International Center for Research on WomenFounded in 1976, ICRW has earned a reputation as the leading international institution on gender and development. ICRW tackles the complexities of the world's most pressing problems — poverty, hunger and disease — by demonstrating that a focus on women and gender is necessary for lasting social and economic change. Research areas include adolescence, HIV/AIDS, food security and nutrition, economic development, violence against women, women's rights.
