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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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Vacancy | GxD hub, LEAD/IFMR | Research Manager
Hiring a Research Manager to join us at the Gender x Digital (GxD) Hub at LEAD at Krea University, Delhi.
As a Research Manager, you will lead and shape rigorous evidence generation at the intersection of gender, AI, and digital systems, informing more inclusive digital policies and platforms in India. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys geeking out over measurement challenges, causal questions, and the nuances of designing evaluations that answer what works, for whom, and why. We welcome applications from researchers with strong mixed-methods expertise, experience designing theory or experiment based evaluations, and a deep commitment to gender equality and digital inclusion.
Must-haves:
• 4+ years of experience in evaluation and applied research
• Ability to manage data quality, lead statistical analysis, and translate findings into clear, compelling reports and briefs
• Strong interest in gender equality, livelihoods, and digital inclusion
• Comfort with ambiguity and a fast-paced environment, as the ecosystem evolves and pivots to new areas of inquiry
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projects on rape and anthropology
Is anyone aware of any projects happening on the topic of rape and anthropology ? I was trying to work on a proposal and thought to ask around for help!
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Permalink Reply by Saeid Nouri Neshat on
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I do not know of any project, but I was thinking that you need a case to work on it. There are papers that have studied rape through studying a case. Now, if you want to work on a case, then it should accessible since you would like to look at it from an anthropological approach.
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Permalink Reply by Akanksha Babbar on
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Hi Jasmine!
Some very interesting work has been done on rape in feminist anthropology. You might want to check out Christine Helliwell article on rape, feminism and difference. I am copying the j stor link to the article here, you can read it online :
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3175417?uid=3738256&uid=2...
Please let me know if you are unable to access it, I can share my copy of the article with you.
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Permalink Reply by jasmine george on
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Hey Akanksha , Thanks a lot for the reply. I was unable to open the folder. I dont have access to JSTOR. I am currently doing the research independently so yes dependent on people sharing the folders with me. I was intrigued by this phenomena about how we in india do not have any research work done on rape and anthropology why do men rape? . I recently came across Janaki Lenin's work on anthropology of Rape in animal kingdom. and the whole thought got triggered from there.
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Thanks Jasmine, I am sure Janaki Lenin's article would make an interesting read. Your research will definitely make an important contribution to a less researched area in the anthropology of gender and politics, in fact. Also, I can share my copy of Helliwell's article with you on drop box or through email. My email id is akanksha@feministevaluation. org
Please feel free to get in touch, in case you want this article or other material in the anthropology of gender. Its always great to be able to share resources :)
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Permalink Reply by saba hussain on
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Hi Jasmine/Akansha, in addition to the brillient piece by Helliwell- i find the work of Prem Chowdhry on gender based violence and her exploration of the concept of 'izzat' quite useful. Most of her work though focuses on north India/Haryana to be specific and has been published in EPW. The one i remember from the top of head is a paper called Enforcing Cultural Codes-Gender and Violence in Northern India. Hope this helps!!
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Permalink Reply by Prashant Pastore on
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Dear jasmine,
try following paper on http://www.aaanet.org/sections/afa/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2010V...
hope it will be of help, it would be really good to know about research questions you have, hope to hear from you.
regards
prashant
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Thanks a lot guys. this is really helpful. I would love to start discussing issues very soon. Let me grapple with some basic foundation issues first and I will post my research questions soon. Its always nice to hear different perspectives on the same question!
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