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  • Research in Action
    Development WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION GENDER RESEARCH

    The high cost of unpaid care

    Identifying solutions for women’s double work burden.
    Published date
    Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - 13:30
  • Research in Action
    HEALTH Gender Innovation

    Innovations are bringing better health within reach

    EHealth innovations need to be grounded in the local context and blend technical and social processes to overcome the stumbling blocks to better care for isolated populations.
    Published date
    Monday, January 29, 2018 - 15:00
  • Research in Action
    HEALTH HEALTH EQUITY ACCOUNTABILITY GENDER POLICY Gender

    Connecting Vietnam’s isolated communities to improve healthcare

    An innovative mHealth project brings vital pregnancy and childcare information to ethnic minority women in Vietnam who are isolated from mainstream health services.
    Published date
    Monday, January 29, 2018 - 14:30
  • Research in Action
    VIOLENCE Poverty SOCIAL INEQUALITY Gender CONFLICTS GENDER ANALYSIS URBAN PLANNING URBANIZATION

    Women, mobility, and public space in Guwahati

    While it is the largest city in India’s northeastern state of Assam, Guwahati’s sprawling development pattern and limited transportation options seriously constrain women’s mobility.
    Published date
    Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 11:00
  • Research in Action
    VIOLENCE Poverty SOCIAL INEQUALITY Gender CONFLICTS GENDER ANALYSIS URBAN PLANNING URBANIZATION

    Designing safe and inclusive streets in India

    Safe streets play a crucial role in enabling livelihoods, mobility, and access to services. In fast-growing Indian cities such as Ahmedabad, streets are also the site of conflict. With incomes and vehicle ownership on the rise, traffic has replaced people as the central point of street design. Vehicle-focused street design is limiting space for vendors, children, the elderly, and the disabled, while instances of violence against women are partly linked to land use and street design.
    Published date
    Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 10:30
  • Research in Action
    VIOLENCE Poverty LOW INCOME GROUPS GENDER ANALYSIS URBAN YOUTH WOMEN

    Understanding the links between gender, vulnerability, and violence in urban Pakistan

    This report by the Institute for Business Administration Karachi is the culmination of three years of research on gender roles and how they contribute to violence in 12 working class neighborhoods in two of Pakistan’s largest cities: Karachi and Rawalpindi-Islamabad. It highlights the role of frustrated gendered expectations in driving various types of violence, and how these dynamics can be tackled.
    Published date
    Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 09:00

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