNHCR & HIAS, Dec. 2022) [text]

- Focuses on the Americas. See also executive summary in English and Spanish.

Out in the Cold: Winter-related challenges for displaced female-headed households from or within Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan – A comparative analysis of three large displacement crises (World Vision, Dec. 2022) [text]

Reproductive justice, sexual rights and bodily autonomy in humanitarian action: what a justice lens brings to crisis response (ODI, Nov. 2022) [text]

Sexo por Supervivencia en Población Migrante (Aid for AIDS, Dec. 2022) [text]

- Focuses on the Americas. See also related press release.

Journal articles:

"Critical Roles of Refugee Leaders and Service Providers in the Gender-based Violence (GBV) Help-Seeking of Refugee Survivors," Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, vol. 4, no. 2 (2022) [open access]

"Cultural values that influence the adaptation of girls who are refugees from sub-Saharan Africa living in the United States," SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, vol. 3 (June 2023) [open access]

"Is 'Guatemalan Women' a Viable Particular Social Group for Asylum Petitions? Circuit Split Between the United States Courts of Appeal for the Ninth and Third Circuits," Refugee Law & Migration Studies Brief, vol. 1, no. 1 (2022) [full-text]

"Speaking the Unspeakable: Disclosures of Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Asylum Credibility Assessments," Nordic Journal of Human Rights, Latest Articles, 11 Dec. 2022 [open access]

- Focuses on Norway.

"Transnacionalización de la violencia en el trayecto de mujeres solicitantes de asilo en México," Frontera Norte, vol. 34 (2022) [open access]

"Unravelling Humanitarian Narratives: Gender Norm Change during Displacement?," Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, vol. 4, no. 2 (2022) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Gender Issues - Pt. 1 (3 Dec. 2022)

- Thematic Focus: Gender Issues - Pt. 2 (3 Dec. 2022)