I’m a Policymaker
We can help you design smart policies and investments to end violence against women and girls within our lifetime.
Violence against women and girls occurs in every country — devastating lives, weakening communities and undermining the security and prosperity of nations.
Violence is a human rights issue, a public health issue and an economic issue — and one in three women globally will experience it in their lifetimes.
When women and girls experience violence, they may be unable to work and contribute to the economy, have medical costs to cover, have low birth weight children and experience other devastating consequences that impact their own lives as well as their families — and the health and economic well-being of your country.
You can be part of ending it.
How Can the Global Women’s Institute Help Me Improve Policy to End Violence Against Women and Girls in My Country?
Whatever your area of influence, we’ll support you to understand the data you already have at a national level, across ministries and even locally. We’ll also look at and evaluate the interventions and investments you’re already making that relate to violence against women and girls.
We’ll double down on what’s already working in your country, building on your success stories. We’ll also help you identify and fill in the gaps with proven, cost-effective research and programmatic strategies and policy solutions that are grounded in local evidence and experience.
By partnering with us, you can be part of ending violence against women and girls for good.
What Types of Policies Can Help End Violence Against Women and Girls?
At the Global Women’s Institute, we believe research is not an end in itself but is the foundation of well-informed actions that produce positive social change. That’s why all of our work is designed to create a real-world difference: informing smart policies and sustained investments.
Here are some examples of how research has helped inform policy and investments:
- Our landmark prevalence study in Nicaragua was instrumental to the country’s first domestic violence law.
- Our study on violence against women and girls in conflict-affected areas of South Sudan influenced subsequent peace negotiations.
- Our assessment of the Australian Government’s international aid to end gender-based violence catalyzed a tenfold increase in their annual investment.
Explore some of our policy briefs and issue overviews to learn more about policies that can end violence against women and girls in conflict and crisis settings, and in periods of immigration and migration.