Eyes That Haunt

She married at 15 and became a mother soon after. ICRW’s senior writer Gillian Gaynair reports from Ethiopia’s remote central highlands on life as seen through the eyes of a child bride.

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Generation Girl

Every day an estimated 25,000 girls are married off against their will, which leads to tragic consequences for girls and their societies. It doesn’t have to be this way. With growing global momentum to stop this harmful practice, the time is ripe to ensure no girl is forced to marry too young and give up her dreams.

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Girls Take HIV Risk into Their Own Hands

A pilot program designed by ICRW begins to shift social norms that make adolescent girls in four Tanzanian communities more vulnerable to HIV infection and unwanted pregnancy. Our approach offers a promising model that can be applied in a variety of settings.

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Measuring Women’s Economic Empowerment

ICRW launches a new report to help researchers, practitioners and donors design effective, measurable programs to economically strengthen women. ICRW’s Anju Malhotra highlights some of the findings.

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WHERE INSIGHT AND ACTION CONNECT

The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) works to make women in developing countries an integral part of alleviating global poverty. Our research evidence identifies women’s contributions as well as the obstacles that prevent them from being economically strong and able to fully participate in society. ICRW translates these insights into a path of action that honors women’s human rights, ensures gender equality and creates the conditions in which all women can thrive.

NORTHERN INDIAN 'APNI BETI' PROGRAM

Apni Beti

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, contributing editor-at-large for Newsweek and The Daily Beast, reports on a government program that ICRW is evaluating that pays girls to remain unmarried in northern India.

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What's New

Why is Big Business Investing in Women & Girls?
Fri, 02/03/2012

Private sector philanthropic initiatives to economically empower women have rapidly proliferated in recent years.

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Youth Program Expands to Vietnam
Wed, 01/11/2012

ICRW’s program that promotes equality among girls and boys in Mumbai-area schools is now taking root in a central Vietnamese province.

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ICRW Rated as High Impact Nonprofit by Industry Experts
Thu, 01/05/2012

Philanthropedia identifies ICRW as one of the most effective in reducing violence against women internationally.

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A Look Back: Making a Difference for Women and Girls in 2011
Tue, 12/20/2011

As we approach a new year, we share highlights from our work in 2011, which marked ICRW’s 35th anniversary. Thanks to all of our partners and donors for your contributions to our efforts.

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Commentary: Generation Girl
Mon, 12/19/2011

Every day an estimated 25,000 girls are married off against their will, which leads to tragic consequences for girls and their societies. It doesn’t have to be this way. With growing global momentum to stop this harmful practice, the time is ripe to ensure no girl is forced to marry too young and give up her dreams.

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Perspectives Blog


Laying down arms, picking up the pieces: Meeting the unique needs of both women and men in post-conflict Republic of Congo

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Women's Economic Empowerment

Women’s economic empowerment is a multifaceted concept. How can practitioners, researchers and donors design effective, measurable interventions?

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