Books, Articles and PhDs

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Mainstreaming gender to combat violence against women

Drawing on gender policy reform theories and global evidence, we analyse how gender mainstreaming has been implemented to inform and drive VAW policy adoption and implementation.

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The rapid diffusion of gender mainstreaming

In this spotlight, we examine the patterns of gender mainstreaming diffusion across various policy areas and different government levels, from international and national to subnational policy jurisdictions.

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Acceptability of Stop It Now! Australia: perceptions of service users, police and practitioners

This paper reports evaluation research of a pilot of Stop It Now! Australia, a child sexual abuse perpetration-prevention programme. While the service continues, this paper relates to a 13-month trial period between September 2022 and September 2023.

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Understanding the role of faith-based pastoral care in responding to domestic violence

This article provides an overview of the increased focus on the role of religion, religious leadership and faith-based organisations in ending gender-based violence including domestic violence.

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Saving for Retirement: an Intrahousehold Perspective

Many countries’ policies are shifting the responsibility for funding retirement onto individual savings. But many individuals live in mixed-sex households where, given typically gender-unequal life-time earnings, opportunities to accumulate savings are also unequal.

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Mining and Traditional Masculinity Norms

This paper examines the effect of proximity to mining activity on men’s adherence to traditional masculinity norms. Combining geocoded survey data with detailed spatial information on mining activity across 37 countries, we employ an instrumental variable strategy that exploits exogenous variation in geological mineral endowments and global commodity prices to address endogeneity concerns.

Critical Studies on Terrorism
Bridging the gap: gender mainstreaming and counterterrorism in multilateral institutions

Multilateral institutions committed to the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda have adopted a range of different approaches to integrating gender in counterterrorism and prevention and countering of violent extremism (CT/PCVE) policies.

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Women in Power: Parliamentary Action, Social Attitudes, and Gender-Based Crime

This paper studies the causal impact of female political representation on legislative behavior, social attitudes, and gender-based crime.