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The WEAVE Collective at Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
This year, GWI is co-sponsoring several events to showcase the work of the WEAVE (Women Engaged Against Violence Everywhere) Collective. Across three different events, researchers from India, Nicaragua, Australia, and South Africa are presenting their key findings about the critical role that women's movements play in the struggle to end violence against women and girls.
Following the formal panel event at the CSW in New York, you can join us and the WEAVE Collective at a virtual CSW Side Event on March 18 and in-person at our event at the George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum on March 19.
Maureen Murphy Published in the Journal of Family Violence
The Global Women's Institute is celebrating a key achievement in research on what works to end violence against women and girls, with the publication of a new article co-authored by Dr. Maureen Murphy (GWI), entitled "Reducing Violence Against Women and Girls in a Time of Crisis: An Impact Evaluation of the Rethinking Power Program in Haiti." The article suggests the program has made a difference in attitudes and incidence of violence within the intervention community.
GWI Published in The Lancet
The Global Women's Institute co-published an article in The Lancet on the status of violence against women and girls in conflict. "Violence against women and girls in conflict: progress and priorities" provides a snapshot of the current situation of women and girls in conflict settings, and the disproportionate risks of violence that they face.
GWI's 10-Year Anniversary Celebration
In 2022, GWI celebrated a decade of bridging research and action! The Institute's Anniversary Celebration was hosted on March 9, 2023, at the Jack Morton Auditorium on the campus of the George Washington University. This celebration featured remarks from GWI Executive Director Dr. Mary Ellsberg, GW President Mark Wrighton, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, and NBC News Now Reporter Zinhle Essamuah. In addition to celebrating GWI's impact over the past 10 years, the Institute also awarded three Champions for Justice Awards. Read the full article.
The WEAVE Collective
The WEAVE Collective (Women Engaged Against Violence Everywhere) is a newly formed group investing in a shared commitment to feminist movements that address violence against women and girls while uplifting and weaving together the crucial stories emerging from the margins.
GenderPro at GW
The GenderPro Capacity Building & Credentialing Programme, hosted at the George Washington University in partnership with UNICEF, the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs and the George Washington University College of Professional Studies, is professionalizing the gender and development field and equipping development and humanitarian professionals with the skills they need to meaningfully address gender in their work.
The GenderPro Capacity Building Programme is a first-of-its-kind course designed to educate international development professionals on the skills and knowledge they need to integrate gender into their existing programs and the best approaches to improve the lives of women and girls around the world. The course consists of about an hour and a half of work per week over about four months and an applied practicum focused on a work deliverable. Two 16-week cohorts are administered per year.
Eligible participants are mid- to senior-level global development, gender, and/or humanitarian professionals who are interested in deepening their skills in integrating gender into development programming.
You can learn more information about the GenderPro Capacity Building Programme and apply online.
Building GBV Evidence
GWI believes that the best evidence-generation is led by those who work in and know the field best. To that end, we are excited to share GWI's Building GBV Evidence program, which aims to build GBV global capacity through the local development and implementation of evidence-building activities including standalone research and improved M&E systems among refugee populations.Through this program, we hope that humanitarian agencies working in GBV programming can conduct their own GBV research and develop their M&E systems to improve their GBV programming. The Building GBV Evidence program has three major components: the Building GBV Evidence Course, a no-cost individualized, in-kind technical advising and support for humanitarian agencies seeking to conduct GBV research or improve their M&E systems, and GWI is directly supporting humanitarian agencies and academics in the global south. For more information, visit our website.
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