Partner event: BIGD discuss the implementation of Bangladesh’s Domestic Violence Prevention and Protection Act
Countering Backlash partner BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) hosted an engaging and important workshop with representatives of the Bangladesh Government and advocates. The workshop was hosted by BIGD in partnership with the Citizen’s Initiative against Domestic Violence (CIDV) […]
Countering gender backlash in Africa and Asia
Countering Backlash partner, Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET), recently participated in the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF) in Nairobi, Kenya and RightsCon in Costa Rica. During the two events, WOUGNET led discussions on the challenges faced by women’s rights […]
Conference: Anti-feminist backlash in the Global South
Anti-feminist backlash is gaining momentum. It is essential for feminist organisers, activists, and researchers to collaborate to effectively counter this backlash. The eruption of feminist responses to this backlash is evidence of just how important the concept of backlash is […]
Event: Backlash against gender justice globally: What does it mean for development?
Countering Backlash hosted a panel debate where a panel of international experts will discuss and debate questions for development arising from a swell of anti-gender backlash across the world such as ‘What is it?’, ‘How should development adapt?’. Panel: Hoda […]
Partner Research: Unravelling and countering the backlash against gender justice in Uganda
While it is right and fitting to celebrate International Women Day 2023, it is also important to understand the politics defining how the gains made by women are understood and appreciated, while being insidiously countered at the same time. There […]
Event: Agency and activism – experiences of countering backlash against gender justice
Gender-progressive policies around the world are facing significant backlash. Gender justice activists and women’s rights organisations are having to mobilise quickly to counter these attacks. The rise of racist, misogynist, populist and neo-nationalist governments, ideas, and political practices in the […]
Event: ‘Unsettling Apologies’ – seminar and book launch
Join Countering Backlash for a seminar co-hosted by the Participation, Inclusion and Social Change Cluster at the Institute of Development Studies with Melanie Judge (UCT) and Dee Smythe (UCT), the Editors of ‘Unsettling Apologies’, Priya Raghavan (IDS) and Mark Walter […]
Event: Reclaiming Trans Rights in India: Unsettling Patriarchy?
Despite a rich cultural tradition of gender-fluidity, the transgender community in India have been stigmatised as a ‘criminal tribe’ through a colonial-era law. The community has struggled for their rights over decades, and only after significant engagement with the judiciary […]
Event: Engaging men and boys on gender issues in India
Global progress on gender equality is under attack. Engaging men and boys on gender issues is a key way we can counter gender backlash. This seminar was a collaboration between Countering Backlash, Men Against Violence and Abuse (MAVA), and Men […]
Event: Defending online spaces for women
Social media has become a key place for gender activists to share their voices, show solidarity and mobilise action, but it has also become a focus for backlash. Online abuse and disinformation can be faced daily by women and those […]
Event: Feminist protests and politics in a world of crisis
The special issue of the Gender & Development journal covers empirical cases and current thinking on the rapidly evolving terrain of gender justice and feminist organising. In the last decade, we have witnessed a rise in racist, misogynist, populist and […]
Event: Uniting to counter backlash – roundtable
Activists, researchers, activist researchers and policymakers share experiences, concerns and tactics, asking “can work on masculinities help to counter patriarchal backlash?” and much more. This fifth and final debate in the series ‘Countering Patriarchal Backlash’ will focus on critical challenges […]