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Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Freedom for women: mainstreaming gender in the South African liberation struggle and beyond

01/07/2005

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Freedom for women: mainstreaming gender in the South African liberation struggle and beyond

Keywords

Overview

The liberation struggle in South Africa highlighted racial and class oppression as key causes of poverty, inequality, and a lack of rights for most South Africans. Drawing on the language of the struggle, women political and trade union activists brought attention to their oppression and exploitation as women, and were able to place non-sexism alongside […]

Journal article

Women’s labour and economic globalisation: a participatory workshop created by Alternative Women in Development (Alt-WID)

01/03/2000

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s labour and economic globalisation: a participatory workshop created by Alternative Women in Development (Alt-WID)

Keywords

Overview

Alt-WID, a working group of feminist educators and activists formed in 1993, focuses on the relationships between global macroeconomic policies and conditions in our local communities. The group is particularly interested in translating ideas into popular education tools that can be used by organisers and grassroots groups. This article describes one of their workshops. This […]

Journal article

Women’s perceptions of land ownership: a case study from Kutch District, Gujarat, India

01/03/2008

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s perceptions of land ownership: a case study from Kutch District, Gujarat, India

Keywords

Overview

In August 2005, a campaign was initiated in Kutch District, Gujarat, India, to obtain government land for landless families. Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan (KMVS), a grassroots collective of rural women, supported women’s land and property rights in the context of the campaign. In this article, we assess the impact of this campaign on women in […]

Research report

Ebola Impact Revealed: An assessment of the differing impact of the outbreak on the women and men in Liberia

01/07/2015

1 documents

35 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This research report examines the differing impacts of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia on women, men, girls and boys. Focusing on the areas of agriculture and livelihoods; gender-based violence; access to health services; and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), it looks at women’s involvement in the national response to the outbreak, as well as community […]

Journal article

Planning from below: using feminist participatory methods to increase women’s participation in urban planning

27/03/2015

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Planning from below: using feminist participatory methods to increase women’s participation in urban planning

Keywords

Overview

Women have been often invisible in urban planning. Col·lectiu Punt 6, a feminist organisation of women architects and urban planners based in Barcelona, Spain, has developed planning techniques and tools to include women both as objects and subjects of urban planning, and as experts of everyday life. The article focuses on the participatory tools that […]

Evaluation report

Making Market Systems Work for Women Farmers in Zambia: A final evaluation of Oxfam’s Gendered Enterprise and Markets programme in the Copperbelt region of Zambia

06/12/2019

3 documents

35 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Gendered Enterprise and Markets (GEM) is Oxfam GB’s approach to market systems development. The GEM approach facilitates change in market systems and social norms, with the aim of ensuring more sustainable livelihood opportunities for marginalized women and men. The GEM DFID AidMatch Programme (June 2014–February 2018) worked within the soya, milk and vegetable value chains […]

Journal article

Post-conflict programmes for women: lessons from the Kosovo women’s initiative

01/11/2004

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Post-conflict programmes for women: lessons from the Kosovo women’s initiative

Keywords

Overview

This paper considers the relationship between the concept of participation in development and the concept of sustainable development in the aftermath of a war. For sustainable development to take place after a period of armed conflict, the intended beneficiaries of a reconstruction programme must be supported to take charge of the process, and hence own […]

Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Increasing Women’s Political Participation in Chile and South America

21/10/2013

3 documents

35 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The ‘Increasing women’s political participation in Chile and South America” project was launched in 2008 as part of Oxfam GB’s Raising Her Voice (RHV) portfolio, which aimed to support and strengthen women’s roles in shaping policy and local governance. The project, implemented by Corporacion Humanas, focused on increasing women’s leadership and participation in politics and […]

Journal article

Visible outside, invisible inside: the power of patriarchy on female protest leaders in conflict and violence-affected settings

07/12/2021

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

Visible outside, invisible inside: the power of patriarchy on female protest leaders in conflict and violence-affected settings

Keywords

Overview

The literature on women’s participation in public protests and movements shows that even when they are prominent actors within these, most women are excluded from the male-dominated decision-making spaces within which negotiations with the state occur. In this article we look at the case of an ethnic struggle for rights in a conservative and conflict-affected […]

Journal article

Agricultural livelihoods and nutrition – exploring the links with women in Zambia

02/11/2010

23 pages long

Free access through journal website

Agricultural livelihoods and nutrition – exploring the links with women in Zambia

Keywords

Overview

This article examines food security, nutrition, and women’s agricultural livelihoods in Western Province, Zambia. It draws on data from field research supported by Concern Worldwide UK. The research aimed to explore links between food procurement, livelihoods and care at the household level, and recognises the role of institutions and access to assets in shaping livelihood […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Freedom for women: mainstreaming gender in the South African liberation struggle and beyond

01/07/2005

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Freedom for women: mainstreaming gender in the South African liberation struggle and beyond

Keywords

Overview

The liberation struggle in South Africa highlighted racial and class oppression as key causes of poverty, inequality, and a lack of rights for most South Africans. Drawing on the language of the struggle, women political and trade union activists brought attention to their oppression and exploitation as women, and were able to place non-sexism alongside […]

Journal article

Women’s labour and economic globalisation: a participatory workshop created by Alternative Women in Development (Alt-WID)

01/03/2000

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s labour and economic globalisation: a participatory workshop created by Alternative Women in Development (Alt-WID)

Keywords

Overview

Alt-WID, a working group of feminist educators and activists formed in 1993, focuses on the relationships between global macroeconomic policies and conditions in our local communities. The group is particularly interested in translating ideas into popular education tools that can be used by organisers and grassroots groups. This article describes one of their workshops. This […]

Journal article

Women’s perceptions of land ownership: a case study from Kutch District, Gujarat, India

01/03/2008

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s perceptions of land ownership: a case study from Kutch District, Gujarat, India

Keywords

Overview

In August 2005, a campaign was initiated in Kutch District, Gujarat, India, to obtain government land for landless families. Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan (KMVS), a grassroots collective of rural women, supported women’s land and property rights in the context of the campaign. In this article, we assess the impact of this campaign on women in […]

Research report

Ebola Impact Revealed: An assessment of the differing impact of the outbreak on the women and men in Liberia

01/07/2015

1 documents

35 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This research report examines the differing impacts of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia on women, men, girls and boys. Focusing on the areas of agriculture and livelihoods; gender-based violence; access to health services; and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), it looks at women’s involvement in the national response to the outbreak, as well as community […]

Journal article

Planning from below: using feminist participatory methods to increase women’s participation in urban planning

27/03/2015

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Planning from below: using feminist participatory methods to increase women’s participation in urban planning

Keywords

Overview

Women have been often invisible in urban planning. Col·lectiu Punt 6, a feminist organisation of women architects and urban planners based in Barcelona, Spain, has developed planning techniques and tools to include women both as objects and subjects of urban planning, and as experts of everyday life. The article focuses on the participatory tools that […]

Evaluation report

Making Market Systems Work for Women Farmers in Zambia: A final evaluation of Oxfam’s Gendered Enterprise and Markets programme in the Copperbelt region of Zambia

06/12/2019

3 documents

35 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Gendered Enterprise and Markets (GEM) is Oxfam GB’s approach to market systems development. The GEM approach facilitates change in market systems and social norms, with the aim of ensuring more sustainable livelihood opportunities for marginalized women and men. The GEM DFID AidMatch Programme (June 2014–February 2018) worked within the soya, milk and vegetable value chains […]

Journal article

Post-conflict programmes for women: lessons from the Kosovo women’s initiative

01/11/2004

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Post-conflict programmes for women: lessons from the Kosovo women’s initiative

Keywords

Overview

This paper considers the relationship between the concept of participation in development and the concept of sustainable development in the aftermath of a war. For sustainable development to take place after a period of armed conflict, the intended beneficiaries of a reconstruction programme must be supported to take charge of the process, and hence own […]

Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Increasing Women’s Political Participation in Chile and South America

21/10/2013

3 documents

35 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The ‘Increasing women’s political participation in Chile and South America” project was launched in 2008 as part of Oxfam GB’s Raising Her Voice (RHV) portfolio, which aimed to support and strengthen women’s roles in shaping policy and local governance. The project, implemented by Corporacion Humanas, focused on increasing women’s leadership and participation in politics and […]

Journal article

Visible outside, invisible inside: the power of patriarchy on female protest leaders in conflict and violence-affected settings

07/12/2021

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

Visible outside, invisible inside: the power of patriarchy on female protest leaders in conflict and violence-affected settings

Keywords

Overview

The literature on women’s participation in public protests and movements shows that even when they are prominent actors within these, most women are excluded from the male-dominated decision-making spaces within which negotiations with the state occur. In this article we look at the case of an ethnic struggle for rights in a conservative and conflict-affected […]

Journal article

Agricultural livelihoods and nutrition – exploring the links with women in Zambia

02/11/2010

23 pages long

Free access through journal website

Agricultural livelihoods and nutrition – exploring the links with women in Zambia

Keywords

Overview

This article examines food security, nutrition, and women’s agricultural livelihoods in Western Province, Zambia. It draws on data from field research supported by Concern Worldwide UK. The research aimed to explore links between food procurement, livelihoods and care at the household level, and recognises the role of institutions and access to assets in shaping livelihood […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Freedom for women: mainstreaming gender in the South African liberation struggle and beyond

01/07/2005

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Freedom for women: mainstreaming gender in the South African liberation struggle and beyond

Keywords

Overview

The liberation struggle in South Africa highlighted racial and class oppression as key causes of poverty, inequality, and a lack of rights for most South Africans. Drawing on the language of the struggle, women political and trade union activists brought attention to their oppression and exploitation as women, and were able to place non-sexism alongside […]

Journal article

Women’s labour and economic globalisation: a participatory workshop created by Alternative Women in Development (Alt-WID)

01/03/2000

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s labour and economic globalisation: a participatory workshop created by Alternative Women in Development (Alt-WID)

Keywords

Overview

Alt-WID, a working group of feminist educators and activists formed in 1993, focuses on the relationships between global macroeconomic policies and conditions in our local communities. The group is particularly interested in translating ideas into popular education tools that can be used by organisers and grassroots groups. This article describes one of their workshops. This […]

Journal article

Women’s perceptions of land ownership: a case study from Kutch District, Gujarat, India

01/03/2008

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s perceptions of land ownership: a case study from Kutch District, Gujarat, India

Keywords

Overview

In August 2005, a campaign was initiated in Kutch District, Gujarat, India, to obtain government land for landless families. Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan (KMVS), a grassroots collective of rural women, supported women’s land and property rights in the context of the campaign. In this article, we assess the impact of this campaign on women in […]

Research report

Ebola Impact Revealed: An assessment of the differing impact of the outbreak on the women and men in Liberia

01/07/2015

1 documents

35 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This research report examines the differing impacts of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia on women, men, girls and boys. Focusing on the areas of agriculture and livelihoods; gender-based violence; access to health services; and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), it looks at women’s involvement in the national response to the outbreak, as well as community […]

Journal article

Planning from below: using feminist participatory methods to increase women’s participation in urban planning

27/03/2015

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Planning from below: using feminist participatory methods to increase women’s participation in urban planning

Keywords

Overview

Women have been often invisible in urban planning. Col·lectiu Punt 6, a feminist organisation of women architects and urban planners based in Barcelona, Spain, has developed planning techniques and tools to include women both as objects and subjects of urban planning, and as experts of everyday life. The article focuses on the participatory tools that […]

Evaluation report

Making Market Systems Work for Women Farmers in Zambia: A final evaluation of Oxfam’s Gendered Enterprise and Markets programme in the Copperbelt region of Zambia

06/12/2019

3 documents

35 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Gendered Enterprise and Markets (GEM) is Oxfam GB’s approach to market systems development. The GEM approach facilitates change in market systems and social norms, with the aim of ensuring more sustainable livelihood opportunities for marginalized women and men. The GEM DFID AidMatch Programme (June 2014–February 2018) worked within the soya, milk and vegetable value chains […]

Journal article

Post-conflict programmes for women: lessons from the Kosovo women’s initiative

01/11/2004

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Post-conflict programmes for women: lessons from the Kosovo women’s initiative

Keywords

Overview

This paper considers the relationship between the concept of participation in development and the concept of sustainable development in the aftermath of a war. For sustainable development to take place after a period of armed conflict, the intended beneficiaries of a reconstruction programme must be supported to take charge of the process, and hence own […]

Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Increasing Women’s Political Participation in Chile and South America

21/10/2013

3 documents

35 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The ‘Increasing women’s political participation in Chile and South America” project was launched in 2008 as part of Oxfam GB’s Raising Her Voice (RHV) portfolio, which aimed to support and strengthen women’s roles in shaping policy and local governance. The project, implemented by Corporacion Humanas, focused on increasing women’s leadership and participation in politics and […]

Journal article

Visible outside, invisible inside: the power of patriarchy on female protest leaders in conflict and violence-affected settings

07/12/2021

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

Visible outside, invisible inside: the power of patriarchy on female protest leaders in conflict and violence-affected settings

Keywords

Overview

The literature on women’s participation in public protests and movements shows that even when they are prominent actors within these, most women are excluded from the male-dominated decision-making spaces within which negotiations with the state occur. In this article we look at the case of an ethnic struggle for rights in a conservative and conflict-affected […]

Journal article

Agricultural livelihoods and nutrition – exploring the links with women in Zambia

02/11/2010

23 pages long

Free access through journal website

Agricultural livelihoods and nutrition – exploring the links with women in Zambia

Keywords

Overview

This article examines food security, nutrition, and women’s agricultural livelihoods in Western Province, Zambia. It draws on data from field research supported by Concern Worldwide UK. The research aimed to explore links between food procurement, livelihoods and care at the household level, and recognises the role of institutions and access to assets in shaping livelihood […]