Anti-gender discourses have gained visibility in #Turkey following the rise of the Justice and Development Party #AKP .

Find out why in our latest blog from our new partners Çimen Günay Erkol and Nurseli Yeşim Sünbüloğlu at Özyeğin Üniversitesi.

“ We have gathered to talk about the #CounteringBacklash project that aims at highlighting the contextual features of gender backlash & what needs to done to achieve gender justice” Peter Ongom
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Institute of Development Studies Countering Backlash

Institute of Development Studies Countering Backlash What collaborative efforts can be made to strengthen online spaces for civil society, particularly for structurally silenced women, both online and offline?
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To effectively safeguard and advance human rights around the world, it's crucial to understand how the global anti-gender movement is organizing to fund backlash.

Based on interviews with donors and grantee partners, check out this new analysis from Countering Backlash of Institute of Development Studies.

Anti-gender backlash is rising across the world. But what are progressive donors doing in response? ♀️

New paper from Countering Backlash! Lisa VeneKlasen explores the impact of backlash on financing #gender movements

Read now 👇
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Anti-gender backlash is a growing challenge to feminist movements around the world 🌍

The latest Institute of Development Studies bulletin explores this backlash, focusing on perspectives from the #GlobalSouth

Find all the articles here 👇

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.Sohela Nazneen strategies need to be context specific and need to take history into account.

'There is no such thing as a safe country' - thinking recently of the anti-homosexuality bill in #Ghana . It criminalises funding, identity, community and so much more

Anti-gender actors do not have strong macro-economic policies but focus on emotive policies to drive their popularity

.Sohela Nazneen talks about the importance of understanding the importance of narratives and discursive in battling against anti-gender movements

How gender is being weaponised across contexts as a means to undermine human rights and threaten democracy?

We're here with Ford Foundation and GPP to discuss financing for gender justice infrastructure at #CSW68

We'll be sharing key insights from the event below 👇

Progressive donors are a lifeline to gender movements. But how are they reacting to rising anti-gender backlash?

New paper out now by Lisa VeneKlasen! Read more about the impact of backlash on financing #gender movements👇
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How have notions of morality and traditional family values undermined moves towards gender equality in Kenya? 🔍

Find out in Phil Otieno and Alfred Makabira’s article in our new Bulletin with Countering Backlash

Read here 👇

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The Arab Institute for Women (AiW), LAU LAU participated in an enlightening panel discussion on 'Understanding #gender #backlash : Perspectives from the Global South' New York University

At LAU New York, an insightful panel on 'Sustaining & Expanding South-South-North Partnerships & Knowledge Co-Construction on Global #backlash to Reclaim #Gender #justice ' was organized by @ai4women LAU in collaboration with Institute of Development Studies & the Government Offices of Sweden.

How does anti-gender backlash vary in different contexts and locations?🌍

Nay El Rahi and Fatima Antar explore how backlash differs in Lebanon from Western contexts.

Read the full article in the new Institute of Development Studies Bulletin 👇

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Starting now!

Our event at NYU School of Professional Studies discussing 'Understanding Gender Backlash: Perspectives from the Global South'!

With Jerker Edstrom Dr. anne marie goetz Chloe Skinner Nay El Rahi, Cecilia Sardenberg, Maheen Sultan and Sohela Nazneen.

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How have students experienced anti-feminist backlash?🧑‍🎓

In our latest bulletin with Countering Backlash, researchers from the BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health explore student experiences in Bangladesh.

Read here 👇

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LIVE NOW 🖥️

The The Arab Institute for Women (AiW), LAU #CSW68 event has just started!

Join us in person or click the link below to watch the debate about effective partnerships and how they can develop better and more nuanced understandings of #GenderBacklash 👇
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