Women's Protection And Empowerment

Ashanti and Dalia hold a focus group discussion with women and girls in advance of launching a social and behavior change communications campaign. They gather their feedback as part of their design process to ensure they’re addressing harmful social norms in a way that women and girls want. In this episode, the focus is on Standard 13 of The Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies Programming, that “GBV programming addresses harmful social norms and systemic gender inequality in a manner that is accountable to women and girls.” The Gender-Based Violence Minimum Standards Mini-Series is presented by International Rescue Committee, and hosted on the Women’s Protection and Empowerment podcast. This podcast is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of International Rescue Committee and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United