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Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Case study

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Domestic Violence: Links and lessons for practitioners working with intersectional approaches

30/11/2015

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper examines the intersectional elements of the links between women’s increased market-oriented economic activity and women’s experience of domestic violence. Through a literature review, complemented by perspectives from staff working within the Oxfam confederation working on women’s economic empowerment (WEE) and violence against women (VAW), the research discussed in the paper found that WE […]

Journal article

Lucha Castro: a women’s rights defender’s strength in Juarez and Chihuahua, Mexico

23/05/2023

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Lucha Castro: a women’s rights defender’s strength in Juarez and Chihuahua, Mexico

Keywords

Overview

Numerous studies from North- and South-based scholars have examined the femicides and disappearances/abductions of women and girls in Juárez and Chihuahua, Mexico. The Campo Algodonero ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (2009), where the Court held Mexico responsible for the handling of disappearances and murders of women, whose bodies, like tens of other women, […]

Journal article

Advocacy training by the international community of women living with HIV/AIDS

01/11/2005

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Advocacy training by the international community of women living with HIV/AIDS

Keywords

Overview

The International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS joined forces with the POLICY project with the aim of developing an advocacy agenda on sexual and reproductive health rights, and access to care, treatment, and support for women living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa and Swaziland. The process began with an assessment of the concerns and […]

Journal article

Women’s entrepreneurship development initiatives in Lebanon: micro-achievements and macro-gaps

23/03/2012

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s entrepreneurship development initiatives in Lebanon: micro-achievements and macro-gaps

Keywords

Overview

In the aftermath of the Lebanese civil war, as part of their efforts to rebuild the national economy, many donor agencies and non-government organisations increased their efforts to support the goal of women’s economic empowerment. However, the share of women-owned businesses in Lebanon has remained low, and women are mostly still limited to work in […]

Journal article

Point of Order, Mr Speaker’: African women claiming their space in parliament

01/11/2000

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Point of Order, Mr Speaker’: African women claiming their space in parliament

Keywords

Overview

At the close of the millennium, there is a wave of invigorating air sweeping across the African continent. The refreshing breeze can be felt in the form of women smashing the gendered ‘glass ceiling’ in a bid to overcome the cultural and structural barriers that impede their political careers. In this short article, I examine […]

Case study

Promoting Women’s Economic Leadership In Nepal

05/08/2015

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Women in rural Nepal face multiple forms of discrimination and disadvantage. As a result of the labour gap created by migration to India by men in search of work, Nepali women are increasingly involved in agricultural work. However, there are few opportunities for women to access the assistance and training they need to support their […]

Book

Women and Conflict

01/01/1993

1 documents

67 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In situations of war or violent conflict, all civilians suffer. However, there are many specific, gender-related human rights issues which organisations involved in relief, development, and emergency work in conflict situations need to address. Women and Conflict concentrates on gender issues in situations of military and civil strife, and examines the effect of armed conflict […]

Journal article

Saving and protecting lives by empowering women

01/12/2001

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Saving and protecting lives by empowering women

Keywords

Overview

Women and men face different risks and vulnerabilities during disaster, and they bring different resources to preparing for and coping with disaster. Less well recognised are the ways in which humanitarian interventions themselves influence the nature of gender relations during crises. A gender-blind humanitarian response which does not address gender-specific issues and does not pay […]

Journal article

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

09/07/2014

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

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

Keywords

Overview

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 […]

Journal article

The African women’s protocol: a new dimension for women’s rights in Africa

01/11/2005

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

The African women’s protocol: a new dimension for women’s rights in Africa

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses the development and agreement of the African Women’s Protocol, adopted by African Heads of State in 2003. The authors consider the experience of Oxfam GB in supporting the development and ratification of the Protocol. They make particular reference to the southern African countries of Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia. This article is […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Case study

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Domestic Violence: Links and lessons for practitioners working with intersectional approaches

30/11/2015

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper examines the intersectional elements of the links between women’s increased market-oriented economic activity and women’s experience of domestic violence. Through a literature review, complemented by perspectives from staff working within the Oxfam confederation working on women’s economic empowerment (WEE) and violence against women (VAW), the research discussed in the paper found that WE […]

Journal article

Lucha Castro: a women’s rights defender’s strength in Juarez and Chihuahua, Mexico

23/05/2023

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Lucha Castro: a women’s rights defender’s strength in Juarez and Chihuahua, Mexico

Keywords

Overview

Numerous studies from North- and South-based scholars have examined the femicides and disappearances/abductions of women and girls in Juárez and Chihuahua, Mexico. The Campo Algodonero ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (2009), where the Court held Mexico responsible for the handling of disappearances and murders of women, whose bodies, like tens of other women, […]

Journal article

Advocacy training by the international community of women living with HIV/AIDS

01/11/2005

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Advocacy training by the international community of women living with HIV/AIDS

Keywords

Overview

The International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS joined forces with the POLICY project with the aim of developing an advocacy agenda on sexual and reproductive health rights, and access to care, treatment, and support for women living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa and Swaziland. The process began with an assessment of the concerns and […]

Journal article

Women’s entrepreneurship development initiatives in Lebanon: micro-achievements and macro-gaps

23/03/2012

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s entrepreneurship development initiatives in Lebanon: micro-achievements and macro-gaps

Keywords

Overview

In the aftermath of the Lebanese civil war, as part of their efforts to rebuild the national economy, many donor agencies and non-government organisations increased their efforts to support the goal of women’s economic empowerment. However, the share of women-owned businesses in Lebanon has remained low, and women are mostly still limited to work in […]

Journal article

Point of Order, Mr Speaker’: African women claiming their space in parliament

01/11/2000

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Point of Order, Mr Speaker’: African women claiming their space in parliament

Keywords

Overview

At the close of the millennium, there is a wave of invigorating air sweeping across the African continent. The refreshing breeze can be felt in the form of women smashing the gendered ‘glass ceiling’ in a bid to overcome the cultural and structural barriers that impede their political careers. In this short article, I examine […]

Case study

Promoting Women’s Economic Leadership In Nepal

05/08/2015

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Women in rural Nepal face multiple forms of discrimination and disadvantage. As a result of the labour gap created by migration to India by men in search of work, Nepali women are increasingly involved in agricultural work. However, there are few opportunities for women to access the assistance and training they need to support their […]

Book

Women and Conflict

01/01/1993

1 documents

67 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In situations of war or violent conflict, all civilians suffer. However, there are many specific, gender-related human rights issues which organisations involved in relief, development, and emergency work in conflict situations need to address. Women and Conflict concentrates on gender issues in situations of military and civil strife, and examines the effect of armed conflict […]

Journal article

Saving and protecting lives by empowering women

01/12/2001

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Saving and protecting lives by empowering women

Keywords

Overview

Women and men face different risks and vulnerabilities during disaster, and they bring different resources to preparing for and coping with disaster. Less well recognised are the ways in which humanitarian interventions themselves influence the nature of gender relations during crises. A gender-blind humanitarian response which does not address gender-specific issues and does not pay […]

Journal article

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

09/07/2014

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

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

Keywords

Overview

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 […]

Journal article

The African women’s protocol: a new dimension for women’s rights in Africa

01/11/2005

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

The African women’s protocol: a new dimension for women’s rights in Africa

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses the development and agreement of the African Women’s Protocol, adopted by African Heads of State in 2003. The authors consider the experience of Oxfam GB in supporting the development and ratification of the Protocol. They make particular reference to the southern African countries of Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia. This article is […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Case study

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Domestic Violence: Links and lessons for practitioners working with intersectional approaches

30/11/2015

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper examines the intersectional elements of the links between women’s increased market-oriented economic activity and women’s experience of domestic violence. Through a literature review, complemented by perspectives from staff working within the Oxfam confederation working on women’s economic empowerment (WEE) and violence against women (VAW), the research discussed in the paper found that WE […]

Journal article

Lucha Castro: a women’s rights defender’s strength in Juarez and Chihuahua, Mexico

23/05/2023

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Lucha Castro: a women’s rights defender’s strength in Juarez and Chihuahua, Mexico

Keywords

Overview

Numerous studies from North- and South-based scholars have examined the femicides and disappearances/abductions of women and girls in Juárez and Chihuahua, Mexico. The Campo Algodonero ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (2009), where the Court held Mexico responsible for the handling of disappearances and murders of women, whose bodies, like tens of other women, […]

Journal article

Advocacy training by the international community of women living with HIV/AIDS

01/11/2005

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Advocacy training by the international community of women living with HIV/AIDS

Keywords

Overview

The International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS joined forces with the POLICY project with the aim of developing an advocacy agenda on sexual and reproductive health rights, and access to care, treatment, and support for women living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa and Swaziland. The process began with an assessment of the concerns and […]

Journal article

Women’s entrepreneurship development initiatives in Lebanon: micro-achievements and macro-gaps

23/03/2012

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s entrepreneurship development initiatives in Lebanon: micro-achievements and macro-gaps

Keywords

Overview

In the aftermath of the Lebanese civil war, as part of their efforts to rebuild the national economy, many donor agencies and non-government organisations increased their efforts to support the goal of women’s economic empowerment. However, the share of women-owned businesses in Lebanon has remained low, and women are mostly still limited to work in […]

Journal article

Point of Order, Mr Speaker’: African women claiming their space in parliament

01/11/2000

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Point of Order, Mr Speaker’: African women claiming their space in parliament

Keywords

Overview

At the close of the millennium, there is a wave of invigorating air sweeping across the African continent. The refreshing breeze can be felt in the form of women smashing the gendered ‘glass ceiling’ in a bid to overcome the cultural and structural barriers that impede their political careers. In this short article, I examine […]

Case study

Promoting Women’s Economic Leadership In Nepal

05/08/2015

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Women in rural Nepal face multiple forms of discrimination and disadvantage. As a result of the labour gap created by migration to India by men in search of work, Nepali women are increasingly involved in agricultural work. However, there are few opportunities for women to access the assistance and training they need to support their […]

Book

Women and Conflict

01/01/1993

1 documents

67 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In situations of war or violent conflict, all civilians suffer. However, there are many specific, gender-related human rights issues which organisations involved in relief, development, and emergency work in conflict situations need to address. Women and Conflict concentrates on gender issues in situations of military and civil strife, and examines the effect of armed conflict […]

Journal article

Saving and protecting lives by empowering women

01/12/2001

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Saving and protecting lives by empowering women

Keywords

Overview

Women and men face different risks and vulnerabilities during disaster, and they bring different resources to preparing for and coping with disaster. Less well recognised are the ways in which humanitarian interventions themselves influence the nature of gender relations during crises. A gender-blind humanitarian response which does not address gender-specific issues and does not pay […]

Journal article

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

09/07/2014

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

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

Keywords

Overview

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 […]

Journal article

The African women’s protocol: a new dimension for women’s rights in Africa

01/11/2005

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

The African women’s protocol: a new dimension for women’s rights in Africa

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses the development and agreement of the African Women’s Protocol, adopted by African Heads of State in 2003. The authors consider the experience of Oxfam GB in supporting the development and ratification of the Protocol. They make particular reference to the southern African countries of Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia. This article is […]