Our Research
We are working to build evidence to end violence against women and girls.
We believe that research can drive change for survivors and help prevent violence against women and girls altogether.
At the Global Women’s Institute, we produce actionable evidence grounded in feminist partnerships to end violence against women and girls.
Our goal is to improve the quality and availability of evidence on the prevalence, drivers and consequences of violence around the world.
Preventing Violence
Learn how often women and girls experience violence (prevalence) and how to prevent it.
Responding to Violence
Learn how to center survivors’ voices and mobilize communities and governments to mitigate women’s and girls’ risk of violence.
We uncover global trends and insights in violence prevention.
We are leaders in preventing violence against women and girls.
We use our research to make real change in the lives of women and girls.
- Our research finds that certain interventions have reduced violence by more than half.
- It identifies commonalities among programs that measurably reduce violence.
- It explores where and how effective approaches can be scaled up for greater impact globally.
- We’re leading the world’s largest global research consortium to study and scale up effective measures to prevent violence against women and girls.
- We developed a first-of-its-kind research model in conflict settings that centers refugee women and girls in deciding how aid is delivered.
- We’ve contributed to Nicaragua’s first domestic violence law;
- South Sudan’s peace negotiations; and
- Australia's tenfold increase in its investment to end gender-based violence.