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Feminist transformative leadership for health equity in the Asia Pacific region

18/09/2025

21 pages long

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Feminist transformative leadership for health equity in the Asia Pacific region

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Gender equality is central to achieving health and well-being for all. Despite global commitments, no country is on track to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, including goals on good health and gender equality. Polycrises and escalating anti-gender and anti-rights movements are further intensifying pressures on health systems, which are struggling to cope with resource […]

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Journal article

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

Climate finance in Asia: Assessing the state of climate finance in one of the world’s most climate vulnerable regions

01/11/2022

1 documents

62 pages long

Languages: English

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Asia is particularly vulnerable to climate hazards including extreme temperatures, flooding, droughts, cyclones, and sea level rise. The most vulnerable communities need financial support to help adapt to the climate crisis – they cannot do so alone. Developed countries have promised $100 bn in climate finance to developing countries every year until 2025. This promise […]

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Research report

Understanding the Effectiveness of Agricultural Training for Women: A desk review of indicators, methods and best practices

16/02/2016

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

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This desk review provides an introduction to some of the indicators, methods, tools, challenges and best practices that will help development practitioners measure the effectiveness of agricultural training, specifically as it relates to women and women’s economic empowerment. Contracted by Oxfam, it is part of ongoing work to improve monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) for […]

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Briefing note

Asia at a Crossroads: Why the region must address inequality now

20/01/2015

3 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Asia is at a Crossroads. Rising inequality poses a dire threat to continued prosperity in Asia, where an estimated 500 million people remain trapped in extreme poverty, most of them women and girls. The huge gap between rich and poor hinders economic growth, undermines democratic institutions and can trigger conflict. If Asia’s policymakers hold tight […]

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Discussion paper

Fair Company-Community Partnerships in Palm Oil Development

21/05/2014

2 documents

58 pages long

Languages: English

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Palm oil production can lead to greenhouse gas emissions, land grabs and exploitation. This paper points to four key principles for designing partnerships between communities and companies in palm oil that can benefit both: freedom of choice, accountability, improvement and respect for rights (FAIR). These principles for FAIR partnerships are intended to prompt a rethink […]

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Journal article

Sympathetic advocates: male parliamentarians sharing responsibility for gender equality

14/03/2013

14 pages long

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Sympathetic advocates: male parliamentarians sharing responsibility for gender equality

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Gender mainstreaming, as a strategy that aims to achieve gender equality across institutions, does not work without the assistance of men. There has been a strategic shift in emphasis over the past decade from women’s issues to those concerning gender equality. Underpinning this shift is a change in focus from women exclusively, to one on […]

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Briefing paper

Better Rules for a Better Future: Regulating private sector agriculture

29/11/2012

1 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

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In various communities across Southeast Asia, the unregulated influx of large-scale private agricultural investments has led to land grabbing, food insecurity and environmental degradation. Women, who are primarily responsible for putting food on the table, are especially affected by these problems. These challenges can be expected to increase as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations […]

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Briefing paper

Crises in a New World Order: Challenging the humanitarian project

07/02/2012

8 documents

32 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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In 2010, vast humanitarian crises from Haiti to Pakistan almost overwhelmed the international system’s ability to respond. Despite years of reform, UN agencies, donors, and international NGOs (INGOs) struggled to cope. In 2011, Somalia yet again saw a response too little and too late, driven by media attention, not a timely, impartial assessment of human […]

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Research report

Quality Educators: An International Study of Teacher Competences and Standards

01/05/2011

3 documents

167 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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This study interviews teachers and many other stakeholders in eight countries about the development and implementation of quality standards for primary school teachers as well as reviewing the literature about competence-based teacher education. The report provides a conceptual framework and an evidence base about the use of competence profiles to enable quality educators and serves […]

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