Gender based violence

This brief focuses on strengthening regional intergovernmental institutions to improve the delivery of essential services for family violence survivors, and addresses service gaps by examining the intersections between VAW and VAC. Its aim is to enhance collaboration among service providers for women and children who have experienced violence and…

This implementation guidance is a practical 12-page guide on the gender competencies that frontline health providers, police, educators, and social workers need to strengthen to address violence against women and girls. It includes general gender competencies for all and then specific gender competencies for each frontline worker, ensuring that…

The Marketing & Gender Engagement Plan crafted by PCI Media serves as a strategic roadmap designed to foster collaboration with advertisers, private sector entities, and policymakers, aiming to garner their commitment to gender-sensitive, responsive, and inclusive advertising practices in the Caribbean region. The overall objective of this…

The infographic illustrates how advertisements perpetuate harmful gender norms. It serves as a call to action directed at advertisers, marketers, policymakers, and private sector companies, urging them to harness the immense potential of advertising to reshape societal norms and behaviors, advancing gender equality and actively contributing to the…

This 5-page call for action underscores the persistence of harmful gender norms in television and digital media advertisements, emphasizing the significance of these findings. The document also elucidates key terms, emphasizing their relevance. Furthermore, it outlines tangible actions that marketes from private sector companies can adopt and…

This 5-page call for action underscores the persistence of harmful gender norms in television and digital media advertisements, emphasizing the significance of these findings. The document also elucidates key terms, emphasizing their relevance. Furthermore, it outlines tangible actions that policymakers can adopt and present a checklist designed…

This 5-page call for action underscores the persistence of harmful gender norms in television and digital media advertisements, emphasizing the significance of these findings. The document also elucidates key terms, emphasizing their relevance. Furthermore, it outlines tangible actions that advertising agencies can adopt and present a checklist…

The CARICOM Regional KAP Tool Training guide is a resource to support the use of the CARICOM Regional KAP Tool. It provides information and recommendations to help organizations orient their approaches to VAWG research through good practices for exploring issues affecting vulnerable and marginalized communities, particularly survivors of family…

The partnership between UNICEF and the Gender and Development Programme within CARICOM supported the development of a standardized model Knowledge Attitudes Practices (KAP) Tool on social/gender norms and violence against women and girls, to enable the formulation of evidence-based programmes aimed at changing social norms to scale up prevention.…

logos-spotlight-initiative Advertising and Social Behaviour Change Communications (SBCC) are key approaches to drive social and behavioral change to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG). Pervasive gender stereotypes persist throughout society and demand comprehensive cross-sectoral interventions to align gender norms more closely with…, Resources, arrow icon A review of advertising in the Caribbean and its links to gender equality, gender norms, and violence against women and girls, and summary, UNICEF and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media , with the support of the Spotlight Initiative Caribbean Programme, conducted a systematic content analysis of 600 advertisements from television and digital media in four Caribbean countries (Barbados, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago) aired between 2019 and 2021. This analysis…, arrow icon Gender Inclusivity in Advertising in the Caribbean, Call to action for Advertisers/Marketers Call to action for policymakers Call to action for Marketers from Private Sector Companies PCI Media has crafted concise 5-page documents summarizing the outcomes of the Caribbean Advertising Review. These reports underscore the persistence of harmful gender norms in television and digital media…, arrow icon Infographic: Representation and Stereotypes in Caribbean Advertising, The infographic illustrates how advertisements perpetuate harmful gender norms. It serves as a call to action directed at advertisers, marketers, policymakers, and private sector companies, urging them to harness the immense potential of advertising to reshape societal norms and behaviors, advancing gender equality and actively contributing to the…, arrow icon Marketing and Gender Engagement Plan for Advertisers, Private Sector Companies and Policymakers, The Marketing & Gender Engagement Plan serves as a strategic roadmap designed to foster collaboration with advertisers, private sector entities, and policymakers, aiming to garner their commitment to gender-sensitive, responsive, and inclusive advertising practices in the Caribbean region. The overall objective of this engagement plan is to…, arrow icon Social Behavioural Change Communications Package, the #PlayYourPart Campaign, The overarching goal of #PlayYourPart is to strive for a society where all women and girls, especially those who are most vulnerable, can lead lives free from the scourge of violence. Recognizing the multifaceted nature of this issue, the campaign acknowledges that there is no singular solution to such a complex problem. Instead, the approach…, Exploring the pathways: The Spotlight regional programme process, Below are specific highlights from the Spotlight Caribbean Newsletter related to: The #PlayYourPart campaign Gender and Advertising initiatives

logos-spotlight-initiative In the Caribbean, a legacy of colonialism and structural inequalities has fostered a deeply-ingrained culture of gender-based violence (GBV). This culture often normalizes violence, depicting it as a disciplinary tool and an expression of masculinity, while positioning women and girls as subordinate to men. This has led…, Resources, arrow icon Evidence brief on working at the intersections between violence against women and children in the Caribbean: Taking stock of challenges, opportunities and promising practices, This brief is based on a  stakeholder mapping that identified twelve services in six countries across the Caribbean: Babados, Belize, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago. Its objective is to contextualize the intersection between violence against women and girls (VAWG) and violence against children (VAC) in the Caribbean region and provide…, arrow icon CARICOM regional model KAP Tool, The CARICOM Regional KAP Tool is designed to provide organizations with significant flexibility in the selection of questions that will inform their survey. The tool may be utilized as a stand-alone instrument, or in conjunction with other research., arrow icon Training Guide: A Guide to Support the Use of the CARICOM Regional Model KAP Tool and a Module for Training Organizations on its use, The CARICOM Regional KAP Tool Training guide is a resource to support the use of the CARICOM Regional KAP Tool. It provides information and recommendations to help organizations orient their approaches to VAWG research through good practices for exploring issues affecting vulnerable and marginalized communities, particularly survivors of family…, Exploring the pathways: The Spotlight regional programme process, Highlights from the June 2023 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) Tool Training in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

logos-spotlight-initiative Stay tuned for the publication of this Research Brief on this page in January 2024 At least one in four girls under 18 years of age in the Caribbean is married or in a union, usually an informal union. Unequal gender norms are a cause and a result of early unions. The heightened risk of early unions arises from factors…, Resources, arrow icon Child marriage and early unions (CMEUS) in the Caribbean, The research brief Child Marriage and Early Unions in the Caribbean summarizes what is already known about CMEUs in the Caribbean, complemented by the findings of research commissioned by UNICEF in the framework of the Spotlight Initiative Caribbean Regional Programme and conducted by the Institute for Gender and Development Studies at the…, Exploring the pathways: The Spotlight regional programme process, Related News: Highlights from the Study Launch Event. The Spotlight Initiative regional programme complements the UNICEF regional programme End Violence, protect children from violence, exploitation and abuse .