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Journal article

Institutionalizing gender in UK NGOs

01/05/1998

14 pages long

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Drawing on recent research, it has been explored how far and in what ways UK NGOs have tried to incorporate gender into the policies and procedures of their international development work, and how far a formal recognition of gender issues is shaping the way each organization functions. The strengths and weaknesses of different strategies are […]

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Gender workshops with men: experiences and reflections

01/06/1997

7 pages long

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Gender workshops with men: experiences and reflections

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During the last few years I and my colleagues have conducted workshops with men- mostly senior men, in decision-making positions in NGOs. This article focuses on my experience of the first six of these: two were in India, two in Bangladesh and two in Nepal. My colleagues and I felt confident, both as facilitators/trainers, and […]

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AFRA confronts gender issues: the process of creating a gender strategy

01/02/1997

6 pages long

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AFRA confronts gender issues: the process of creating a gender strategy

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The process of incorporating a gender strategy for its work was not without problems for AFRA. In the South African context, the issues of race and gender can interact to cause conflict and misunderstanding. This article describes how the organisation dealt with the difficulties that had to be overcome in order to develop a common […]

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Implementing a gender policy in ACORD: strategies, constraints, and challenges

01/02/1997

7 pages long

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Implementing a gender policy in ACORD: strategies, constraints, and challenges

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This short article examines the evolution of ACORD’s approach to gender issues, and summarises the main conclusions emerging from a recent review of the organisation’s gender policy. Some strengths and weaknesses of particular strategies adopted at various levels of the organisation are indicated. The article goes on to discuss future directions for the implementation. This […]

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Book

Gender in Development Organisations

01/01/1997

1 documents

73 pages long

Languages: English

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Over the past decade, organisations working on development issues have taken an increasing interest in women’s needs and rights. But working on promoting awareness of women’s marginalisation demands more than an equal opportunities policy. This book draws together the experience of organisations working to promote women’s full participation in the development process, looking at the […]

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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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Southern women’s networks

01/10/1994

3 pages long

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Informal women’s networks often organise into self-aware groups. These can then become political tools as civil society disintegrates and decision-making processes exclude women. Diverse aims are a strength, but women’s groups are weakened by a lack of resources and communication channels, vital for unity with each other and Northern groups. Abantu, a women’s trainers network, […]

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Book

North-South Co-operation

01/01/1994

1 documents

100 pages long

Languages: English

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This book in the Focus on Gender series looks at co-operation for development: between North, South, and East; women’s organisations and funding agencies; development practitioners, academics, and civil society; politicians and economists; and women and men. Currently, the world is in economic and political crisis, of which escalating conflict is a symptom. In this book, […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

The Oxfam Gender Training Manual

01/01/1994

14 documents

648 pages long

Languages: English

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This manual is a unique resource for gender and development trainers which draws on the work of gender trainers all over the world. It offers field-tested training activities and handouts drawn from a wide range of sources and shaped into a coherent training programme. The Oxfam Gender Training Manual includes activities which explore: Gender Awareness […]

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Book

Dedicated Lives: Women organising for a fairer world

01/01/1993

1 documents

68 pages long

Languages: English

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In many different countries, women are coming together to organise for a fairer world. Women’s organisations focus on many different aspects of women’s lives – health, income generation, employment rights, community activities – but they share a concern to counter the disadvantages experienced by women as a result of gender constraints. The eight women whose […]

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