Through feminist research and advocacy, we’re crafting a more just and caring world.

ABOUT US

Ladysmith is a feminist research consultancy.

Policymakers, program designers, and social movements use data to craft the futures they want to see. A smith is a craftsperson. Throughout history, crafting has typically been associated with men’s work (think blacksmith, tinsmith, locksmith, silversmith). At Ladysmith we believe that women and their life experiences are critical to crafting a more just and caring world. Guided by the principle “no research about us, without us,” we help international organizations collect, analyze and take action on gender data.

SERVICES

We provide top-tier feminist consulting services across a variety of thematic areas.

Original Research

We leverage our deep training in feminist research methods and theories of change to deliver high-quality and action-oriented research.

Strategic Advising

We help organizations realize feminist goals through thoughtful planning, stakeholder engagement, and evidence-driven theories of change and action.

Technical Advising

We support public, private and civil society organizations to integrate a gender perspective into their everyday work, from data collection tools to new technologies.

Training

We leverage our experiences as teachers and educators to develop learning modules that are inspired by feminist approaches and meet people where they are.

Research Communication

We help our partners communicate gender data to change hearts and minds, as well as to compel action.

“No research about us, without us”.

Use the feminist library.

The gender data gap is also qualitative.

Institutional ethnography.

Put it into context.

Open source technology.

Stories are data with soul.

APPROACH

Ladysmith is widely recognized for having made important contributions to how our field understands gender data and the role of qualitative research in feminist policymaking and advocacy.

Our approach is technical as much as it is structural. We are feminist researchers by training, but we are also known as purposeful and engaging feminist storytellers–for working with partners to communicate gender data in ways that can change hearts and minds, as well as systems.

TEAM

We are a global interdisciplinary team of feminist researchers and practitioners with a wide range of skills and experience. We look forward to working with you.

RESOURCES

Ladysmith is a feminist research consultancy.

Latest resources

Gender data, Technology & digitization

Building alliances for gender equality: How the tech community can strengthen the gender data ecosystem

Gender-related violence

Measuring gender-based violence: Data collection and evidence on violence based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics

Gender-related violence

Spotlight Initiative Learning Brief: UNICEF’s lessons learned from the Spotlight Initiative to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls in Latin America and the Caribbean

CLIENTS

Our team has had the pleasure of working with diverse clients and partners.

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Through feminist research and advocacy, we’re crafting a more just and caring world.

ABOUT US

Ladysmith is a feminist research consultancy.

SERVICES

We provide top-tier feminist consulting services across a variety of thematic areas.

Original Research

Strategic Advising

Technical Advising

Training

Research Communication

“No research about us, without us”.

Use the feminist library.

The gender data gap is also qualitative.

Institutional ethnography.

Put it into context.

Open source technology.

Stories are data with soul.

APPROACH

Ladysmith is widely recognized for having made important contributions to how our field understands gender data and the role of qualitative research in feminist policymaking and advocacy.

TEAM

We are a global interdisciplinary team of feminist researchers and practitioners with a wide range of skills and experience. We look forward to working with you.

RESOURCES

Ladysmith is a feminist research consultancy.

Latest resources

Building alliances for gender equality: How the tech community can strengthen the gender data ecosystem

Measuring gender-based violence: Data collection and evidence on violence based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics

Spotlight Initiative Learning Brief: UNICEF’s lessons learned from the Spotlight Initiative to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls in Latin America and the Caribbean

CLIENTS

Our team has had the pleasure of working with diverse clients and partners.

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