People I have spoken to in Aceh often said that the tsunami of December 2004 brought peace to their community. Despite the significant losses suffered in the disaster, it led to the restoration of ...

Gender-based violence (GBV) affects women and girls the most, especially during times of crisis or emergency. War, being forced to leave home and poverty make gender-based violence more likely and ...

In January 2025, Zambia’s Stamping Out and Preventing Gender-Based Violence (STOP GBV) programme, one of the country’s most ...

Conflicts in Ethiopia have devastated communities, and the resulting loss of services and breakdown in social support systems have made it harder to access lifesaving gender-based violence response ...

A shadow pandemic lurks in homes, workplaces, and communities worldwide: gender-based violence. It affects nearly one billion women and girls globally. While looking at this figure as simply a ...

Gender-based violence, trafficking in persons, and other forms of exploitation continue to endanger women at all stages of ...

This story discusses sexual assault and gender-based violence. “Just because I carry it well doesn’t mean it’s not heavy.” This saying is emblazoned on tie-dye T-shirts worn by dozens of young women ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Tens of thousands of women rallied across Brazil against gender-based violence after shocking cases of femicide, ...

Lisa Boucher receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and Women and Gender Equality Canada. The COVID-19 pandemic brought renewed attention to the rising ...

Allyship to survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) is following survivors’ lead, not re-creating the wheel. Survivors and community organizations have built the blueprint for meaningful action for ...