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Journal article

Women’s economic inequality and domestic violence: exploring the links and empowering women

31/07/2015

18 pages long

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Women’s economic inequality and domestic violence: exploring the links and empowering women

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Economic empowerment of poor households is a key entry point for development organisations concerned with economic inequality. Over the decades, gender inequality has emerged as a key concern, and the result has been women’s economic empowerment (WEE) programming. This article is a study of the impact of WEE programming on domestic violence (DV) against women. […]

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Research report

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care: Evidence for influencing

20/07/2015

1 documents

116 pages long

Languages: English

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Development actors increasingly identify care responsibilities as a factor restricting women’s empowerment outcomes, yet there is limited evidence on determinants of long hours or gender inequality in care work. To gain a clearer understanding of care work and pathways of change to promote more equitable care provision, Oxfam conducted a Household Care Survey in communities […]

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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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Guidelines and toolkits

Oxfam’s WE-Care Initiative: An overview

20/05/2015

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

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This interactive PDF offers a brief overview of Oxfam’s WE-Care initiative. This is a three-year initiative (2014–2017) to address the heavy and unequal responsibilities for care and housework and to improve outcomes for women across Oxfam’s programmes: food security, markets, resilience, political participation and post-disaster recovery. WE-Care activities are embedded within existing Oxfam programmes in […]

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Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Rwanda: Evaluation of women’s economic leadership through horticulture planting material business

26/03/2015

3 documents

61 pages long

Languages: English

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This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in March 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the ‘Women’s Economic Leadership through Horticulture Planting-Material Business’ project.This project […]

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Evaluation report

Oxfam Sense Making Exercise for a Selection of Evaluations 2013-2014

01/02/2015

4 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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This document reviews a sample of evaluations carried out between January 2013 and October 2014; it is an exercise required by Oxfam’s Policy of Program Evaluation. The findings tell us about the nature of Oxfam’s programming, helping identify strengths and weaknesses, and lessons, from our programs; the report includes remarks on our evaluation quality. The review is motivated […]

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Case study

Women Producers of ‘Bouquets and Beans’ in Kenya: Exploring the links between international business and poverty reduction

30/10/2014

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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This case-study explores the findings of a Poverty Footprint study in the horticultural sector in Kenya, published jointly by Oxfam and IPL (International Procurement and Logistics Ltd) in 2013. Key findings were that women make up over 60% of the workforce and whilst the sector provides job opportunities women workers are disempowered, suffer sexual harassment […]

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Case study

Women Honey Producers in Ethiopia: Non-market interventions and market opportunities

30/10/2014

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study explores how integrated interventions of government and NGOs have built on the economic potential of the honey sector, to ensure both commercial success and women’s economic empowerment. Bee-keeping cooperatives in Ethiopia have brought positive change to women’s lives through promoting changes in extension training, awareness-raising with men, and introducing new technology and […]

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Case study

Women Dairy Producers in Colombia: Women and dairy sector enterprises leverage private and public sector investment at scale

30/10/2014

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study explores a partnership between a private company foundation, Oxfam and farmer cooperatives, which combined targeted training for women, finance, a market opportunity and addressing care work, resulting in increased recognition of women as dairy farmers and demonstrating that smallholders could be commercial suppliers. The success of the project has changed government credit […]

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Case study

Talking Land: The need for national frameworks and local strategies

30/10/2014

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study illustrates the precarious situation of women in Kenya with regards to their land rights and shows emerging strategies that could be helpful in securing access to and control over land for women across Africa.

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