Utilizing the #MeToo Movement to Strengthen Advocacy for Comprehensive and Scalable Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Education in the U.S. & Globally
[vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1572288195955{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Sexual violence is a threat to the health and well-being of human beings globally, and in the U.S. evidence shows that it disproportionately effects women and LBTQ+ individuals 1-3. Norms and behaviors that perpetuate sexual violence in human society must be addressed. What is one way to do this? Evidence-based education […]
Covert Contraceptive Use: A Prevalent yet Understudied Strategy used by Women to maintain their Reproductive Autonomy
[vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1553720036115{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Globally, over 214 million in low-income countries who want to delay or limit their pregnancies report not using and effective contraceptive method 1. This unmet need contributes to poor reproductive health outcomes for mother and child including high rates of maternal mortality 2. Male partner objection to or interference with contraceptive […]
UC San Diego Think Tank Addresses Sexual Violence Prevention In and Through Sport
Press Release – Katherine Hay joins UCSD and GEH In the article, “Study: Violence dropped in California — but was alarmingly high for this group” by author Graph Massara, new research from GEH’s California Violence Experiences Survey (CalVEX) was used to discuss “grim rates” of violence against trans and nonbinary people, despite overall reductions in […]
Addressing Reproductive Coercion in HEalth Settings (ARCHES) Launches in Nairobi, Kenya Aiming to Improve Women’s Reproductive Autonomy
[vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1544563992146{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Addressing Reproductive Coercion in HEalth Settings (ARCHES) is a clinical-based intervention designed by Dr. Jay Silverman and Dr. Elizabeth Miller to increase women’s ability to make decisions around their own family planning use and pregnancies.1 Previous research from Dr. Silverman and his colleagues has found that women in controlling or abusive relationships […]
From Sri Lanka to Sacramento: Developing youth interventions to prevent gender-based violence
[vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1544570194452{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]November 25th marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence Campaign. Globally, one in three women experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, and researchers and advocates are working together to address this pressing issue. One […]
6 Takeaways on Ending Child Marriage form the 11th World Congress on Adolescent Health
[vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1544729892327{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]In October 2017, the International Association and Adolescent Health (IAAH) held their 11th World Congress on Adolescent Health in New Delhi, India, called Investing in Adolescent Health: The Future is Now. The conference featured researchers from all over the world, local and international global public health organizations and NGOs, the Indian Health […]
Integrating an Alcohol and Violence Screening and Brief Intervention into HIV Post-test Counseling: Observations from a Ugandan Fishing Community on Lake Victoria
[vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1553721088113{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]It was 11:00 AM on a hot July day. Inside a small green tent in rural fishing village on the banks of Lake Victoria, an HIV counselor was speaking with two local women about a new study to reduce alcohol use and intimate partner violence (IPV). Outside, and intoxicated fisherman staggered […]
Gender Discrimination and Women’s Experiences with Childbirth in India Inextricably Linked
[vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1553718337459{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]“We wait until the placenta is delivered before we tell the mother the sex of the baby. If it is a girl she may have a stress response in her body or feel scared of the response of her husband and mother-in-law. It could make delivering the placenta very difficult.” – Nurse […]
Adapting the SASA! Approach for Reducing Violence against Women and HIV in Kigoma, Tanzania
[vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1548359909434{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Violence against women (VAW) is one of the biggest issues women face worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1 in 3 women have experienced some sort of intimate partner violence, the most common form of VAW, in their lives (WHO, 2016). Its effects are both immediate and long-term, and […]
Is Financial Inclusion a Route to Reducing Intimate Partner Violence?
[vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1544828088542{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Despite major improvements in tackling global poverty and expanding education around the world over the last several decades, economic gender gaps persists, as documented by the recent report of the High Level Panel of the UN Secretary General. These gender gaps in the economy exist alongside adverse gender norms and persistently […]
