Seksuologie-prijs voor Henny Bos
Posted on April 3, 2019 at 9:22 am
Henny Bos, hoogleraar Sexual and gender Diversity in Families and Youth, nam afgelopen vrijdag de Van Emde Boas van Ussel Prijs in ontvangst. Met deze prijs eert de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Seksuologie elke twee jaar een persoon die zich gedurende een langere periode ...
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Sexual and reproductive health and rights for all: translating the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission’s global report to local action
Posted on March 21, 2019 at 9:05 am
The recently published report of the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (“The Commission”)1 has brought renewed vision and revived thinking around the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) agenda. Despite the definitional advances made in ...
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Middle-Aged Iranian Women’s Accounts of Their Sexual Health Care Practices: A Conventional Content Analysis
Posted on March 7, 2019 at 11:53 am
Little research has been done to examine sexual health care among middle-aged women, particularly in developing countries that are socioculturally conservative, such as Iran. Methods In 2015, as part of a descriptive qualitative study, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 17 ...
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Teachers dismantle gender stereotypes with GRP4ECE toolkit
Posted on March 7, 2019 at 11:46 am
Early childhood is characterised by rapid brain development and the acquisition of foundational skills and competences. Investment in early childhood interventions accrue long-term economic and social returns, including making the early start fair to all, and the provision of equal ...
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SEXUAL PLEASURE: The forgotten link in sexual and reproductive health and rights (GAB, 2018)
Posted on March 4, 2019 at 10:20 am
Talking about sex and sexuality can be difficult for both sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service providers and their clients. Discussions are often limited to a problem and solution approach. Taboos around sexuality can make it difficult even for clients ...
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A gendered approach to positive girl and boy development – Key Outcomes and Recommendations of the 2018 Gender 360 Summit
Posted on February 18, 2019 at 10:36 am
The 2018 Gender 360 Summit in Washington, DC, hosted by FHI 360 along with 23 sponsor and partner organizations, brought together approximately 400 people from more than 25 countries. This included international development donors, practitioners, researchers, global south organizations and ...
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From Commitment to Action on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights – Lessons from the Second Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review
Posted on February 11, 2019 at 5:40 pm
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique human rights monitoring mechanism where the human rights record of each of the 193 United Nations Member States is reviewed every 4.5 years by other Member States. During the second ycle (2012–16), ...
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Evidence to End FGM/C Project
Posted on February 7, 2019 at 11:32 am
February 6th, the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, brings attention on a global level to the need to support efforts towards the abandonment of FGM/C. The Evidence to End FGM/C project is contributing to the campaign to ...
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European Donor Support to Sexual & Reproductive Health & Family Planning: Trends Analysis 2017-18
Posted on February 4, 2019 at 11:01 am
New report by Countdown 2030 Europe, which analyses the most recent trends in SRH and FP policies and funding support by European donor countries. The analysis shows that SRH/FP funding largely remained protected, even where some cuts to Official ...
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‘Advocating for Change for Adolescents’ Toolkit
Posted on January 15, 2019 at 11:02 am
Today, there are more young people in the world than ever before, including 1.2 billion adolescents. Young people can bring about unprecedented societal and economic progress. However, they can only transform the world if they survive and thrive. Adolescence is ...
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