In the Bihar state of India, 43 percent of women experience intimate partner violence, often fuelled by inequitable gender norms. However, limited evidence exists on what works to change these beliefs and behaviors and reduce harmful practices.
Writing for The Huffington Post Canada, Kamilia Lahrichi describes the work of the UNFPA in Guatemala, which supports Population Council’s Abriendo Oportunidades program. Since 2004, the program has empowered vulnerable Mayan girls with skills and support to improve their lives.
In a feature for Slate, Christina Cauterucci addresses the recent decision to cut US funding for UNFPA and examines the potential impact on vulnerable adolescent girls in Guatemala.
Seema Jalan of the United Nations Foundation's Universal Access Project writes in The Huffington Post that vulnerable girls' health, rights and dreams are being jeopardized by the decision to cut U.S. funding of UNFPA, drawing on her recent meetings with mentors in the Population Council's Abriendo Oportunidades program in Guatemala.
In two widely syndicated op-eds, Population Council’s Sajeda Amin addresses child marriage in Bangladesh, what works to curb the practice, and the country’s new law allowing special exceptions for child marriages.
A group of experts that advise the World Health Organization (WHO) on science and human rights, including Population Council’s Kenya country director Harriet Birungi and board member Anna Glasier, call attention to the new dangers faced by women and girls.
District Administration, the leading education magazine for US school district leaders, assesses the state of sexuality education in US public schools and reports on how some schools are improving the instruction of sex ed by addressing topics like gender roles, consent, self-esteem, body attitudes and healthy relationships.
In a co-authored commentary in Economic & Political Weekly, an Indian peer reviewed academic journal focusing on social sciences, Population Council’s Sajeda Amin assesses the body of evidence on child marriage and whether conditional transfers can delay the practice.
To mark UN International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Norwegian news outlets Bistandsaktuelt and Nettavisen published new data highlighting Population Council research on Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C).
