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  • Posted by Ravi Verma on Friday, March 15, 2013
    Ending Violence Against Women: Start Young Before It's Too Late
    ICRW's Ravi Verma explains why engaging young men and boys is essential

    ICRW was one of 30 civil society organizations selected to address the 57th Commission on the Status of Women at UN headquarters in New York last week. ICRW’s Asia Regional Director Ravi Verma travelled from his home base in New Delhi to make the following presentation on the importance of working with young men and boys to eradicate violence against women and girls:

  • Posted by Nandita Bhatla on Thursday, February 14, 2013
    Does the New Delhi Rape Mark a Turning Point?
    Diverse groups galvanize to ensure a safer environment for India’s women and girls

    As the One Billion Rising global call to action against gender-based violence kicked off, ICRW’s Nandita Bhatla reflected on the rape of a New Delhi woman that sparked global outrage, explaining how to ensure a safer tomorrow for India’s women and girls.

  • Posted by ICRW Communications Staff on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
    Sustainable Development Powered by Women

    When world leaders gather in Brazil this week for the Rio+20 summit on sustainable development, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon will highlight the global initiative to achieve "Sustainable Energy for All." The needs are great: One in five people on the planet still lacks access to modern electricity. This energy poverty disproportinately affects the world's poorest, many of whom are women.

  • Posted by Lyric Thompson on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
    A New Model for Social Change
    ICRW launches new initiative in urban slums

    A new ICRW initiative aims to foster deeper collaboration among organizations working in Mumbai’s slum communities. The goal is to promote shared learning and create lasting social change.

  • Posted by Anjala Kanesathasan on Friday, February 24, 2012
    Only an SMS Away
    Mobile phones can jump-start Indian women’s entrepreneurial opportunities

    A new ICRW report illustrates how putting a mobile phone or computer in the hands of a woman entrepreneur in India can ignite tremendous economic growth.

  • Posted by Brian Heilman on Wednesday, May 4, 2011
    Income Isn't Everything
    Bangladeshi Women Define Empowerment

    Whether you translate it as "discussion," "debate," or just plain "gossip," there is no doubt that adda is among the most beloved pastimes of Bengalis around the globe. In its most idealized form, adda is a flurry of passionate philosophy, argument and interruption among poet-revolutionaries gathered over cups of tea.

  • Posted by Priya Nanda on Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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    100 Pairs of Hands
    Researcher Inspired by Career Program for Women Garment Workers

    A few years ago, I learned a little-known nugget about my Gap jeans that amazed me. I wore the denim to one of my initial meetings with Gap Inc., with whom ICRW has been collaborating on Gap Inc.’s “Personal Advancement and Career Enhancement (P.A.C.E.)” program. The effort helps female garment workers in developing countries advance beyond entry-level positions.

  • Posted by By Madhumita Das on Wednesday, January 26, 2011
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    A Coach Inspires
    Commitment to Program Yields Wins

    “Parivartan wins, it wins once again,” the text message reads. It is from one of our coaches in ICRW’s Parivartan program.

  • Posted by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon on Monday, August 16, 2010
    A Smart Investment
    The Promise of Afghan Women

    I spent several hours this morning at a shooting range interviewing recruits for the Afghan National Police at an old Soviet military training ground. The unusual part about the assignment: all the aspiring police officers are women.