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IDH Publication, 2026
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is not just a social issue, it’s a systemic challenge that undermines agricultural value chains.
In rural and isolated areas, GBV threatens women’s safety, limits their economic participation, and weakens food security. When women cannot work safely, entire communities lose resilience, and businesses lose productivity. Climate resilience strategies that overlook gendered risks leave communities exposed and women vulnerable.
Ending GBV is essential for building equitable, sustainable, and climate-resilient agri-food systems; and it’s not only a human rights imperative, but also central to climate adaptation and economic stability.
The good news? Solutions work. Programs like the Women’s Safety Accelerator Fund (WSAF) demonstrate that addressing GBV can enhance productivity and strengthen workforce morale and brand reputation. Safe, inclusive workplaces aren’t just good ethics, they’re smart business.
Gurmeet Kaur Articles
Luc Barriere-Constantin Article
This article draws on the experience gained by The Constellation over the past 20 years. It is also a proposal for a new M&E and Learning framework to be adopted and adapted in future projects of all community-focused organisations.
Devaka K.C. Article
Sudeshna Sengupta Chapter in the book "Dialogues on Development edited by Prof Arash Faizli and Prof Amitabh Kundu."
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- We’re Hiring: National Evaluation Consultant – Bangladesh
UN Women is recruiting a National Evaluation Consultant (Bangladesh) to support the interim evaluation of the Joint Regional EmPower Programme (Phase II).
This is a great opportunity to work closely with the Evaluation Team Leader and contribute to generating credible, gender-responsive evidence that informs decision-making and strengthens programme impact.
📍 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh (home-based with travel to project locations)
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If you are passionate about feminist evaluation, gender equality, and rigorous evidence that drives change (or know someone who is) please apply or share within your networks.
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Over the last 26 years, IPE Global has successfully implemented over 1,200 projects in more than 100 countries. The group is headquartered in New Delhi, India with five international offices in United Kingdom, Kenya, Ethiopia, Philippines and Bangladesh. We partner with multilateral, bilateral, governments, corporates and not-for-profit entities in anchoring development agenda for sustained and equitable growth. We strive to create an enabling environment for path-breaking social and policy reforms that contribute to sustainable development.
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IPE Global is seeking a motivated Senior Analyst – Low Carbon Pathways to strengthen and grow its Climate Change and Sustainability practice. The role will contribute to business development, program management, research, and technical delivery across climate mitigation, carbon markets, and energy transition. This position provides exceptional exposure to global climate policy, finance, and technology, working with a team of high-performing professionals and in collaboration with donors, foundations, research institutions, and public agencies.
Complementing Gender Analysis Methods
The existing gender analysis frameworks start with a premise that men and women are equal and should be treated equally. These frameworks give emphasis on equal distribution of resources between men and women and believe that this will bring equality which is not always true. Despite equal distribution of resources, women tend to suffer and experience discrimination in many areas of their lives such as the power to control resources within social relationships, and the need for emotional security and reproductive rights within interpersonal relationships. These frameworks believe that patriarchy as an institution plays an important role in women’s oppression, exploitation and it is a barrier in their empowerment and rights. Thus, some think that by ensuring equal distribution of resources and empowering women economically, institutions like patriarchy can be challenged. These frameworks are based on proposed equality principle which puts men and women in competing roles. Thus, the real equality will never be achieved. Contrary to the existing gender analysis frameworks, the Complementing Gender Analysis (CGA) framework proposed by the author provides a new approach towards gender analysis which not only recognises the role of economic empowerment and equal distribution of resources but suggests to incorporate the concept and role of social capital, equity, and doing gender in gender analysis which is based on perceived equity principle, putting men and women in complementing roles that may lead to equality. The paper reviews the mainstream gender theories in development from the viewpoint of the complementary roles of gender. This alternative view is argued based on existing literature and an anecdote of observations made by the author. While criticising the equality theory, the paper offers equity theory in resolving the gender conflict by using the concept of social and psychological capital.
For further reading, please see the attached full Paper.
To cite this paper: Anant Kumar (2015): Complementing Gender Analysis Methods, Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work, DOI: 10.1080/15433714.2014.997097
Complementing Gender Analysis Methods. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263967292_Complementing_Ge... [accessed May 10, 2015].
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Permalink Reply by K.T.P on
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Thanks for this. It seems like a simple but powerful premise. Will read with interest and integrate into my work with the proper citation.
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Permalink Reply by sharon olivia mcclenaghan on
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Lots of food for thought! Thanks.
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Permalink Reply by Rukmini Panda on
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Thanks Rituu,
Its really a worth reading piece of paper.
Thanks a lot to Anant Kumar.
Rukmini
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Permalink Reply by Pramod Sharma on
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Thanks for sharing article..
I personally think that, the argument "Men and Women are different" itself support the need of equality. because they may be different but equally important component of society. So they need equal space.
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Permalink Reply by Pramada Menon on -
I have a couple of comments:
1. If we are talking gender, can we include transgender within the equation since they are part of the gender discussions, or should be.
2. The assumption in this article is that those of us who work in the South have taken on a model given to us by the North and have then used it. I do not agree with this and I think the Gender Analysis Frameworks have been used by many of us keeping in mind the specificities of the work that we do.
3.Men and women often do not complement each other and do compete and that has to do with the overarching system of patriarchy. Without taking that into account, I think its a futile exercise to simplify gender. Gender is a political term and we have to understand that there will be a process of disempowerment and empowerment. There has to be some loss of power for equality to be achieved.
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Permalink Reply by Minal Mehta on
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Really reminds me of GAYATRI UPANISHAD it talks about how entire existence works on the principles of Complementary coexistnece.
Thnx for sharing this useful resource.
Minal
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