Funding. Whose priorities? COFEM (Coalition of Feminists for Social Change)
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ArticleSeries: Feminist Perspectives on Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls seriesPublication details: COFEM (Coalition of Feminists for Social Change), 2017Subject(s): Online resources: Feminist Perspectives on Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls series, 2017, Paper 4Summary: This paper reflects on the role of donors in contributing to ambiguous discourse around genderbased violence (GBV), and what this ambiguity means for prevention and response to VAWG in humanitarian settings. The paper argues that diffused priorities threaten the availability of focused support services for women and girls, and an apolitical view of protection needs
jeopardises attention to underlying gender discrimination while also limiting opportunities for women’s movements to lead GBV prevention and response efforts. (From the Executive summary). Information about COFEM comes from the 2017 SVRI workshop presentation. Record #5647
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Feminist Perspectives on Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls series, 2017, Paper 4
This paper reflects on the role of donors in contributing to ambiguous discourse around genderbased violence (GBV), and what this ambiguity means for prevention and response to VAWG in humanitarian settings. The paper argues that diffused priorities threaten the availability of focused support services for women and girls, and an apolitical view of protection needs
jeopardises attention to underlying gender discrimination while also limiting opportunities for women’s movements to lead GBV prevention and response efforts. (From the Executive summary). Information about COFEM comes from the 2017 SVRI workshop presentation. Record #5647