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Seeds of change: cultivating feminist leadership in the co-operatives of the MENA region

18/09/2025

27 pages long

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Seeds of change: cultivating feminist leadership in the co-operatives of the MENA region

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This paper examines women’s leadership in local group governance in Morocco, Tunisia, and Lebanon, highlighting rural co-operatives as key spaces for socioeconomic participation and agency. Based on interviews and focus groups with a total of 917 participants (688 women and 170 men co-operative members, and 59 officials), the study identifies major barriers to women’s leadership, […]

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Introduction: Women’s leadership in politics and governance: understanding the potential of transformative feminist leadership

18/09/2025

19 pages long

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Introduction: Women’s leadership in politics and governance: understanding the potential of transformative feminist leadership

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This is the introduction to the special issue titled, 'Women’s leadership in politics and governance: understanding the potential of transformative feminist leadership'.

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Briefing paper

Not Everyone Is in the Same Boat: Climate and inequality in the Middle East and North Africa

17/07/2025

4 documents

39 pages long

Languages: English

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The Middle East and North Africa is one of the regions that will be affected the most by climate change, extreme weather events, exacerbating the chronic water scarcity that it suffers from and current dependency on fossil fuels. Climate change impacts are already witnessed in many countries, especially those experiencing conflicts. At the same time […]

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Briefing note

No Women, No Peace – A Snapshot of Oxfam’s Engagement with the Women, Peace and Security Agenda: Lessons and Opportunities

05/06/2025

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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This briefing paper summarizes the important lessons learned since 2018 by Oxfam Denmark and the wider Oxfam confederation while promoting the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda and supporting WPS programming in Burkina Faso, Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, Lebanon, Mali, Niger, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, South Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine and Yemen, including under the Danish […]

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A Beirut blast: how inclusive disaster management for refugees and hosts reassembled a community in a disintegrated city

12/02/2025

21 pages long

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A Beirut blast: how inclusive disaster management for refugees and hosts reassembled a community in a disintegrated city

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In the aftermath of the Beirut Port explosion, LGBT+ NGOs in Lebanon emerged as pillars of unity and support, particularly for women in all their diversity (WiTD) and gender minorities in both refugee and host communities. These NGOs swiftly pivoted towards disaster management, prioritising risk mitigation and rapid emergency response strategies amid the chaos. Their […]

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Introduction: Disaster and resilience: intersectional approaches towards establishing resilient communities during crises

12/02/2025

15 pages long

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Introduction: Disaster and resilience: intersectional approaches towards establishing resilient communities during crises

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This is the introduction to the special issue on 'Disaster and resilience: intersectional approaches towards establishing resilient communities during crises'.

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Engendering Migrant Counterpublics: Fun, care, solidarity, and resistance among Ethiopian domestic workers in Lebanon

19/09/2024

17 pages long

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Engendering Migrant Counterpublics: Fun, care, solidarity, and resistance among Ethiopian domestic workers in Lebanon

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Research documenting the re-configurations of ‘public–private’ boundaries encountered by migrant domestic workers has observed how they often create a sense of ‘home’ in public spaces in destination countries. Migrant workers’ occupation of, and interactions in, public spaces such as parks, malls, restaurants, and churches in effect create ‘private spheres’ where they can relax and be […]

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Gender diversity and inclusive representation as a means to decolonise museums

12/12/2023

19 pages long

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Gender diversity and inclusive representation as a means to decolonise museums

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Decolonising museums has become a popular issue in recent years as many museums have recognised the need to address how they have historically perpetuated colonialism and exclusion. One way in which museums can work towards gender diversity and inclusion is by actively seeking and amplifying the voices and perspectives of women and under-represented groups. This […]

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A flurry of feminist knowledge production in the SWANA region and the emergence of a robust young intersectional movement

12/12/2023

15 pages long

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A flurry of feminist knowledge production in the SWANA region and the emergence of a robust young intersectional movement

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This article is based on a collaboratively built dataset of locally sourced and produced feminist knowledge, and offers valuable insights into feminist knowledge production in the SWANA region while promoting solidarity and community building. The recommendations aim to address gaps and further enhance the breadth and depth of knowledge production in the region. This dataset is […]

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Feminist initiatives in the SWANA region: fighting the patriarchal education with feminist knowledge

12/12/2023

15 pages long

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Feminist initiatives in the SWANA region: fighting the patriarchal education with feminist knowledge

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This research analyses the way in which the majority of the formal school education system in the SWANA region reproduces and reinforces gender stereotypes. Through a discussion of the idea of feminist pedagogy and comparing it to classroom practices in predominant public education, it becomes clear that feminist pedagogy is almost absent from schools in […]

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