Girls Left Behind: Review of Secretary General's Report Leaves Much to Be...
Lyric Thompson ICRW's Lyric Thompson writes for Huffington Post Impact on how the UN Secretary General's latest report, highlighting a path forward for global development, leaves many of women and...
View ArticleStrengthening Support for International Family Planning
ICRW has partnered with Population Services International (PSI) to undertake research and technical assistance for the Support for International Family Planning Organizations II—Sustainable Networks...
View ArticleAdolescent Girls in Crisis
Ambassador Melanne Verveer & Sarah Degnan Kambou As crises and conflicts continue to destroy communities and lives from Nigeria to Syria and dozens more countries in between, Ambassador Melanne...
View ArticleIndia: Taboos are Bad for Girls’ Health
The World Today Madhumita Das and Anne Stangl ICRW's Madhumita Das and Anne Stangl write for The World Today, Chatham House's bi-weekly magazine, about how stigma surrounding menstruation and girls'...
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The Quality of Care in Provision of Female Sterilization and IUD Services
An assessment study of Bihar In many communities around the world, women continue to lack access to quality family planning services that provide the information, counseling and care necessary for...
View ArticleFemale sterilization in India - 'Challenges remain'
Deutsche Welle Deutsche Welle interviewed Ravi Verma, head of ICRW's Asia Regional Office, about a new ICRW study that highlights challenges in ensuring women in Bihar, India are undergoing...
View ArticleIn India, Gaps in Quality of Care Leave Women Seeking Sterilization Vulnerable
Huffington Post ICRW's Pranita Achyut penned an OpEd for Huffington Post, highlighting a recent ICRW study that found gaps in the quality of care for sterilization services in Bihar, India, which are...
View ArticleMaternal Mortality: Not Just a Human Rights Issue
Devex Maternal mortality devastates families around the world, leaving spouses, parents and children grief-stricken, but costs to families and communities go beyond emotional. ICRW's Aslihan Kes...
View ArticleCSW: Groundbreaking US Support for Sexual Rights
50.50 Inclusive Democracy Lyric Thompson As the 60th UN Commission on the Status of Women opens in New York, Senior Policy Manager Lyric Thompson writes about the decision by the US to support sexual...
View ArticleThe gender agenda: What has Obama done for women and girls?
The Guardian Sarah Degnan Kambou Today, the White House is hosting a Global Development Summit to take stock of how U.S. foreign policy has been leveraged to tackle pressing global issues. ICRW...
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Understanding the Social and Cultural Context of Gender Dynamics, Sexual...
Impact on Family Planning Use in Malawi and Zambia The use of contraception varies widely around the world, both in terms of overall use and the types of methods used. Globally, an estimated 142...
View ArticlePolish Women Protest Total Abortion Ban by Not Going to Work
Bloomberg News Marta Waldoch and Laura Colby Suzanne Petroni, ICRW's Senior Director of Global Health, Youth and Development spoke to Bloomberg News about how a proposed abortion ban in Poland could...
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