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What can we learn about the role of feminist and women’s movements in the context of ending violence against women?
There is evidence that strong, autonomous feminist and women’s movements are key to ending violence against women and girls. Countries with the strongest feminist movements tend to have more comprehensive policies on violence against women than those with weaker or non-existent movements. The UN Trust Fund to End to Violence against Women’s “External Literature Review” presents some evidence but identifies some gaps.
Join a learning journey to identify what movement building means in different contexts and countries and share your experiences on what support for feminist and women’s movements in the context of ending violence against women entails. We want to hear from you on this issue to inform knowledge, advocacy, policy and programming efforts.
Share your voice on the following questions anytime between 5 April - 3 May 2022. Findings will be consolidated into a knowledge brief (anonymized unless permission is provided).
KEY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- What do you think it means to build or support a feminist and/or women’s movement, specifically with the aim of ending violence against women and girls in your context?
- What do you think are the key characteristics of organizations that build or support sustainable and inclusive feminist and women’s movements? Feel free to share documents or links to resources?
- What support is needed from the donor community across global, regional and country and local level to support women’s and feminist movement work for Ending Violence against Women and Girls?
In your answer, please add the number of the question you are answering. If you wish your answer to be anonymous, please email untf-evaw@unwomen.org and the SHINE team will add your contribution without affiliation to a specific user. We also welcome further information, links, and resources via email if you wish.
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Hi everyone. This is the final day of the discussion on “What can we learn about the role of feminist and women’s movements?” and this discussion will soon be closed. A huge thank you to all of you who have taken your time to share your thoughts and experiences throughout this month.
This week, we have heard from Lipi from Bangladesh who, similarly to Abdul, shared experiences on engagement with the local police and women groups, to complement and strengthen efforts contributing to increased gender-responsiveness in case management. Renato and Olusola raised the importance and need for inclusive efforts, and effectiveness of cross-cutting work and holistic initiatives to tackle issues. We have also heard from Lipi and Olusola on how the donor community can support women’s and feminist movements to end violence against women. There is a need to systematically recognize and support women-led organizations and to invest in capacity building efforts of these movements. Long-term funding can also contribute to sustainability of efforts to end VAWG with a feminist approach. In addition, Olusola also highlighted the need for gender-sensitive and gender-friendly support to bridge the gap of inequality and reduce gender-based violence.
A summary of the entire discussion will be shared in the next few weeks, in English, Spanish and French.
Thank you once again and we look forward to further engagements and knowledge exchanges on SHINE.