Global Resources

Welcome to the Global Resources Database. This library contains over 3,000 specially selected gender documents picked from over 1,500 sources. It covers longstanding concerns and debates as well as emerging issues. It provides access to research, reports and policy documents, as well as records of good practice, lessons learnt and case studies, amongst other things. Each resource has been summarised providing a brief overview, key findings and recommendations, to help you save time deciding which resources you really want to read.

The database is added to monthly with the latest resources on a particular theme and/or region. We often pick a theme which is particularly relevant, for example, linking in with the theme of a key international gender event or campaign. However some months we like to showcase work from a region or on a theme that is underrepresented to provide space for more marginalised issue and further add to the diversity of our database.

We also strive to make resources available in languages other than English. A number of resources are available in French and Spanish, as well as other languages within the database.

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Global Resources (17 documents found)
Freedom to move: women’s experience of urban public transport in Bangladesh, Brazil and Nigeria, and how lost tax revenues can pay to improve it
Authors: H. Brejnholt (ed), K. Ansbæk (ed), B. Burrows (ed), ActionAid International, Nov 2016
Public transport is the lifeblood of cities, used by millions as the most efficient way of moving people. However, half the population are marginalised from these transport systems as they often fail to accommodate the needs of women and... Find out more
Youth and transport: the emergence of youth strategies
Jan 2014
This short resource discusses why youth have become involved in transport strategies. Whilst conventional transport strategies are planned for youth, they are not planned with youth: participatory planning has tended to focus on adults as... Find out more
Gender and urban transport. Fashionable and affordable. Module 7a from 'Sustainable transport: a sourcebook for policy-makers in developing cities'
Authors: M. Kunieda, A. Gauthier, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, Jan 2007
This module, which is a component within the GTZ Sourcebook on Sustainable Urban Transport, examines transport systems around the world to establish what is important for transport users in general and how gender affects the ways that... Find out more
Women's issues in transportation: summary of the 4th international conference.
Authors: S. Herbel, D. Gaines, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Jan 2010
In 2009, over 140 researchers and practitioners came together from around to world to meet in California for The Fourth International Conference on Women’s Issues in Transportation. The aim of the conference was to stimulate thinking and... Find out more
Toolkit on Gender, Transport and Maternal Mortality in Africa
Author: M. Grieco, Napier University, Mar 2005
Maternal mortality is not simply fatal, but is often a cruel and harsh lived experience for African women. Constraints on mobility and on the resources for mobility (e.g., transport facilities and hostel provision for those in need of, or... Find out more
See both Sides: A Practical Guide to Gender Analysis for Quality Service Delivery
Author: K. Richardson, Oxfam, Sep 2004
This hands-on guide is designed to help those responsible for service delivery, plan and deliver services which will have a real impact on the everyday lives of women and men. The guide explains how service delivery is never gender-neutral... Find out more
The Lao People's Democratic Republic
Author: T. Linuma, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency , Feb 1992
The Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA) has prepared a gender profile, Country Gender Analysis, for each country where they have a programme of co-operation. Each report is an overview of the situation of women in a certain... Find out more
A study on gender equality as a prerequisite for sustainable development: what we know about the extent to which women globally live in a more sustainable way than men, leave a smaller ecological footprint and cause less climate change
Author: G, Johnsson-Latham, Gender and Environment /Genero y ambiente, Jan 2007
How can a gender perspective facilitate more sustainable economic growth and well-being for all? This paper, which was presented at the 15th meeting of the United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development in May 2007, grapples with... Find out more
Gender and transport for older people
HelpAge International, Jan 2002
Consultations with poor older people in developing countries, have shown that transport is a major concern for older people. Problems with transport create a real barrier to older women and men accessing basic social services and... Find out more
Integrating Gender into World Bank Financed Transport Programs: Case Study - Lesotho
Authors: M. Ntho, T. Tsikoane, World Bank, Jun 2003
Supported by Ireland Aid the Department of Rural Roads (DRR) of Lesotho strives to prioritise gender in implementing their rural access program. This report analyses how international and regional human rights instruments, as well as donor... Find out more
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