Interdisciplinary analysis that advances gender justice across the world. Women and the 'Uber-isation' of domestic work How the rise of Uber-style apps is changing the working lives of women who are domestic workers. Watch the animation Delivering the G7's commitments to gender equality Seven actions that will be critical to ensuring the ambitious pledges made at the Charlevoix G7 Summit are realised. Read the blog Adolescents with disabilities Ground-breaking research considers the unique needs of adolescents with disabilities living in rural and conflict-affected areas. Read the report 10 things to know about gender equality and achieving climate goals Why the secret to effective climate action is to have leading roles for women. Read the report Gender and resilience Reflecting on what progress has been made to link gender equality and resilience in development projects. Podcast: transforming the world for girls Three episodes covering four years of learning on gender norms and adolescent girls. Listen Using adaptive development to support feminist action Find out why the gender and adaptive development communities have much to offer each other. Read the report Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) A nine-year research programme exploring programmes and policies to empower adolescent girls. Advancing Learning and Innovation on Gender Norms (ALIGN) A platform to challenge harmful gender norms affecting young people. 'Leaving no one behind': extending social protection to excluded groups Three papers assessing the barriers and options for providing social protection for 'hard-to-reach' groups. Find out more Our experts Sara Pantuliano Acting Executive Director Caroline Harper Principal Research Fellow, Head of Programme – Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Nicola Jones Principal Research Fellow Pilar Domingo Senior Research Fellow Rachel Marcus Senior Research Fellow Fiona Samuels Senior Research Fellow Abigail Hunt Research Fellow Josephine Tsui Research Fellow Vidya Diwakar Senior Research Officer Rachel George Senior Research Officer Maria Stavropoulou Senior Research Officer Kate Bird Research Associate Rebecca Holmes Research Associate Katy Harris Communications Manager Muriel Kahane Strategic Learning Manager Latest publications Promoting gender equality and women's empowerment in shock-sensitive social protection Intersectional approaches to vulnerability reduction and resilience-building Achieving social protection for all adolescents: how can a gender norms lens support more effective programming? Leave no one behind: shining a spotlight on adolescent Congolese refugees in Rwanda Gender equality and women and girls’ empowerment: our approach and priorities The impact of displacement on gender roles and relations: the case of IDPs from FATA, Pakistan Gender and the gig economy: critical steps for evidence-based policy GAGE baseline qualitative research tools Gendered experiences of adolescents: baseline findings from World Vision's Rupantaram adolescent life skills curriculum Programming to promote gender-equitable masculinities among adolescent boys: key findings from a rigorous review Expert comment Mark Miller Public finance and development: eight things to read in April Sierd Hadley ‘Gender budgeting is good budgeting’ – but PEFA’s new benchmark doesn’t measure up Abigail Hunt Four ways the Global Commission on the Future of Work can deliver for women in the gig economy Mark Miller Public finance and development: six things to read in January Abigail Hunt Older women are left behind – Penny Mordaunt is well placed to change this Bryn Welham How to make ‘gender budgeting’ work in practice Abigail Hunt Why the new UN panel on digital cooperation should focus on inequality Nicola Jones How to deliver the G7’s ambitious commitments to gender equality and girls’ education Fiona Samuels Giving back choice: the Irish Referendum, the Gag Rule and the future for women’s and girls’ rights Muriel Kahane International Women’s Day 2018: in conversation with our Research Uptake and Impact Coordinators Watch past events 15 March The gig economy: an opportunity to extend social protection to excluded women? 11 March Strengthening social protection systems to promote women’s empowerment and gender equality 08 March ODI in conversation with Nimco Ali 08 November Changing gender norms for women's economic empowerment 05 November Development policies and practices in the Democratic Republic of Congo 15 October Can farming improve the lives of rural women and girls? 10 July ALIGN webinar: cross-country perspectives on gender norms 11 July A feminist approach to international assistance 21 February Webinar: creating an economy that works for women 14 December How technology is changing women's working lives
Public finance and development: eight things to read in April Insight | 15 April 2019 | Mark Miller Kenya’s tax treaty with Mauritius; revising corporate taxation; gender-responsive budgets; exiting from aid; fiscal policies for climate action, and more. Read and comment
Promoting gender equality and women's empowerment in shock-sensitive social protection Working and discussion papers | April 2019 | Rebecca Holmes Exploring how best to integrate gender equality into the design and implementation of shock-sensitive social protection programming. Downloads
Intersectional approaches to vulnerability reduction and resilience-building Research reports and studies | April 2019 | Daniel Chaplin, John Twigg and Emma Lovell This scoping paper explores intersectional approaches to vulnerability reduction and resilience-building. Downloads
‘Gender budgeting is good budgeting’ – but PEFA’s new benchmark doesn’t measure up Insight | 19 March 2019 | Sierd Hadley Three significant limitations to the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) framework's new gender module. Read and comment
The gig economy: an opportunity to extend social protection to excluded women? Public event | 15 March 2019 10:00 - 11:15 EDT (GMT-4) This CSW63 side event explores what it will take to realise the potential of the gig economy to increase access to social protection for marginalised women Find out more
Strengthening social protection systems to promote women’s empowerment and gender equality Public event | 11 March 2019 15:00 - 16:30 EDT This CSW side event explores how we can empower women and girls through social protection. Find out more
ODI in conversation with Nimco Ali Public event | 8 March 2019 10:00 - 11:30 GMT On International Women's Day, activist Nimco Ali joins ODI for a conversation on tackling FGM and harmful traditional practices towards adolescent girls. Find out more
Achieving social protection for all adolescents: how can a gender norms lens support more effective programming? Briefing papers | March 2019 | Nicola Jones and Elizabeth Presler-Marshall Outlining the key actions that are critical to achieving gender- and adolescent-responsive social protection programmes. Downloads
Leave no one behind: shining a spotlight on adolescent Congolese refugees in Rwanda Briefing papers | March 2019 | Roberte Isimbi with Nicola Jones, Elizabeth Presler-Marshall and Marie Merci Mwali Findings and policy recommendations on young adolescent refugees’ access to education and learning, and their bodily integrity and freedom from violence. Downloads
Gender equality and women and girls’ empowerment: our approach and priorities Toolkits | March 2019 | Sara Pantuliano, Caroline Harper, Nicola Jones, Pilar Domingo, Rachel Marcus, Fiona Samuels, Abigail Hunt, Rachel George, Maria Stavropoulou, Rebecca Holmes, Josephine Tsui, Muriel Kahane and Katy Harris This booklet outlines the approach, aims and priority areas of ODI's work on gender equality and women and girls’ empowerment. Downloads
