Center on Gender Equity and Health at UC San Diego

Excited to see you at #SVRIForum24! Register to attend our session with @Womanity on partnership models for preventing violence against women and girls. Details below 👇

🚨 Reminder! This call for applications closes on Monday, August 26. Spread the word! Looking for consultants to join our team!

🚨 Reminder! This call for applications closes on Monday, August 26. Spread the word! Looking for consultants to join our team!

Join the Social Norms & Agency Learning Collaboratives for a participant-driven side event at the 2024 Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Forum. This interactive session will focus on #socialnorms-shifting approaches to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV). A panel of experts will start by sharing measurement and learning approaches they've used to: 1️⃣ Understand the relationship between social norms and #IPV, 2️⃣ Unpack change pathways, and 3️⃣ Assess the effectiveness and feasibility of social norms-IPV approaches. The group will then collectively discuss and identify best practices, challenges, and recommendations for advancing measurement and learning social norms-IPV approaches. Learn more and register 👉 https://lnkd.in/gAiiQvFb

🚨⚡ We are #hiring 3 Family Planning Insight and Impact Leads! The consultant(s) will support work on the FP Impact project, a research initiative intended to contribute to Family Planning measurement, evaluation, insight, and practice in a range of geographies including East and West Africa, and South Asia. Interested applicants are requested to send a CV, cover letter, and two writing/work samples to: geh@health.ucsd.edu by August 26, 2024. Please include the position name in the subject line. The Consultant/Insight and Impact Lead, a PhD-level researcher (or equivalent work experience and research) in the field of evaluation, social epidemiology, demography, public health, or a related field, will work for UCSD with the primary roles of analyzing project, program and evaluation data, and other quantitative and qualitative secondary data analysis, to generate actionable insight. The role will also include providing technical leadership on evaluation design and program monitoring in person-centered reproductive health and family planning. Specific contributions could include: - Reviewing/designing use-oriented and robust results frameworks, monitoring frameworks, and protocols; - Developing indicator recommendations, repositories, and guidance materials; - Reviewing/contributing to conceptual frameworks for FP impact; Conducting evidence reviews/compiling evidence and translating it into different formats; - Analyzing program data/supporting teams to analyze and publish program data; - Comparing program data to other existing data (e.g., HMIS, DHS, PMA); and - Reviewing measurement approaches and frameworks with a gender and agency lens to identify opportunities to better capture and track impact, and women’s multi-faceted experiences. The role requires deep understanding of evaluation, research, and data approaches and analytics in family planning. Prior experience in some of the geographies of interest (e.g., Nigeria, Ethiopia, Niger, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire) is a strong asset. Experience with costing / cost efficiency analysis is an advantage though not required. Candidates will have excellent evaluative and analytical skills and experience, strong English language communication and writing skills, and prior experience working on family planning measurement, synthetic review, evaluation, or research to impact in the regions of focus. Ability to work independently while collaborating across a global team is essential as is the ability to draft and present findings to a variety of audiences and in different formats. We are open to full time or part time roles. The position(s) will be 50-100% time and will report to UCSD lead researchers. The appointment period is for up to 2 years, contingent on funding and annual contracts will be issued. The role is remote and can be located outside of the United States, but it requires an ability to work at least 3 hours a day during normal Pacific Standard Time working hours. Katherine Hay Amanda Beal

🚨⚡ We are #hiring a Family Planning Research Scientist! The Center on Gender Equity and Health at the University of California, San Diego seeks a remote Family Planning Research Scientist. This consultant position will support work on the FP Impact project, a research initiative intended to contribute to Family Planning measurement and practice in a range of geographies including Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, and Ethiopia. Interested applicants are requested to send a CV, cover letter, and two writing / work samples to the Center on Gender Equity and Health, UC San Diego at the following email: geh@health.ucsd.edu by August 26, 2024. Please include the position name (Family Planning Research Scientist) in the subject line. Title of Role: Family Planning Research Scientist Responsibilities: The Consultant/Research Scientist, a PhD-level researcher in the field of social epidemiology, demography, biostatistics, public health, or a related field, will work for UCSD with the primary roles of analytic conceptualization, quantitative data analysis, and the generation of guidelines and/or peer-reviewed manuscript generation specific to family planning measurement and analysis in a range of geographies in Africa. Specific contributions could include: - Analysis of FP measures and measurement with a focus on demand side measures; - Generating measurement suggestions and guidelines for in-country implementation work; - Conducting DHS analysis looking at questions related to pathways around agency and family planning demand and use in a set of countries; and - Building out briefing notes and publications based on DHS and other data analysis. Qualifications: Advanced statistical analysis capacity, strong English language communication and writing skills, ability to communicate findings effectively for peer reviewed and lay audiences are required. Prior experience with NFHS data is required as is deep understanding of family planning policy (with a gender and agency lens) in the countries of interest. Ability to present research findings to a variety of audiences and in different formats is preferred. Experience with costing / cost-efficiency analysis is an advantage though not required. Priority will be given to candidates with 2 years of experience working with international collaborators on public health or public policy research. The position can be 50% time to full-time. The role will report to UCSD lead researchers. The appointment period is up to 2 years, contingent on funding and annual contracts will be issued. Katherine Hay Amanda Shortell Beal Princess Luna

Join the Social Norms & Agency Learning Collaboratives for a participant-driven side event at the 2024 Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Forum. This interactive session will focus on #socialnorms-shifting approaches to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV). A panel of experts will start by sharing measurement and learning approaches they've used to: 1️⃣ Understand the relationship between social norms and #IPV, 2️⃣ Unpack change pathways, and 3️⃣ Assess the effectiveness and feasibility of social norms-IPV approaches. The group will then collectively discuss and identify best practices, challenges, and recommendations for advancing measurement and learning social norms-IPV approaches. Learn more and register 👉 https://lnkd.in/gAiiQvFb

  #CalVEX: From March to August 2022, we conducted in-depth interviews with 31 service providers serving foreign-born communities in California. Providers report serious histories of trauma among foreign-born entrants, prior to their entry into the U.S., in the points of origin, in the migratory process, and upon arrival and resettlement in the U.S. https://lnkd.in/gNF9kgcF Many of the forms of abuse reported by interviewees among their clients qualify individuals for victim-based forms of immigration-related relief in the U.S., however, awareness of available relief is key and long delays in access to protections is concerning. Further, given the level of abuses many new entrants to the U.S. face, providers will need to prioritize trauma-informed care. American University Washington College of Law Newcomb Institute

📣📑📚📊💡 Just launched in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Journal, Volume 8, Issue 7, July 2024: "Intersectionality, gender norms, and young adolescents in context: a review of longitudinal multicountry research programmes to shape future action" by authors Prerna Banati, Nicola Jones, Caroline Moreau, Kristin Mmari, Anna Kågesten, Karen Austrian, and GEH Co-Director Rebecka Lundgren. Adolescents’ perceptions about gender norms vary by context, depend on individual opinion, and are shaped by socioecological drivers of gender inequalities in health. Shifting those perceptions is therefore challenging. The authors argue for the importance of applying an intersectionality lens to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for young adolescents and conclude with five practical recommendations for programme design and research. 👉 Read full article: https://lnkd.in/gH4gVb2k

⚡💡 Our team recently came together for a powerful retreat session focused on exploring our individual values, inspirations, and how they connect to the mission of the Center on Gender Equity and Health (GEH). Through small group discussions, we got to know each other on a deeper level by sharing fun facts about ourselves and the "whys" that drive our work. The plenary discussion revealed the diverse reasons that brought us to GEH - from practical considerations like location, to profound values-based motivations like a passion for gender equity, violence prevention, and continuous learning. What united us was a shared commitment to meaningful work that improves lives, particularly for women and girls globally. As we reflected on what brings us joy in this work, common themes emerged: 🔍 Collaborating with local and global partners 🔍 Mentoring and bidirectional learning 🔍 Advancing research to promote equity and health 🔍 Being part of a mission-driven, supportive team The values that shape how we approach our work and partnerships are complementary, including: 🔍 Equalizing voices and creative thinking 🔍 Transparency, honesty, and accountability 🔍 Respect, cultural humility, and empathy 🔍 Teamwork, clear communication, and collaboration This session reinvigorated our sense of identity, community, and shared purpose at GEH. We are the collective sum of our diverse backgrounds, identities, and values - united in our commitment to gender equity and health through rigorous research grounded in the needs of communities. Rebecka Lundgren Katherine Hay Lotus McDougal Kathryn M. Barker, ScD, MPH Jade Diego Princess Luna Francine Wood, Ph.D., MPH Sarah Smith ===============   In planning the retreat, we used Ruth Levine's “Retreat Planning Guide” which can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gr4kmGJd.