Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"[The Inter-Faith Council established a taskforce that resulted in the] sensitization of 385 religious organizations and 830,352 religious leaders on the need to end FGM and other forms of HTPs; inclusion of HTPs and GBV in the curriculum of 60 theology colleges, and dissemination of messages concerning FGM and HTPs through print and electronic medias to an estimate of nine million people" (9). "[G]ender sensitive pedagogy is implemented in teachers training institutions across the country" (15). “The Ministry carries out training programs in order to build the capacity of implementers within the gender institutions" (25). "[T]he campaign against HTPs spearheaded by religious leaders is widely utilized" (26).

Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

“Implementation of the Strategic Plan for an Integrated and Multi-Sectoral Response on Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) and Child Justice in Ethiopia commenced within the reporting period” (4). “The Government also adopted the National Strategy on Harmful Traditional Practices (HTPs) and the accompanying action plan on Female Gentile Mutilation (FGM), child marriage and abduction in 2013” (4,9). “[T]he Board developed Gender Strategy and implementation manual as part of its five years strategic plan and conducted various gender sensitizations trainings” (12)

Countries: Canada
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"While empowered by the reaction of those around her, Paquet Poisson was troubled by the police intervention. Her experience has ignited a debate in Quebec about the next frontiers in gender equality, the sexualization of the female figure, and women asserting control over their own bodies" (Para. 6). "It’s for all of these reasons that Alice Lacroix, 37, is organizing a 'Libérez les seins/ Free the Titties' demonstration next Sunday during the weekly Tam Tams at the Sir Georges-Étienne Cartier monument. 'The message, primarily, is just a message of gender equality to start with. It’s also a message of being in control of our own bodies and desexualizing ourselves,' she...more

Countries: Nigeria
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"When Amina Oyagbola, a former executive in corporate Nigeria, thinks about the number of women in elected positions in her country, she says the word that comes to mind is 'shameful'" (Para. 1). "Hawwah Gambo, one of the few female candidates in these elections, tells me a patriarchal culture that conditions women to believe they don’t need to aspire for leadership roles, and pits women against each other, is the main culprit" (Para. 9). "'Women need to seize power,' Oyagbola says when I ask what needs to be done to change. Without a law to see more women pass through the political pipeline, Oyagbola and her foundation, WISCAR, are focusing...more

Countries: Brazil
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2

"In the case of Itamaraty, this means 'total reconstruction, because what we have today is scorched earth,' said Marília Closs of Plataforma Cipó, a thinktank focused on governance, peace and climate. 'Bolsonaro’s foreign policy wasn’t used as a tool to guarantee Brazil’s national interest, but instead as a tool for bolsonarismo.' When he took office in 2019, Bolsonaro appointed a Bible-bashing climate denialist to lead the foreign office and defend his nationalistic, ultra-conservative agenda abroad. Together, they took a hammer to Brazil’s decades-old tradition of foreign policy based on cooperation and multilateralism, cosying up to rightwing strongmen, torpedoing Brazil’s environmental leadership, and undermining the country’s past work defending human rights,...more

Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-2

“Policy dialogue concerning violence against women in Bulgaria has had a long and controversial history. Some of the important challenges faced include the slow pace of policy and legal reforms, the non-availability and non-accessibility of support services for victims of domestic violence, and poor coordination of efforts” (bottom of first paragraph).

Countries: South Korea
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"Politicians have known for years this is coming but have been unable to fix it. They have thrown billions of dollars at trying to convince people to have children and are still scratching their heads as to why this hasn't worked" (Para.12).

Countries: South Korea
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"The Air Force stated that it is 'taking [the case] seriously' and is 'aware of the gravity of the situation.' During a briefing on the same day, Choi Yun-seok, the Air Force’s communication head in Seoul, said, 'We are carrying out activities designed to identify various problems and come up with solutions,' adding, '[The case] will be discussed and solutions prepared at the Gender Equality [Advisory] Committee, which has civilian members. We will hold meetings of the [Air Force] Investigation Human Rights Committee and consistently come up with remedies.' " (Para.14).

Countries: Canada
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"A community in rural Canada has made a series of transformative recommendations at a coroner’s inquest that – if adopted – could position the country’s most populous province as a leader in preventing femicides, particularly those carried out by an intimate partner" (Para.1). "The jury also recommended official prominence be given to the word 'femicide' – to have it be listed as a manner of death by coroners in the province and added to the criminal code of Canada to underscore the misogyny beneath the killings of women and girls because of their gender" (Para.5). "The jury heard from family members, including Valerie Warmerdam, Nathalie’s daughter, who painted a nuanced...more

Countries: Philippines
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"The incoming president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos has backed abortion in cases of incest and rape, describingit as “a woman’s decision, because it is her body.” Advocates treat the comments with caution. They are well aware of the opposition any legal change would face from the Catholic church" (Para.28).

Countries: China
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"The Tangshan attack ignited so much outrage in part because the violence was so extreme. But that anger will not necessarily translate into more public recognition of the risks that women face, said Feng Yuan, the head of Equality, a Beijing-based feminist advocacy group" (Para.7) "Editorials in other state media outlets demanded improvements to public safety but did not mention the specific dangers that women face. Many focused on speculation that the attackers were gang members — a perception that gained traction as many Tangshan residents began sharing their own stories of being harassed by criminal groups. On Sunday, officials announced a two-week campaign against organized crime." (Para.16) "Others were...more

Countries: Japan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

" 'Is Japan in the Middle Ages or something? Abortion costs a lot of money, and access to hospitals is very difficult. That is why there is no end to the number of cases, year after year, of people giving birth to babies in toilets and then abandoning them or killing them,' Mizuho Fukushima, a female politician with the minority Social Democrats, said during a committee meeting last month. 'What kind of country are we living in?' " (Para.8). "In recent years, some politicians have questioned whether women should even have access to abortion — or whether it matters — given the nation’s population decline and low birthrate. Advocates, however,...more

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"Few places in Afghanistan are run by women. Public life and business are male-dominated and, since the Taliban’s takeover, even more women have vanished from view. While some say they are stuck in conservative societal structures that rarely let them take control, others fear draconian new rules, the travel and education bans" (Para.1).

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"Taliban officials have repeatedly insisted in public that girls schools will reopen, but also admit that female education is a 'sensitive' issue for them. During their previous stint in power in the 1990s, all girls were prevented from going to school, ostensibly due to 'security concerns' " (Para.14). "In private, other Taliban members have expressed their disappointment at the decision not to open girls' schools. The Taliban's Ministry of Education seemed as surprised as anyone when the leadership overruled their plans in March, and some senior Taliban officials are understood to be educating their daughters in Qatar or Pakistan" (Para.16). "In recent weeks, a number of religious scholars with links...more

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"[S]upporters of secondary education for girls have unexpected new allies: Muslim clerics, including those sympathetic to the Taliban.'Clerics are coming out and issuing statements and saying girls' education is a right,' says Ibraheem Bahiss, an analyst for the International Crisis Group. 'They're trying to convince the hardliners that this decision is detrimental.' " (Para.2-3) "The clerics emphasize strict segregation and the importance of girls studying so they can be better mothers — which, they presume, is the chief role for women" (Para.4). "Those supporting girls education appear to include the powerful interior minister and Taliban deputy leader Sirajuddin Haqqani, the head of the Ministry of Higher Education, Abdul Baqi Haqqani,...more