Women Deliver

The future of US aid

New USAID gender policy driven by politics, not best practice, advocates say

Focus on: Gender data

Where are the women in food insecurity analysis?

Funding Insights

Which donors prioritize sexual and reproductive health and rights?

Gender equality

Q&A: The woman tasked with bringing gender to the center of the Gates Foundation

Dr. Anita Zaidi, the first president of Gender Equality at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation tells Devex, “I’ve thought a lot about how we design systems of care that don’t work for women, and how global health actually doesn’t work for women.”

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Opinion: Are we failing on maternal nutrition?

While the world fails to provide the right nutrition for mothers, impactful products like multiple micronutrient supplements during pregnancy await WHO policy change. CIFF asks why 20 years of research is not enough.

European Union

European Commission promises action on gender

After years of treating gender as a secondary objective in development programming, NGOs want women's empowerment to be the main game.

Global gag rule

Biden said he'll rescind the 'global gag rule.' What then?

The incoming Joe Biden administration is expected to rescind the "global gag rule" but experts say it will take time and work to reverse its impacts.

Career

Here's how some UN agencies are becoming more family-friendly places to work

Some United Nations agencies are increasing maternity leave, equalizing leave between parents, and considering the needs of non-staff parents.

Focus on: Gender data

Experts call for 'deeper data' on women's realities at UN World Data Forum

Against a backdrop of uneven progress toward equality for women and girls, data and development professionals call for greater investment to ensure COVID-19 recovery includes gender in decision-making.

COVID-19

The pandemic takes its toll on women and girls' mental health

More women and girls' are experiencing stress, anxiety, and other mental health impacts as a result of the pandemic. Experts warn this could have devastating long-term impacts

Gender equality

25 years after Beijing, what's changed on gender equality? Not enough, experts say.

The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action established a blueprint for gender equality. The pandemic now threatens to undo progress, and worsen other shaky trends, experts say.

Focus on: Gender data

New tool tracks how policies are protecting women during COVID-19

The COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker aims to monitor progress and share best practices in order to support countries in developing social protection and employment responses that prioritize gender equality.

Sexual and reproductive health

Q&A: Kenya’s second go at a reproductive health bill

Often called an "abortion bill" in Kenya, the country's second attempt at a reproductive health bill is due for a vote. Devex speaks with a Nairobi-based expert in gender and reproductive justice and a human rights lawyer, about the bill's criticisms and the important measures it includes.

Gender equality

Examining India's new education policy through a gender lens

Despite some progressive provisions in India's new education policy, such as a Gender Inclusion Fund toward equitable education for girls as well as transgender students, there are growing concerns about its implications on girls’ education.

Focus on: Gender data

Opinion: 4 ways digital platforms can expand economic opportunity for women

Women face substantial limitations in accessing digital tools. But existing initiatives offer practical guidance to companies that want to support gender equality in the platform economy, writes Charlotte Ntim of the International Finance Corporation.

Focus on: Gender data

Q&A: Kenya launches first women’s empowerment index

The data will allow policymakers to compare women’s empowerment in Kenya with other countries and design programs, laws, and policies to close the gender gap, says Maureen Gitonga, gender statistics program specialist at UN Women.

Focus on: Gender data

Pandemic puts reproductive health care out of reach for millions, new data shows

Almost 2 million women and girls have been unable to access Marie Stopes International’s services in the first six months of 2020. The organization estimates that this could result in 3,100 additional maternal deaths.

Funding

Swedish aid: A focus on maternal health

Sexual and reproductive health and rights form a major portion of Sweden's health aid. Devex explores Swedish aid data to learn more about its maternal health funding priorities.

Lessons on creating equal market access for women entrepreneurs

Improving equal market access can help remove some of the barriers to women's economic empowerment. Catch up on this virtual event hosted by Devex and Atlas Network to learn more.

Sexual and reproductive health

Opinion: Is reproductive health 'essential' in a pandemic?

The COVID-19 crisis makes an unintended pregnancy even more dangerous for a woman and her child, showing that reproductive health and family planning must be considered essential health needs during a pandemic, writes Melanie Lopez, health director at World Vision U.S.

Funding insights

USAID local contractors for women and children's health

Whether a veteran implementer or a new grassroots NGO, any organization stands to benefit from taking an inventory of the local organizations working with USAID. Devex shines a spotlight on those in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health in India, Kenya, and Nigeria.

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