Sexual harassment against women with disabilities in the world of work and on campus

Date: Monday, August 10, 2020

This discussion paper aims to address the limited scope of discussions and actions relating to the lives of women with disabilities and sexual harassment. It calls for centring the knowledge of women and girls with disabilities in all efforts to end sexual harassment in the world of work and on campus. It contributes to the development of intersectional approaches for addressing sexual harassment as it manifests in the lives of women with disabilities.

Meeting basic needs of women and girls with disabilities during COVID-19

Date: Thursday, June 25, 2020

The present brief discusses the adverse impact of COVID-19 in the ability of women, girls, transgender and gender non-conforming persons with disabilities in meeting basic needs and provides recommendation to stakeholders on how to mitigate adverse effects of pre-existing inequalities they face, including on how to engage with networks and organizations as active agents in the process of “building back”.

Fact sheet on indigenous women with disabilities

Date: Monday, April 27, 2020

This fact sheet provides an overview on the challenges facing indigenous women with disabilities. After providing an understanding of the issues faced by these women, the publication recalls relevant international human rights standards for the promotion and protection of their rights. Also included, are recommendations and a call to action to prevent discrimination and violence.

Women with disabilities in a pandemic (COVID-19)

Date: Monday, April 20, 2020

The present brief was developed in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic and the unique challenges that this creates for women and girls with disabilities. The brief discusses actions that the UN system can implement systematically to address the needs and rights of these women and girls in COVID-19 response and recovery plans.

Series: Briefs on women with disabilities

Date: Friday, December 6, 2019

In support of UN Women’s Strategy on the Empowerment of Women and Girls with Disabilities, this series of briefs addresses a range of thematic issues related to gender equality and disability inclusion.

The empowerment of women and girls with disabilities: Towards full and effective participation

Date: Friday, December 6, 2019

This brief discusses UN Women’s approach to the inclusion of women and girls with disabilities, including through our corporate strategy on the issue.

Leadership and political participation of women with disabilities

Date: Friday, December 6, 2019

This brief discusses the issue of leadership and political participation of women with disabilities and the UN Women’s response to enabling their participation.

The empowerment of women and girls with disabilities: Towards full and effective participation and gender equality

Date: Monday, December 3, 2018

This publication addresses the key areas of engagement for UN Women to strengthen its work on the empowerment of women and girls with disabilities.

Issue brief: Making the SDGs count for women and girls with disabilities

Date: Monday, July 3, 2017

In line with several critical areas under thematic review at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2017, this issue brief underlines the need to mainstream disability into all efforts to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment (SDG 5); highlights key issues for ending poverty (SDG 1) and ensuring healthy lives (SDG 3) for women and girls with disabilities; and calls for closing data gaps on gender and disability.