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Poverty and marginalisation: challenges to poor women’s leadership in urban India

04/11/2008

12 pages long

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Poverty and marginalisation: challenges to poor women’s leadership in urban India

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This article examines the women’s quota at the local governance level in urban India, using several case studies of women municipal councillors, to question the evidently low numbers of poor and marginalised women amongst them. It examines issues of class, caste, and religion that have a direct impact on the access of poor women to […]

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Culture and the law in Islam women living under Muslim law

01/02/1995

2 pages long

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Culture and the law in Islam women living under Muslim law

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This article argues that for the human rights movement to become international, it must start by appreciating local and national contexts. The expectations and experiences of Muslim women are hugely diverse, depending on the culture they are born into. ‘Women Living Under Muslin Law’ unites women from different countries to organise for change according to […]

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Women and Disability Don’t Mix!’: double discrimination and disabled women’s rights

01/06/1995

5 pages long

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Women and Disability Don’t Mix!’: double discrimination and disabled women’s rights

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It is imperative to understand and address gender issues and how they impact upon a person’s experience of disability, in order to develop a strategy for establishing and enforcing the human rights of women and men with disabilities. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for […]

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Access to health care among poor elderly women in India: how far do policies respond to women’s realities?

01/11/2009

11 pages long

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Access to health care among poor elderly women in India: how far do policies respond to women’s realities?

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Overview

In developing countries like India, poor health and inability to access health care are an important part of the experience of ageing, particularly among people living in poverty: access to treatment is governed by public policy, as well as socio-economic characteristics of the elderly people. My research into morbidity among the elderly in an urban […]

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From participation to power – Pacific approaches to women’s economic empowerment

31/08/2022

24 pages long

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From participation to power – Pacific approaches to women’s economic empowerment

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Pacific women’s unique economic experiences are under-represented in Pacific development initiatives. Economic empowerment initiatives typically focus on economic participation, without consideration for women’s household labour and the unequal social and economic dynamics within their homes and communities. Within the context of COVID-19, these inequalities have become more pronounced and the need to address them more […]

Journal article

Leveraging blockchain technology in humanitarian settings – opportunities and risks for women and girls

11/07/2019

19 pages long

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Leveraging blockchain technology in humanitarian settings – opportunities and risks for women and girls

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Overview

There is an increasing acknowledgement among policymakers and private-sector partners that we cannot overcome the challenges of our time without harnessing the potential of emerging technologies. As blockchain technology is rapidly being introduced to support work across a wide number of areas of humanitarian action, this article considers its potential impact on women and girls. […]

Evaluation report

Report of a Baseline Survey of Women Domestic Workers in Mukuru Informal Settlement – Nairobi Kenya

01/08/2013

1 documents

33 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Through this project, Oxfam gained insight into the lives of thousands of women in Mukuru informal settlements who work as casual domestic workers and that these women faced serious livelihood challenges which include low and delayed pay, poor working conditions and sexual exploitation as well as physical and psychological abuse. Despite these challenges, they continue […]

Journal article

The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

31/08/2022

31 pages long

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The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

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Overview

Women face disproportionate care burdens on their time because of traditional gender roles, lack of public policies supporting them and the lack of government services for satisfying society's care needs. This unequal distribution of care responsibilities reduces their opportunities to fully participate in labour markets. We argue that all else equal, women's physical proximity to […]

Discussion paper

Transforming Power to Put Women at the Heart of Peacebuilding: A collection of regional-focused essays on feminist peace and security

21/09/2020

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The twentieth anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) is in October 2020. It is a landmark resolution on women’s role in peacebuilding, but progress on women’s rights and leadership in peace and security decision making continues to fall short. This discussion paper brings together three regional essays commissioned to explore what needs to […]

Journal article

High-risk feminism in El Salvador: women’s mobilisation in violent times

20/07/2016

14 pages long

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High-risk feminism in El Salvador: women’s mobilisation in violent times

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Overview

Violence against women in El Salvador – a country made fragile by a vicious Civil War and the subsequent burgeoning of murderous youth gangs – has been described as lying on the knife’s edge between public and private (Hume 2009). Women’s experiences of violence are often invalidated by wider society for violating a normalised culture […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Poverty and marginalisation: challenges to poor women’s leadership in urban India

04/11/2008

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Poverty and marginalisation: challenges to poor women’s leadership in urban India

Keywords

Overview

This article examines the women’s quota at the local governance level in urban India, using several case studies of women municipal councillors, to question the evidently low numbers of poor and marginalised women amongst them. It examines issues of class, caste, and religion that have a direct impact on the access of poor women to […]

Journal article

Culture and the law in Islam women living under Muslim law

01/02/1995

2 pages long

Free access through journal website

Culture and the law in Islam women living under Muslim law

Keywords

Overview

This article argues that for the human rights movement to become international, it must start by appreciating local and national contexts. The expectations and experiences of Muslim women are hugely diverse, depending on the culture they are born into. ‘Women Living Under Muslin Law’ unites women from different countries to organise for change according to […]

Journal article

Women and Disability Don’t Mix!’: double discrimination and disabled women’s rights

01/06/1995

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women and Disability Don’t Mix!’: double discrimination and disabled women’s rights

Keywords

Overview

It is imperative to understand and address gender issues and how they impact upon a person’s experience of disability, in order to develop a strategy for establishing and enforcing the human rights of women and men with disabilities. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for […]

Journal article

Access to health care among poor elderly women in India: how far do policies respond to women’s realities?

01/11/2009

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Access to health care among poor elderly women in India: how far do policies respond to women’s realities?

Keywords

Overview

In developing countries like India, poor health and inability to access health care are an important part of the experience of ageing, particularly among people living in poverty: access to treatment is governed by public policy, as well as socio-economic characteristics of the elderly people. My research into morbidity among the elderly in an urban […]

Journal article

From participation to power – Pacific approaches to women’s economic empowerment

31/08/2022

24 pages long

Free access through journal website

From participation to power – Pacific approaches to women’s economic empowerment

Keywords

Overview

Pacific women’s unique economic experiences are under-represented in Pacific development initiatives. Economic empowerment initiatives typically focus on economic participation, without consideration for women’s household labour and the unequal social and economic dynamics within their homes and communities. Within the context of COVID-19, these inequalities have become more pronounced and the need to address them more […]

Journal article

Leveraging blockchain technology in humanitarian settings – opportunities and risks for women and girls

11/07/2019

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Leveraging blockchain technology in humanitarian settings – opportunities and risks for women and girls

Keywords

Overview

There is an increasing acknowledgement among policymakers and private-sector partners that we cannot overcome the challenges of our time without harnessing the potential of emerging technologies. As blockchain technology is rapidly being introduced to support work across a wide number of areas of humanitarian action, this article considers its potential impact on women and girls. […]

Evaluation report

Report of a Baseline Survey of Women Domestic Workers in Mukuru Informal Settlement – Nairobi Kenya

01/08/2013

1 documents

33 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Through this project, Oxfam gained insight into the lives of thousands of women in Mukuru informal settlements who work as casual domestic workers and that these women faced serious livelihood challenges which include low and delayed pay, poor working conditions and sexual exploitation as well as physical and psychological abuse. Despite these challenges, they continue […]

Journal article

The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

31/08/2022

31 pages long

Free access through journal website

The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

Keywords

Overview

Women face disproportionate care burdens on their time because of traditional gender roles, lack of public policies supporting them and the lack of government services for satisfying society's care needs. This unequal distribution of care responsibilities reduces their opportunities to fully participate in labour markets. We argue that all else equal, women's physical proximity to […]

Discussion paper

Transforming Power to Put Women at the Heart of Peacebuilding: A collection of regional-focused essays on feminist peace and security

21/09/2020

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The twentieth anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) is in October 2020. It is a landmark resolution on women’s role in peacebuilding, but progress on women’s rights and leadership in peace and security decision making continues to fall short. This discussion paper brings together three regional essays commissioned to explore what needs to […]

Journal article

High-risk feminism in El Salvador: women’s mobilisation in violent times

20/07/2016

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

High-risk feminism in El Salvador: women’s mobilisation in violent times

Keywords

Overview

Violence against women in El Salvador – a country made fragile by a vicious Civil War and the subsequent burgeoning of murderous youth gangs – has been described as lying on the knife’s edge between public and private (Hume 2009). Women’s experiences of violence are often invalidated by wider society for violating a normalised culture […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Poverty and marginalisation: challenges to poor women’s leadership in urban India

04/11/2008

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Poverty and marginalisation: challenges to poor women’s leadership in urban India

Keywords

Overview

This article examines the women’s quota at the local governance level in urban India, using several case studies of women municipal councillors, to question the evidently low numbers of poor and marginalised women amongst them. It examines issues of class, caste, and religion that have a direct impact on the access of poor women to […]

Journal article

Culture and the law in Islam women living under Muslim law

01/02/1995

2 pages long

Free access through journal website

Culture and the law in Islam women living under Muslim law

Keywords

Overview

This article argues that for the human rights movement to become international, it must start by appreciating local and national contexts. The expectations and experiences of Muslim women are hugely diverse, depending on the culture they are born into. ‘Women Living Under Muslin Law’ unites women from different countries to organise for change according to […]

Journal article

Women and Disability Don’t Mix!’: double discrimination and disabled women’s rights

01/06/1995

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women and Disability Don’t Mix!’: double discrimination and disabled women’s rights

Keywords

Overview

It is imperative to understand and address gender issues and how they impact upon a person’s experience of disability, in order to develop a strategy for establishing and enforcing the human rights of women and men with disabilities. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for […]

Journal article

Access to health care among poor elderly women in India: how far do policies respond to women’s realities?

01/11/2009

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Access to health care among poor elderly women in India: how far do policies respond to women’s realities?

Keywords

Overview

In developing countries like India, poor health and inability to access health care are an important part of the experience of ageing, particularly among people living in poverty: access to treatment is governed by public policy, as well as socio-economic characteristics of the elderly people. My research into morbidity among the elderly in an urban […]

Journal article

From participation to power – Pacific approaches to women’s economic empowerment

31/08/2022

24 pages long

Free access through journal website

From participation to power – Pacific approaches to women’s economic empowerment

Keywords

Overview

Pacific women’s unique economic experiences are under-represented in Pacific development initiatives. Economic empowerment initiatives typically focus on economic participation, without consideration for women’s household labour and the unequal social and economic dynamics within their homes and communities. Within the context of COVID-19, these inequalities have become more pronounced and the need to address them more […]

Journal article

Leveraging blockchain technology in humanitarian settings – opportunities and risks for women and girls

11/07/2019

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Leveraging blockchain technology in humanitarian settings – opportunities and risks for women and girls

Keywords

Overview

There is an increasing acknowledgement among policymakers and private-sector partners that we cannot overcome the challenges of our time without harnessing the potential of emerging technologies. As blockchain technology is rapidly being introduced to support work across a wide number of areas of humanitarian action, this article considers its potential impact on women and girls. […]

Evaluation report

Report of a Baseline Survey of Women Domestic Workers in Mukuru Informal Settlement – Nairobi Kenya

01/08/2013

1 documents

33 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Through this project, Oxfam gained insight into the lives of thousands of women in Mukuru informal settlements who work as casual domestic workers and that these women faced serious livelihood challenges which include low and delayed pay, poor working conditions and sexual exploitation as well as physical and psychological abuse. Despite these challenges, they continue […]

Journal article

The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

31/08/2022

31 pages long

Free access through journal website

The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

Keywords

Overview

Women face disproportionate care burdens on their time because of traditional gender roles, lack of public policies supporting them and the lack of government services for satisfying society's care needs. This unequal distribution of care responsibilities reduces their opportunities to fully participate in labour markets. We argue that all else equal, women's physical proximity to […]

Discussion paper

Transforming Power to Put Women at the Heart of Peacebuilding: A collection of regional-focused essays on feminist peace and security

21/09/2020

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The twentieth anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) is in October 2020. It is a landmark resolution on women’s role in peacebuilding, but progress on women’s rights and leadership in peace and security decision making continues to fall short. This discussion paper brings together three regional essays commissioned to explore what needs to […]

Journal article

High-risk feminism in El Salvador: women’s mobilisation in violent times

20/07/2016

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

High-risk feminism in El Salvador: women’s mobilisation in violent times

Keywords

Overview

Violence against women in El Salvador – a country made fragile by a vicious Civil War and the subsequent burgeoning of murderous youth gangs – has been described as lying on the knife’s edge between public and private (Hume 2009). Women’s experiences of violence are often invalidated by wider society for violating a normalised culture […]