Working on gender equality in fragile contexts
- 10/11/2016
Woman wait to collect water in the drought stricken Somali region in Ethiopia, January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
By 2030, the global share of people living in poverty in fragile and conflict-affected situations is estimated to reach 46 per cent. This issue of Gender & Development looks at fragility from a gender perspective. Contributions from researchers, practitioners, policymakers and feminist activists all point to the pressing need, based on women’s and girls’ realities, to address gender inequality in policy and practice in fragile contexts, in order to build truly stable and peaceful environments for all to live in. Click here to find out more.
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