International Center for Research on Women

06/17/2026

Investing in women's health is not just urgent—it is essential. For 50 years, ICRW has generated evidence and turned it into actions that strengthen women in their communities.

We've partnered with hundreds of organizations to advance rights and opportunities for women and girls worldwide.

Press play to learn more and join us in our urgent mission here: https://icrw.givecloud.co/the-50-year-challenge

06/15/2026

The findings of our Gender Equality in Foreign Policy Index reinforce a broader lesson that many feminist organizers have been naming for some time: we cannot afford to keep treating gender equality as a parallel track while the rules that govern debt, tax, militarization, trade, labor, migration, and climate finance are negotiated elsewhere.

If those systems remain intact, gender equality commitments will continue to be partial, vulnerable, and easy to reverse.

Learn more about the Index here: https://www.icrw.org/publications/gender-equality-in-foreign-policy/

06/05/2026

ICRW has made incredible progress since our founding in 1976, but our work is still unfinished.

Take a look at our interactive 50th anniversary timeline to see what five decades of evidence, action, and impact looks like and find out how you can help make gender equality a reality for communities everywhere: https://www.icrw.org/architects-of-change/

06/01/2026

We spent the past few days at the MenCare Changemaker Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

The first-of-its-kind gathering brought together global leaders, advocates, practitioners, and artists to reimagine the role of men in care and equality—and how we can accelerate wellbeing for men and boys, together with women and girls and people of all gender identities.

Together, we can build a more caring, connected, and equal world.

05/28/2026

In , women’s labor force participation trails men’s by nearly 30 percentage points, driven largely by unequal care responsibilities. Women perform three out of every four unpaid care tasks, yet only 18% of companies provide childcare-related support.

To better understand how care infrastructure shapes workforce participation and stability, ICRW-Americas is conducting a preliminary assessment of childcare needs in industrial zones across the country. The research explores how care services can be designed to be accessible, high-quality, and sustainable within industrial environments.

Learn more: https://www.icrw.org/integrating-care-into-industrial-development-an-assessment-in-mexico/

What would happen if industrial development included the provision of childcare as part of its infrastructure from the outset?Access to safe, high-quality childcare is a decisive factor in labor force participation, job stability, and economic development. Yet across many productive environments—p...

05/26/2026

Check out our latest Gender Lens newsletter! It explores how researchers and advocates across regions are rethinking care systems and caregiving.

It features:
• A new scoping review from ICRW-Africa on the organization and challenges of childcare services in sub-Saharan
• Insights from ICRW-Americas on integrating care into industrial development in
• How ICRW-Asia is strengthening the role of men and boys in caregiving

Read the newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/icrw.org/the-gender-lens-may-2026

And don't forget to RSVP for the May 27 virtual launch of our Gender Equality in Foreign Policy Index: https://icrw-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ev0ejMLeRGuIgBA11A-O9Q

05/20/2026

Join us on May 27 for the virtual launch of the 2026 Gender Equality in Foreign Policy Index, a publication examining how well governments around the world are backing their gender equality commitments with real policy and resources.

Covering 57 countries across seven domains of international engagement, the Index is designed as a practical tool for advocates, policymakers, and researchers to identify where progress is being made, where gaps persist, and where the greatest opportunities for change lie.

RSVP Today!: https://icrw-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ev0ejMLeRGuIgBA11A-O9Q

05/18/2026

Have you signed up for our May 19, 2026 webinar yet? We'll talk about how feminist movements can respond to opposition to gender equality.

Join us to hear:
• How local and regional networks are countering anti-gender movements.
• Real-world strategies to defend and advance gender and reproductive rights.
• Practical insights for applying network analysis to feminist research and advocacy.

RSVP Today!: bit.ly/counteringbacklash

05/14/2026

Join us on May 27 for a webinar on advancing structural change for gender equality.

You'll hear from our Director of Policy and Advocacy, Foteini Papagioti and Haleema Hasan about our recently launched 2026 Gender Equality in Foreign Policy Index and get:
• A better understanding of the gap between what governments say and what they do on gender equality in their foreign policy
• A clearer sense of which governments are leading and which ones are falling behind across aid, trade, climate, security, and more
• Concrete insights to strengthen local advocacy and ensure that gender equality moves from rhetoric to institutionalized action

RSVP today!: bit.ly/GEFPIndexLaunch

05/13/2026

We're still reflecting on Women Deliver 2026. We left inspired and energized!

Across conversations at the conference, the message was clear: accelerating progress on gender equality and securing lasting change requires deeper cross-movement collaboration, stronger coalition-building, increased alignment across policy spaces, and sustained investment.

: Dive into our latest newsletter for key takeaways from , a closer look at the 2026 Gender Equality in Foreign Policy Index we launched at the conference, and upcoming webinars to keep the conversations going: https://mailchi.mp/icrw.org/from-momentum-to-action-whats-next-after-women-deliver-2026