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A (More) Feminist Approach to Principled Humanitarian Aid

31/03/2025

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33 pages long

Languages: English, French

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Historically there has been very little discussion of feminism within the international humanitarian system. In recent years, some donor governments – including Canada, Mexico, and Germany – have adopted overtly feminist foreign policies and applied these to their strategies and guidance for humanitarian assistance. At the same time, aid actors have started to reconfigure their […]

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Case study

Tea Leaves a Mark: The voice of survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Kenya’s tea estates

18/03/2025

1 documents

23 pages long

Languages: English

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Female labourers in Kenya’s tea estates face sexual and gender-based violence, precarious employment and systemic inequality. Grounded in personal testimonies, this case study highlights the resilience of women navigating exploitative conditions and intergenerational poverty. Based on the women’s words, it advocates for actionable reforms, including strengthening reporting mechanisms, enhancing mental health resources, ensuring fair wages, […]

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Journal article

Tiding over socio-ecological vulnerabilities: experiences of two groups of cleaning/domestic women workers from Kerala, India

12/02/2025

21 pages long

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Tiding over socio-ecological vulnerabilities: experiences of two groups of cleaning/domestic women workers from Kerala, India

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This paper is a preliminary attempt to examine the experience of two groups of women cleaning/domestic workers in two cities in Kerala grappling with vulnerabilities induced by natural disasters and the pandemic. The groups are similar to each other in several crucial respects, as assetless or asset-poor workers of oppressed caste social origins who perform […]

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Case study

From Exploited to Unemployed: The women in Leicester left behind by fast fashion outsourcing, interviews with Leicester garment workers

18/03/2025

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study presents personal accounts from five women working in garment and textile factories in Leicester, UK. As migrant women in global supply chains, they experience intersectional vulnerability to exploitation, and their stories demonstrate the gendered impact of the buying choices made by fashion brands.

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Briefing paper

Change the Way You Do Business: Leading with women workers voices

18/03/2025

2 documents

43 pages long

Languages: English

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This second briefing in the Briefings for Business on Valuing Women’s Work series explores how systemic business practices perpetuate gender inequality through informal work, particularly in feminized sectors with large numbers of women workers, like tea and garments. Through women workers’ voices and case studies, the briefing reveals how patriarchal norms and inequitable practices exacerbate […]

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Journal article

Neend Udaao Andolan: Bhopali women’s responses to the ongoing environmental and health disaster surrounding the abandoned Union Carbide factory, Bhopal, India

12/02/2025

21 pages long

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Neend Udaao Andolan: Bhopali women’s responses to the ongoing environmental and health disaster surrounding the abandoned Union Carbide factory, Bhopal, India

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December 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the world’s worst industrial disaster: the toxic gas leak on 2–3 December 1984 from the US-owned Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, India. Generations of people across the world have grown up with the story of the ‘Bhopal gas disaster’ and governments have passed laws to prevent such […]

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A (More) Feminist Approach to Principled Humanitarian Aid

Keywords

Overview

Tea Leaves a Mark: The voice of survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Kenya’s tea estates

Keywords

Overview

Tiding over socio-ecological vulnerabilities: experiences of two groups of cleaning/domestic women workers from Kerala, India

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Overview

From Exploited to Unemployed: The women in Leicester left behind by fast fashion outsourcing, interviews with Leicester garment workers

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Overview

Change the Way You Do Business: Leading with women workers voices

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Overview

Neend Udaao Andolan: Bhopali women’s responses to the ongoing environmental and health disaster surrounding the abandoned Union Carbide factory, Bhopal, India

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