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The Future of Work: Findings of research commissioned by the Oxfam Empower Youth for Work Program

28/07/2020

2 documents

47 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam’s Empower Youth for Work program commissioned the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) to conduct research on ‘The Future of Work’. IDS explored the expected changes in work and income-generating activities for young people in rural areas and whether existing policies anticipate the future of work. The research approaches the future of work according to […]

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The personal is political: a feminist reflection on a journey into participatory arts-based research with sex worker migrants in South Africa

05/11/2019

17 pages long

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The personal is political: a feminist reflection on a journey into participatory arts-based research with sex worker migrants in South Africa

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This article offers a personal reflection of my journey into participatory arts-based research with sex work migrants in South Africa. It begins by sharing some background information of how my own experience as a migrant woman, and my layered (sometimes conflicted) identities, have continued to shape and influence much of my scholarly work, including my […]

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Using feminist ‘reflexive practice’ to explore stress and well-being of local researchers in South Sudan

05/11/2019

16 pages long

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Using feminist ‘reflexive practice’ to explore stress and well-being of local researchers in South Sudan

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This article discusses using feminist methods of reflexive practice to support and learn about the well-being of researchers working on gender-based violence research in South Sudan. In particular, we focus on the experiences of South Sudanese researchers undertaking this research in their own country. We share key findings and offer personal reflections on and suggestions […]

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Bringing about social justice through feminist research for monitoring, evaluation, and learning? A conversation from Oxfam GB

05/11/2019

19 pages long

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Bringing about social justice through feminist research for monitoring, evaluation, and learning? A conversation from Oxfam GB

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At Oxfam, we have spent much of the last two years talking about feminist principles. In the context of the #Metoo and #Aidtoo movements, the presence (or absence) of these feminist values and principles is increasingly – and rightly – under the spotlight. In this article, we reflect on what it takes to embed these […]

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‘Do you really want to hear about my life?’: doing ‘feminist research’ with women in sex work in Eastern India

05/11/2019

16 pages long

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‘Do you really want to hear about my life?’: doing ‘feminist research’ with women in sex work in Eastern India

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This article reflects on insights gathered from doing feminist research during my doctoral studies in international development. My research focused on the lives of women formerly and currently in sex work in Eastern India, and their experiences and resistance of everyday violence. I argue that the adoption of a life-history interviewing method created possibilities to […]

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‘Why would I want to be anonymous?’ Questioning ethical principles of anonymity in cross-cultural feminist research

05/11/2019

13 pages long

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‘Why would I want to be anonymous?’ Questioning ethical principles of anonymity in cross-cultural feminist research

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This article focuses on anonymity in research, considering it in relation to feminist values. There has been increasing debate in the feminist literature on the universality of ethics, including reflection on principles such as anonymity. However, there has been limited discussion of the specific challenge facing feminist researchers to amplify the voices of women participants, […]

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The space between us: feminist values and humanitarian power dynamics in research with refugees

05/11/2019

17 pages long

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The space between us: feminist values and humanitarian power dynamics in research with refugees

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International humanitarian and development agencies striving to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment sometimes neglect to recognise the power hierarchies present in their own engagement with communities. Drawing on research on Syrian refugees and humanitarian workers in Jordan, this article explores the research and monitoring and evaluation practices of international humanitarian agencies. It suggests that […]

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Researching women’s leadership in Asia and the Pacific – reflections on feminist research approaches in design and in practice

05/11/2019

16 pages long

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Researching women’s leadership in Asia and the Pacific – reflections on feminist research approaches in design and in practice

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This article explores how the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) and partners have navigated the complexities and, sometimes competing, priorities, of feminist research methodology and values, in our practice. It demonstrates how, ultimately, decision-making processes along the way have been guided by the feminist values that underpin the research designs and the assertion that the […]

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Introduction: Feminist values in research

05/11/2019

10 pages long

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Introduction: Feminist values in research

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Feminist research

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This is the introductory article to Gender & Development issue 27(3) Feminist Values in Research.

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Making feminism count: integrating feminist research principles in large-scale quantitative research on violence against women and girls

05/11/2019

20 pages long

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Making feminism count: integrating feminist research principles in large-scale quantitative research on violence against women and girls

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Applying a feminist approach to research on ending violence against women and girls (VAWG) is critical because gender inequality is an underlying driver of VAWG, and feminist research aims to empower women and girls, as well as challenge prevailing inequalities through the research process itself. However, feminist research approaches have not historically been applied in […]

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Research report

The Future of Work: Findings of research commissioned by the Oxfam Empower Youth for Work Program

28/07/2020

2 documents

47 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s Empower Youth for Work program commissioned the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) to conduct research on ‘The Future of Work’. IDS explored the expected changes in work and income-generating activities for young people in rural areas and whether existing policies anticipate the future of work. The research approaches the future of work according to […]

Journal article

The personal is political: a feminist reflection on a journey into participatory arts-based research with sex worker migrants in South Africa

05/11/2019

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

The personal is political: a feminist reflection on a journey into participatory arts-based research with sex worker migrants in South Africa

Keywords

Overview

This article offers a personal reflection of my journey into participatory arts-based research with sex work migrants in South Africa. It begins by sharing some background information of how my own experience as a migrant woman, and my layered (sometimes conflicted) identities, have continued to shape and influence much of my scholarly work, including my […]

Journal article

Using feminist ‘reflexive practice’ to explore stress and well-being of local researchers in South Sudan

05/11/2019

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Using feminist ‘reflexive practice’ to explore stress and well-being of local researchers in South Sudan

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses using feminist methods of reflexive practice to support and learn about the well-being of researchers working on gender-based violence research in South Sudan. In particular, we focus on the experiences of South Sudanese researchers undertaking this research in their own country. We share key findings and offer personal reflections on and suggestions […]

Journal article

Bringing about social justice through feminist research for monitoring, evaluation, and learning? A conversation from Oxfam GB

05/11/2019

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Bringing about social justice through feminist research for monitoring, evaluation, and learning? A conversation from Oxfam GB

Keywords

Overview

At Oxfam, we have spent much of the last two years talking about feminist principles. In the context of the #Metoo and #Aidtoo movements, the presence (or absence) of these feminist values and principles is increasingly – and rightly – under the spotlight. In this article, we reflect on what it takes to embed these […]

Journal article

‘Do you really want to hear about my life?’: doing ‘feminist research’ with women in sex work in Eastern India

05/11/2019

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Do you really want to hear about my life?’: doing ‘feminist research’ with women in sex work in Eastern India

Keywords

Overview

This article reflects on insights gathered from doing feminist research during my doctoral studies in international development. My research focused on the lives of women formerly and currently in sex work in Eastern India, and their experiences and resistance of everyday violence. I argue that the adoption of a life-history interviewing method created possibilities to […]

Journal article

‘Why would I want to be anonymous?’ Questioning ethical principles of anonymity in cross-cultural feminist research

05/11/2019

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Why would I want to be anonymous?’ Questioning ethical principles of anonymity in cross-cultural feminist research

Keywords

Overview

This article focuses on anonymity in research, considering it in relation to feminist values. There has been increasing debate in the feminist literature on the universality of ethics, including reflection on principles such as anonymity. However, there has been limited discussion of the specific challenge facing feminist researchers to amplify the voices of women participants, […]

Journal article

The space between us: feminist values and humanitarian power dynamics in research with refugees

05/11/2019

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

The space between us: feminist values and humanitarian power dynamics in research with refugees

Keywords

Overview

International humanitarian and development agencies striving to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment sometimes neglect to recognise the power hierarchies present in their own engagement with communities. Drawing on research on Syrian refugees and humanitarian workers in Jordan, this article explores the research and monitoring and evaluation practices of international humanitarian agencies. It suggests that […]

Journal article

Researching women’s leadership in Asia and the Pacific – reflections on feminist research approaches in design and in practice

05/11/2019

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Researching women’s leadership in Asia and the Pacific – reflections on feminist research approaches in design and in practice

Keywords

Overview

This article explores how the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) and partners have navigated the complexities and, sometimes competing, priorities, of feminist research methodology and values, in our practice. It demonstrates how, ultimately, decision-making processes along the way have been guided by the feminist values that underpin the research designs and the assertion that the […]

Journal article

Introduction: Feminist values in research

05/11/2019

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Introduction: Feminist values in research

Keywords

Feminist research

Overview

This is the introductory article to Gender & Development issue 27(3) Feminist Values in Research.

Journal article

Making feminism count: integrating feminist research principles in large-scale quantitative research on violence against women and girls

05/11/2019

20 pages long

Free access through journal website

Making feminism count: integrating feminist research principles in large-scale quantitative research on violence against women and girls

Keywords

Overview

Applying a feminist approach to research on ending violence against women and girls (VAWG) is critical because gender inequality is an underlying driver of VAWG, and feminist research aims to empower women and girls, as well as challenge prevailing inequalities through the research process itself. However, feminist research approaches have not historically been applied in […]

Showing 838 matching results from Policy & Practice

Research report

The Future of Work: Findings of research commissioned by the Oxfam Empower Youth for Work Program

28/07/2020

2 documents

47 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam’s Empower Youth for Work program commissioned the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) to conduct research on ‘The Future of Work’. IDS explored the expected changes in work and income-generating activities for young people in rural areas and whether existing policies anticipate the future of work. The research approaches the future of work according to […]

Journal article

The personal is political: a feminist reflection on a journey into participatory arts-based research with sex worker migrants in South Africa

05/11/2019

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

The personal is political: a feminist reflection on a journey into participatory arts-based research with sex worker migrants in South Africa

Keywords

Overview

This article offers a personal reflection of my journey into participatory arts-based research with sex work migrants in South Africa. It begins by sharing some background information of how my own experience as a migrant woman, and my layered (sometimes conflicted) identities, have continued to shape and influence much of my scholarly work, including my […]

Journal article

Using feminist ‘reflexive practice’ to explore stress and well-being of local researchers in South Sudan

05/11/2019

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Using feminist ‘reflexive practice’ to explore stress and well-being of local researchers in South Sudan

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses using feminist methods of reflexive practice to support and learn about the well-being of researchers working on gender-based violence research in South Sudan. In particular, we focus on the experiences of South Sudanese researchers undertaking this research in their own country. We share key findings and offer personal reflections on and suggestions […]

Journal article

Bringing about social justice through feminist research for monitoring, evaluation, and learning? A conversation from Oxfam GB

05/11/2019

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Bringing about social justice through feminist research for monitoring, evaluation, and learning? A conversation from Oxfam GB

Keywords

Overview

At Oxfam, we have spent much of the last two years talking about feminist principles. In the context of the #Metoo and #Aidtoo movements, the presence (or absence) of these feminist values and principles is increasingly – and rightly – under the spotlight. In this article, we reflect on what it takes to embed these […]

Journal article

‘Do you really want to hear about my life?’: doing ‘feminist research’ with women in sex work in Eastern India

05/11/2019

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Do you really want to hear about my life?’: doing ‘feminist research’ with women in sex work in Eastern India

Keywords

Overview

This article reflects on insights gathered from doing feminist research during my doctoral studies in international development. My research focused on the lives of women formerly and currently in sex work in Eastern India, and their experiences and resistance of everyday violence. I argue that the adoption of a life-history interviewing method created possibilities to […]

Journal article

‘Why would I want to be anonymous?’ Questioning ethical principles of anonymity in cross-cultural feminist research

05/11/2019

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Why would I want to be anonymous?’ Questioning ethical principles of anonymity in cross-cultural feminist research

Keywords

Overview

This article focuses on anonymity in research, considering it in relation to feminist values. There has been increasing debate in the feminist literature on the universality of ethics, including reflection on principles such as anonymity. However, there has been limited discussion of the specific challenge facing feminist researchers to amplify the voices of women participants, […]

Journal article

The space between us: feminist values and humanitarian power dynamics in research with refugees

05/11/2019

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

The space between us: feminist values and humanitarian power dynamics in research with refugees

Keywords

Overview

International humanitarian and development agencies striving to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment sometimes neglect to recognise the power hierarchies present in their own engagement with communities. Drawing on research on Syrian refugees and humanitarian workers in Jordan, this article explores the research and monitoring and evaluation practices of international humanitarian agencies. It suggests that […]

Journal article

Researching women’s leadership in Asia and the Pacific – reflections on feminist research approaches in design and in practice

05/11/2019

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Researching women’s leadership in Asia and the Pacific – reflections on feminist research approaches in design and in practice

Keywords

Overview

This article explores how the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) and partners have navigated the complexities and, sometimes competing, priorities, of feminist research methodology and values, in our practice. It demonstrates how, ultimately, decision-making processes along the way have been guided by the feminist values that underpin the research designs and the assertion that the […]

Journal article

Introduction: Feminist values in research

05/11/2019

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Introduction: Feminist values in research

Keywords

Feminist research

Overview

This is the introductory article to Gender & Development issue 27(3) Feminist Values in Research.

Journal article

Making feminism count: integrating feminist research principles in large-scale quantitative research on violence against women and girls

05/11/2019

20 pages long

Free access through journal website

Making feminism count: integrating feminist research principles in large-scale quantitative research on violence against women and girls

Keywords

Overview

Applying a feminist approach to research on ending violence against women and girls (VAWG) is critical because gender inequality is an underlying driver of VAWG, and feminist research aims to empower women and girls, as well as challenge prevailing inequalities through the research process itself. However, feminist research approaches have not historically been applied in […]