May 28th is the International Day of Action for Women’s Health! In recognition of this day, this month EMERGE’s newsletter shares publications that propose a new measure to assess quality of care in family planning counseling, discuss reproductive coercion and opportunities for clinical intervention, and highlight the importance of choice/agency measurement in family planning program development. #WomensHealthMatters #EndInequalityPandemic #SRHRisEssential
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Did You Know?
Misogynistic content on Twitter in South Asia increased significantly by 10%during the pandemic in 2020; these tweets were mostly in response to incidents related to feminism and gender rights.
To monitor and assess global attempts to improve gender equality and empowerment, EMERGE has come up with a new conceptual framework, to measure women’s empowerment.
GEH pre-doctoral fellow Arnab K. Dey proposes a new measure to assess quality of care in family planning counselling in India, as well as subsequent contraceptive uptake.
Women's and girls' experiences of reproductive coercion (RC) in Kenya are outlined by Sabrina Boyce, GEH pre-doctoral fellow, highlighting strategies for pregnancy prevention and the importance of provider support in the context of RC.
Recently published in The Lancet, Dr. Anita Raj and Dr. Nandita Bhan’s commentary discusses the importance of measuring choice and agency in developing family planning services programs.
ALIGN invites applications from women- or girl-led organizations, based in Lower and Middle Income Countries (LMICs), to understand how women’s rights organizations and movements engage with men and boys to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG). Five micro-grants of up to £10,000 will be awarded.
The deadline for submitting applications is 31st May 2021.
