Posts tagged Intersectionality
The intersection of gender and disability: A primer for international development practitioners

August 2020

Briefing: This primer, written by GADN’s Gender and Disability working group, seeks to support international development practitioners improve their understanding on gender and disability by highlighting the issues faced by women and girls with disabilities.

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Intersectionality: Reflections from the Gender & Development Network

November 2017

Intersectionality is increasingly referred to among feminists but frequently undefined, leaving the term open to a variety of interpretations: what it means in practice and how to put it to use is still unclear to many. GADN attempts a summary of the discussion in order to assist our members and colleagues to better define the concept and how to use it.

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IDDC and GADN Joint Submission to the CRPD Committee on the Draft General Comment on Article 6: Women with Disabilities

July 2015

The rights concerning women and girls with disabilities is a central issue deeply connected to IDDC’s and GADN’s priorities and the priorities of the members of IDDC and GADN. We welcome the Committee’s commitment to tackling multiple discrimination on the grounds of gender and disability and its recognition of the complexity of this cross-cutting issue. We also recognise the potential impact of this General Comment in bringing greater clarity regarding multiple discrimination issues more broadly beyond gender and disability. This submission intends to build on the strengths of the Committee’s analysis of gender and disability.

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