Glossary

This is a key principle of research and programming which means providing detailed information to participants about what their involvement in a research project or programme will entail - including possible risks and benefits - such that they can voluntarily take a informed decision about whether or not to participate.

An intersectional approach involves designing interventions and processes which explicitly recognise and address how different forms of inequality - such as gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, class, caste, migrant status and civil status - intersect and result in specific dynamics and consequences for individuals and groups.

An intersectional gender analysis looks at gender intersects with other systems of inequality based on social categories and statuses - such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, class, caste, migrant status and civil status - and results in specific dynamics and consequences for individuals and groups. 

Intimate partner violence is physical, sexual, economic, and/or psychological violence perpetrated by a current or former spouse or partner in an intimate relationship against the other spouse or partner. The most common form of violence against women globally, IPV is best understood as a pattern of abuse in which women typically experience multiple, overlapping types of violence over time.