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Enforcing women’s rights through law

01/06/1995

8 pages long

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This article argues that protection of women’s rights requires states to undertake gender planning not simply to achieve the abstract value of justice, but to conform to legally-binding international human-rights standards. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, […]

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From basic needs to basic rights

01/06/1995

7 pages long

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Development theory has evolved from a concern with needs to support for rights. But human rights must now be redefined from the perspective of women’s needs. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the Gender and […]

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Human rights for women: issues of culture and power

01/06/1995

7 pages long

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Human rights for women: issues of culture and power

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Human rights for women is a sensitive topic. Focusing on Africa, this article asks why, and suggests the reason is that debates about women’s human rights are subject to battles over culture and power. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues […]

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Introduction

01/06/1995

5 pages long

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This article does not have a description. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the Gender and Development website.

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Fempress: a communication strategy for women

01/02/1995

5 pages long

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Fempress: a communication strategy for women

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The women’s media network Fempress unites feminists and academics through: a monthly Latin American magazine; a Press Service on women’s issues; and a Radio Press Service across Latin America. Santa Cruz shows how these goals were achieved, from Fempress’s modest start drawing together a small, disparate women’s movement. Fempress’s founding aim of unity through communication […]

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Women, conflict, and culture in former Yugoslavia

01/02/1995

6 pages long

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Women, conflict, and culture in former Yugoslavia

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This article charts the history of the Yugoslav women’s movement to the present day. The previously strong women’s movement is now splitting along patriarchal nationalist lines. NGOs and women’s groups are multiplying. They support women and children affected by the conflict. Oxfam seeks to empower these groups by providing a space for them to develop […]

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‘I, Black Woman, Resist!’

01/02/1995

4 pages long

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Alzira Rufino, feminist and activist, founded the Casa de Cultura da Mulher Negra, the Black Women’s House of Culture, which was the first black women’s centre in Brazil. The centre was opened in the city of Santos in 1990 and is run by the Black Women’s Collective of Baixada Santista, with funding support from War […]

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Challenging cultural constraints: a personal testimony

01/02/1995

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Challenging cultural constraints: a personal testimony

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DISHA is an Oxfam partner in Uttah Pradesh, India. It supports grassroots women’s organisations to take practical steps against cultural practices that oppress them. Below is the story of a Muslim housewife who accepts her position, but then starts working for DISHA and abandons her burkha. Despite opposition from village men, religious leaders and her […]

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The rise of religious fundamentalism in Britain: the experience of Women Against Fundamentalism

01/02/1995

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The rise of religious fundamentalism in Britain: the experience of Women Against Fundamentalism

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Katz argues that religious fundamentalists aim to control society by confirming male power within the family. ‘Women Against Fundamentalism’ is a global network of feminist political activists who link feminism to anti-racism, and believe that secularism promotes pluralism. WAF opposes multiculturalism because the concept wrongly implies that religious and community leaders represent the views of […]

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Working with a radical agenda the Musasa project, Zimbabwe

01/02/1995

6 pages long

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Working with a radical agenda the Musasa project, Zimbabwe

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In Zimbabwe, domestic violence is widespread, accepted, and reinforced by police and legal systems. The Musara Project seeks to change this, and is taking a radicalised approach by challenging patriarchy directly through gender workshops. Before, it ran public education campaigns and built relations with the Zimbabwe Republic Police, in addition to offering shelters and counselling […]

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