Advancing Learning and Innovation on Gender Norms

The project supports the work of the Overseas Development Institute’s Advancing Learning and Innovation on Gender Norms (ALIGN) platform. ALIGN works to strengthen the evidence base on harmful and discriminatory gender norms that are impeding progress on gender equality and what works to change them. Project activities include: (1) curating generating and synthesizing evidence on harmful and discriminatory gender norms to publish on the ALIGN digital platform which is open and publicly accessible; (2) running a call for proposals as part of the ALIGN platform’s micro-granting facility to support organizations in the Global South to conduct research and convene dialogues on gender norms with key stakeholders; and (3) providing capacity-building support to researchers and conveners to generate and communicate evidence to change harmful gender norms in their local contexts.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) enhanced use of gender norm evidence globally amongst governments researchers donors and international assistance stakeholders leading to more effective actions to achieve gender equality; and (2) increased use and incorporation of positive norm change actions in policy decisions and/or program design by local actors.