This document presents a report on Women’s rights and gender equality for sustainable development- Discussing the proposed sustainable development goals within the context of development in the Arab region. This report has outlined the current situation of women's rights and gender equality in the Arab region and discusses the links between sustainable development and economic growth and the lack of equal opportunities between the sexes from a gender perspective. And it offers a range of recommendations for adjustments to be made on the policies pursued in the area of women's empowerment and to safeguard their rights and to achieve equality between men and women and the promotion of development, with a focus on policies relating to the productive sectors, wages, taxes and social protection, trade and investment.
This document presents a the results of research conducted with female refugees living in North Jordan and South Lebanon who are Syrian Nationals (SN) and Palestinian Refugees from Syria (PRS) as well as gender based violence (GBV) case workers who provide services to refugee women and girls who experience GBV. Through focus group discussions, interviews, and clinic-based surveys, they have examined the scope of violence perpetrated against women and girl refugees from Syria living in Tyre, Saida, Ajloun, and Jerash; the intersection of reproductive health and gender based violence; perceptions of help sources among PRS and SN in these locations; and support services provided to PRS and SN female refugees who experience GBV
This research forms the basis of recommendations for service providers, researchers, and donors in these specific areas of Lebanon and Jordan.
This report is divided into three main sections. The first section reviews the context which influences women and girls’ experience of GBV in these specific areas of North Jordan and South Lebanon. The second section details the findings of the study as they relate to the scope of violence in public and private spaces, women’s health and access to health services, and women’s help seeking behaviors and experiences with help seeking. Finally, section three includes the conclusions of the research and recommendations for research opportunities to support PRS and Syrian refugee women and girls who experience GBV living in the study areas in North Jordan and South Lebanon.
This document presents an article on Gendercidal Violence and the Technologies of Othering in Libya and Rwanda. Drawing on Foucault’s concept of governmentality, this article maps gendercidal strategies of othering as these pertain to examples of mass violence in Africa, particularly in Rwanda and Libya. The argument is built around two gendered technologies of power, namely protectionist mythmaking and essentialised agentic inclusions. It is argued that the subtle yet insidious technologies of othering are bolstered by international interventionist and protectionist discourses, as well as a large-scale denial of women’s agency in violence. Despite overwhelming evidence of the targeting of males during genocide, cultural stereotypes continue to drive conventional narratives. I conclude that a gender lens that focuses on both men and women’s experiences offers a more inclusive way of resisting the silencing of the other.
