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Briefing paper

Women Defenders of Agricultural, Territorial, and Environmental Rights in Colombia: Risking their lives for peace

02/10/2019

2 documents

64 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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In Colombia, the women who defend their land, their culture, and the environment are being threatened, harassed, and sometimes even murdered. Since the Peace Agreement was signed, their territories have become highly desirable property. While defenders try to preserve these territories, armed groups are prepared to kill for them. These women are true peace builders, […]

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Research report

Tienen los impuestos alguna influencia en las desigualdades entre hombres y mujeres?

20/08/2019

3 documents

70 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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Desde la perspectiva de la Economía Feminista la política fiscal, así como cualquier otra política, produce efectos e impactos diferentes en las vidas de las mujeres y los hombres dado que se diseña y actúa sobre contextos aún muy marcados por estereotipos de género: ideas preconcebidas sobre el rol del hombre (el proveedor de ingresos […]

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Media briefing

Endless Corporate Tax Scandals? Oxfam’s 5-point plan to build a fairer global tax system

29/07/2019

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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When multinational corporations and the super-rich use tax havens to avoid paying their fair share, it is ordinary people, and especially the poorest, who pay the price. The Mauritius Leaks show that tax havens continue not only to exist but to prosper, despite government promises to rein in tax dodging. This briefing lists five steps […]

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Briefing paper

Gender Inequalities and Food Insecurity: Ten years after the food price crisis, why are women farmers still food-insecure?

15/07/2019

2 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English

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The food price crisis of 2007–08 had devastating impacts for the world’s poorest people, especially for smallholder farmers and in particular for women, who face discrimination and a heavy burden of household responsibility. The global response to the crisis saw the launch of numerous new initiatives and instruments, but funding has been insufficient and policies […]

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Briefing note

From Cyclone to Food Crisis: Ensuring the needs of women and girls are prioritized in the Cyclone Idai and Kenneth responses

12/07/2019

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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After the double tragedy and devastation of Cyclone Idai in March 2019 and Cyclone Kenneth six weeks later, the people of Mozambique now face yet another crisis: a food security crisis. At least 433,000 people have had their land and crops partly or totally destroyed. Women and girls face particular challenges in the wake of the […]

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Briefing paper

The West Africa Inequality Crisis: How West African governments are failing to reduce inequality, and what should be done about it

09/07/2019

3 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English, French

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Inequality is at crisis levels in West Africa. While a small but growing number of people are becoming fantastically rich, the vast majority are denied the most essential elements of a dignified life, such as quality education, healthcare and decent jobs, despite remarkable economic growth driven by extractive industries. Oxfam’s Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) […]

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Briefing paper

Feminist Aid: A call for G7 leaders to beat inequality

09/05/2019

2 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English, French

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In an increasingly unequal world, advancing gender equality is fundamental to tackling inequality and poverty. The G7 has made important gender equality commitments and all G7 countries have gender equality integrated in their aid strategies. But efforts continue to fall short, as they too often neglect to address the underlying structural and systemic barriers that […]

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Briefing paper

It’s Not All About the Money: Domestic revenue mobilization, reducing inequality and building trust with citizens

08/05/2019

1 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

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Governments need more domestic revenue to fund their own development goals, but it won’t come from squeezing the poor. It’s not only about collecting more. It’s about how that revenue is collected (i.e. who pays). The path to successful domestic revenue mobilization (DRM) starts with the political commitment to reducing inequality and building trust with […]

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Research report

Exploring the News Media Narrative on Poverty in Wales

18/04/2019

2 documents

115 pages long

Languages: English, Welsh

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What poverty is and how it should be understood has long been debated. In the news media, some ideas about poverty become more powerful than others, helping to shape what is recognized to be ‘common sense’. News narratives can play a central role in reflecting and reproducing, challenging and transforming ideas on poverty. They can […]

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Briefing note

Feminist Scorecard 2019: Tracking Welsh government action to advance women’s rights and gender equality

13/04/2019

3 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English, Welsh

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The barriers that women face, and the opportunities they lack, stem from complex and long-entrenched systems of inequality and discrimination. The Welsh government has made some strides to becoming a feminist government and a feminist nation. But despite robust legislation and good intentions to advance gender equality, there has often been a lack of funding, […]

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