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Campaign report

Even It Up: A blueprint for change

13/01/2016

4 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English, Welsh

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Oxfam’s vision is of a world without poverty; Oxfam Cymru works with others to make this vision a reality here in Wales. But there is work to be done. Economic inequality and poverty blight this world and Wales is no exception, with women suffering the most. Meanwhile, climate change is playing havoc with the weather […]

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Journal article

The food insecurity-obesity paradox as a vicious cycle for women: inequalities and health

31/07/2015

18 pages long

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The food insecurity-obesity paradox as a vicious cycle for women: inequalities and health

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Poverty and income inequality undermine women’s health in a myriad of ways. This article discusses findings from the Full Plate Project, which addressed women’s experience of food security, obesity, and chronic disease in Atlantic Canada. Through first-hand accounts, it identifies a vicious cycle surrounding the food insecurity–obesity paradox. The cycle’s core elements included experiences of […]

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Case study

Examining Pathways Towards Engendered Change

15/07/2015

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Despite abundant evidence about their importance, unpaid care work and unequal division of labour between women and men are largely invisible in development policy and programmes. This case study of a value chain development (VCD) programme in Uganda argues that it is possible to change gender norms and relations that have existed for generations, and that […]

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Journal article

Campaigning to save market women’s livelihoods in Hanoi: experience from HealthBridge

27/03/2015

17 pages long

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Campaigning to save market women’s livelihoods in Hanoi: experience from HealthBridge

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Traditional markets are at the heart of economic and social life in many cities, but in many, supermarkets and commercial centres are replacing the markets as governments pursue modernisation strategies. HealthBridge in Vietnam engaged in a multi-faceted advocacy campaign to show the importance of the markets in the country’s capital, Hanoi, for women’s livelihoods, the […]

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Journal article

Caring for people with intellectual disabilities in poor rural communities in Cambodia: experience from ADD International

10/11/2014

12 pages long

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Caring for people with intellectual disabilities in poor rural communities in Cambodia: experience from ADD International

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The burden of care for a disabled relative traditionally falls on women: mothers, wives, sisters. In Cambodia, Khmer culture is strongly structured around the family unit within which both the role of women and discrimination towards people with disabilities are sanctioned by social hierarchy, perceptions of weakness, and the concept of karmic merit. This article explores the impact of […]

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Journal article

A review of approaches and methods to measure economic empowerment of women and girls

09/07/2014

18 pages long

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A review of approaches and methods to measure economic empowerment of women and girls

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This article presents findings from a review of 70 evaluations of development interventions which had direct or indirect impacts on the economic empowerment of women and girls. We defined this as a process whereby women and girls experience transformation in power, agency, and economic advancement. The review distilled knowledge about monitoring, evaluation, and learning methods […]

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Journal article

From the private to the public sphere: new research on women’s participation in peace-building

12/11/2013

19 pages long

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From the private to the public sphere: new research on women’s participation in peace-building

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Despite the United Nation’s landmark Security Council Resolution on women, peace and security in 2000 which highlighted the importance of women’s participation in peace-building, only one in 40 peace treaty signatories over the last 25 years has been a woman. Yet evidence from non-government organisations and women’s rights organisations shows that women are active agents of peace, resolving conflicts […]

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Journal article

Gender, conflict, and peacebuilding: how conflict can catalyse positive change for women

12/11/2013

16 pages long

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Gender, conflict, and peacebuilding: how conflict can catalyse positive change for women

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Although modern-day armed conflict is horrific for women, recent conflict and post-conflict periods have provided women with new platforms and opportunities to bring about change. The roles of women alter and expand during conflict as they participate in the struggles and take on more economic responsibilities and duties as heads of households. The trauma of […]

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Journal article

Men’s involvement in gender equality – European perspectives

14/03/2013

15 pages long

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Men’s involvement in gender equality – European perspectives

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This article is based on a study that was commissioned from the Swedish non-government organisation, Men for Gender Equality, by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). The aim of the research was to map stakeholders – including public authorities, research centres, civil society organisations, social partners, and individual experts – working to engage men […]

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Journal article

Gender mainstreaming: recognising and building on progress. Views from the UK Gender and Development Network

07/11/2012

17 pages long

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Gender mainstreaming: recognising and building on progress. Views from the UK Gender and Development Network

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This article is a contribution to the debate on whether to mainstream gender, and how to mainstream gender, from the UK Gender and Development Network (GADN) Gender Mainstreaming Working Group. It draws on nine case studies of gender mainstreaming in the UK-based offices of international non-government organisations, and finds a complex but generally positive picture […]

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