Welcome to CARE Insights
Your one-stop shop for the latest thinking on what works, innovation, shared experience and lessons learned in the world of humanitarian and development policy and practice.
In Depth: analysis and opinion
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Ending violence and harassment at work
Could an ILO convention reduce the prevalence of GBV faced by women workers around the world? -
Gender justice
Why is working for gender justice crucial to overcoming poverty – and how can we achieve it?
In Practice: guidance and tools
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Women lead in emergencies
Supporting women to take a lead in responding to the crises that affect them and their communities. -
Rapid gender analysis
Assessing the needs, capacities and coping strategies of women, girls, men and boys in a crisis situation.
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Gender and the COVID-19 response
Read our paper on gender implications of COVID-19 outbreaks in development and humanitarian settings
Featured Blogs
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Women paying the price for our clothes – How the EU can address gender inequity in the garment sector
By Huong Hoang26th Oct 2020By Huong Hoang and Céline Mias
The global fashion industry is one of the most female-dominated industries in the world. It is a goliath of an industry which includes the textile, clothing, and footwear sectors, which is estimated to employ about 60 million to 75 million people, 80% of which are women. Although countless women are behind this US$2.4 trillion industry which, if it were a country, would be the world’s seventh-largest economy, women workers are disproportionately represented. They are, in fact, found heavily concentrated in the most vulnerable and marginalized positions in the industry where they work for poverty wages and under harsh conditions. These women workers often face gender discrimination, exploitation and suffer from the impact of violence and harassment not just in the workplace but in their homes and on their way to and from work.
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Women can’t shout loud enough… and other myths around female leadership
By Jo Howarth20th Oct 2020Women make up approximately half of workers in global value chains, yet their representation in leadership positions is poor. Through the FCDO-funded Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) programme – of which CARE is an alliance member – M&S is seeking to understand where the women leaders are in their value chains, what are the barriers holding them back, and how M&S can work with their suppliers to help more women progress. This blog shares some of the insights from our research so far.
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Four steps that UK must take to put women’s leadership and gender justice at the heart of their COP26 Presidency
09th Oct 2020
The UK Government has a crucial opportunity to ensure women and girls are put at the heart of climate action as it hosts COP26 next year, the annual global climate change summit. But their recent decision to appoint an all-male hosting team for their Presidency puts their credibility into question. We are outlining four steps the UK government needs to take to ensure gender justice is central to their COP Presidency, and to drive implementation of bold climate action.
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Featured Publication
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Where are the women? The conspicuous absence of women in COVID-19 response teams and plans, and why we need them
The COVID-19 crisis is disproportionately affecting women and girls. This makes it all the more important that their voices are equally included in the decision-making spaces and…
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Latest Publication
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A rapid gender analysis of the August 2020 Beirut explosion
On August 4 2020, the devastating Beirut explosion shook the whole city to its core, taking the lives of 191 persons (120 males, 58 females, and 13 unspecified), wounding at least 6,500, and leaving 300,000 people displaced. The impact of the explosion compounded with the worst economic crisis in the history of Lebanon and the…
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