Words of Women is a blog that aims to deepen understanding of the role of gender justice in international policy and development, and highlight the work being undertaken by ActionAid around the world.
The blog exists to create a space where women’s voices, experiences and alternatives are heard by technical experts and decision-makers to influence policy on gender and development.
By Becky Murphy, global technical Resilience Programme Coordinator, ActionAid International There’s a well-known gap in technical...
ReadBy Lucy Manne, Head of Policy and Campaigns, ActionAid Australia Australia’s overseas aid program has long been focused on women’s...
ReadBy FemLINK Pacific “When I think about protection with dignity, where is dignity when there is no toilet, no bathroom in an evacuatio...
ReadBy Lucy Manne, Head of Policy and Campaigns, ActionAid Australia Women in low income countries are disproportionately affected by the...
ReadBy Melissa Bungcaras, Policy and Research Manager, ActionAid Australia In May 2017, government delegations and disaster risk professionals...
ReadEarly in 2018, high school student Jonaki from Bangladesh experienced an ordeal depressingly familiar to young women in most urban areas of...
ReadBy Michelle Higelin, Executive Director, ActionAid Australia In 2016, the world’s governments and humanitarian agencies came together a...
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