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Journal article

The marks of gender in the defence of human rights in Colombia

23/05/2023

18 pages long

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The marks of gender in the defence of human rights in Colombia

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Overview

The role of women human rights defenders in Colombia is fundamental. The conditions of socioeconomic inequality, gender-based inequalities and discrimination, and the armed conflict have been complex scenarios in which women’s leadership in the defence of human rights and peace have played a leading role. The creation of diverse collective processes and social networks at […]

Journal article

Marriage, development, and the status of women in Kerala, India

01/07/2003

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Marriage, development, and the status of women in Kerala, India

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Overview

This article explores the linkages between women’s status and marriage in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Widely known as a progressive region, with high levels of social development despite poor economic growth, Kerala also fares exceptionally well in terms of standard indicators of female position. However, closer scrutiny of prevailing cultural mores, particularly in […]

Case study

Mobilising Women Farmers to Secure Land Rights in Uttar Pradesh

12/03/2016

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam India is part of a global movement working to fight poverty, injustice and inequality; in India it works in seven focus state. Oxfam India aims to improve poor people’s access, rights and entitlements over land and natural resources in order to support and augment their livelihoods. Through its programme on smallholder agriculture, Oxfam India focuses on socialising the identity of […]

Campaign report

Protected and Powerful: Putting Resources and Decision Making Power in the Hands of Women in Conflict

16/10/2018

2 documents

27 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Evidence shows a strong link between gender equality and peace. Countries where women are empowered are vastly more secure. Helping women realize their rights in fragile countries helps prevent conflict and increases the likelihood of sustainable peace. This Oxfam Canada report examines the challenges women and girls face in conflict settings and recommends concrete actions […]

Research report

Gender-responsive Budgeting in Ghana: An analysis of GRB implementation and its existing and potential impacts on women small-scale farmers

29/10/2020

1 documents

74 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Gender-responsive budgeting (GRB), also known as gender budgeting, is an approach to budgeting that takes into account the various needs of a diverse population by using an intersectional gender lens to respond to the different experiences of women, men, and gender-diverse groups. In addition to promoting more equitable budgeting outcomes, GRB requires that the budgeting […]

Briefing note

Tailor Made: How Syrian refugee women are finding their own way to join the Jordanian economy

07/08/2018

2 documents

16 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Earning an income is a struggle for the residents of Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, and women’s economic participation is extremely low. Oxfam initiated the Lel-Haya (For Life) project in Za’atari to build the capacities of Syrian refugee women, both in vocational training and soft skills. A small number of women involved in the project […]

Research report

Shifting Social Norms in the Economy for Women’s Economic Empowerment: Insights from a practitioner learning group

01/12/2018

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In 2017, The SEEP Network and Oxfam’s Women’s Economic Empowerment in Agriculture Knowledge Hub partnered to facilitate a Practitioner Learning Group (PLG) on 'Shifting Social Norms in the Economy to Create Change at Scale.' The SEEP PLG process is a method that brings together market development practitioners to help each other overcome practical and urgent […]

Briefing paper

Towards Ending Violence Against Women in South Asia

05/08/2004

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Gender-based violence

Overview

There are 50 million fewer women in South Asia today than there should be – girl babies are killed before birth through sex-selective abortions, or die prematurely through violence and neglect. Millions more girls and women face discrimination – they have less to eat than boys and men, are denied an education, are forced into […]

Case study

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Leadership in Armenia

05/08/2015

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam is promoting women’s economic empowerment and leadership in remote regions of Armenia. Armenian women face many barriers to their equal participation in agricultural production and marketing chains. Oxfam supports the development of women’s agricultural businesses and builds their leadership capacities by engaging them in cooperative management structures and training programmes. Oxfam is also working […]

Case study

Case Study: Women’s Rights in Egypt

01/07/2012

1 documents

5 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Women's rights

Overview

The uprising in Egypt which began on 25 January 2011 called for freedom, dignity and social justice. It was full of potential opportunities and challenges for Egyptians who had been deprived of their political, social and economic rights. The revolution gave women a sense of freedom and empowerment, and seemed like the perfect opportunity to […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

The marks of gender in the defence of human rights in Colombia

23/05/2023

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

The marks of gender in the defence of human rights in Colombia

Keywords

Overview

The role of women human rights defenders in Colombia is fundamental. The conditions of socioeconomic inequality, gender-based inequalities and discrimination, and the armed conflict have been complex scenarios in which women’s leadership in the defence of human rights and peace have played a leading role. The creation of diverse collective processes and social networks at […]

Journal article

Marriage, development, and the status of women in Kerala, India

01/07/2003

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Marriage, development, and the status of women in Kerala, India

Keywords

Overview

This article explores the linkages between women’s status and marriage in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Widely known as a progressive region, with high levels of social development despite poor economic growth, Kerala also fares exceptionally well in terms of standard indicators of female position. However, closer scrutiny of prevailing cultural mores, particularly in […]

Case study

Mobilising Women Farmers to Secure Land Rights in Uttar Pradesh

12/03/2016

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam India is part of a global movement working to fight poverty, injustice and inequality; in India it works in seven focus state. Oxfam India aims to improve poor people’s access, rights and entitlements over land and natural resources in order to support and augment their livelihoods. Through its programme on smallholder agriculture, Oxfam India focuses on socialising the identity of […]

Campaign report

Protected and Powerful: Putting Resources and Decision Making Power in the Hands of Women in Conflict

16/10/2018

2 documents

27 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Evidence shows a strong link between gender equality and peace. Countries where women are empowered are vastly more secure. Helping women realize their rights in fragile countries helps prevent conflict and increases the likelihood of sustainable peace. This Oxfam Canada report examines the challenges women and girls face in conflict settings and recommends concrete actions […]

Research report

Gender-responsive Budgeting in Ghana: An analysis of GRB implementation and its existing and potential impacts on women small-scale farmers

29/10/2020

1 documents

74 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Gender-responsive budgeting (GRB), also known as gender budgeting, is an approach to budgeting that takes into account the various needs of a diverse population by using an intersectional gender lens to respond to the different experiences of women, men, and gender-diverse groups. In addition to promoting more equitable budgeting outcomes, GRB requires that the budgeting […]

Briefing note

Tailor Made: How Syrian refugee women are finding their own way to join the Jordanian economy

07/08/2018

2 documents

16 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Earning an income is a struggle for the residents of Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, and women’s economic participation is extremely low. Oxfam initiated the Lel-Haya (For Life) project in Za’atari to build the capacities of Syrian refugee women, both in vocational training and soft skills. A small number of women involved in the project […]

Research report

Shifting Social Norms in the Economy for Women’s Economic Empowerment: Insights from a practitioner learning group

01/12/2018

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In 2017, The SEEP Network and Oxfam’s Women’s Economic Empowerment in Agriculture Knowledge Hub partnered to facilitate a Practitioner Learning Group (PLG) on 'Shifting Social Norms in the Economy to Create Change at Scale.' The SEEP PLG process is a method that brings together market development practitioners to help each other overcome practical and urgent […]

Briefing paper

Towards Ending Violence Against Women in South Asia

05/08/2004

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Gender-based violence

Overview

There are 50 million fewer women in South Asia today than there should be – girl babies are killed before birth through sex-selective abortions, or die prematurely through violence and neglect. Millions more girls and women face discrimination – they have less to eat than boys and men, are denied an education, are forced into […]

Case study

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Leadership in Armenia

05/08/2015

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam is promoting women’s economic empowerment and leadership in remote regions of Armenia. Armenian women face many barriers to their equal participation in agricultural production and marketing chains. Oxfam supports the development of women’s agricultural businesses and builds their leadership capacities by engaging them in cooperative management structures and training programmes. Oxfam is also working […]

Case study

Case Study: Women’s Rights in Egypt

01/07/2012

1 documents

5 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Women's rights

Overview

The uprising in Egypt which began on 25 January 2011 called for freedom, dignity and social justice. It was full of potential opportunities and challenges for Egyptians who had been deprived of their political, social and economic rights. The revolution gave women a sense of freedom and empowerment, and seemed like the perfect opportunity to […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

The marks of gender in the defence of human rights in Colombia

23/05/2023

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

The marks of gender in the defence of human rights in Colombia

Keywords

Overview

The role of women human rights defenders in Colombia is fundamental. The conditions of socioeconomic inequality, gender-based inequalities and discrimination, and the armed conflict have been complex scenarios in which women’s leadership in the defence of human rights and peace have played a leading role. The creation of diverse collective processes and social networks at […]

Journal article

Marriage, development, and the status of women in Kerala, India

01/07/2003

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Marriage, development, and the status of women in Kerala, India

Keywords

Overview

This article explores the linkages between women’s status and marriage in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Widely known as a progressive region, with high levels of social development despite poor economic growth, Kerala also fares exceptionally well in terms of standard indicators of female position. However, closer scrutiny of prevailing cultural mores, particularly in […]

Case study

Mobilising Women Farmers to Secure Land Rights in Uttar Pradesh

12/03/2016

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam India is part of a global movement working to fight poverty, injustice and inequality; in India it works in seven focus state. Oxfam India aims to improve poor people’s access, rights and entitlements over land and natural resources in order to support and augment their livelihoods. Through its programme on smallholder agriculture, Oxfam India focuses on socialising the identity of […]

Campaign report

Protected and Powerful: Putting Resources and Decision Making Power in the Hands of Women in Conflict

16/10/2018

2 documents

27 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Evidence shows a strong link between gender equality and peace. Countries where women are empowered are vastly more secure. Helping women realize their rights in fragile countries helps prevent conflict and increases the likelihood of sustainable peace. This Oxfam Canada report examines the challenges women and girls face in conflict settings and recommends concrete actions […]

Research report

Gender-responsive Budgeting in Ghana: An analysis of GRB implementation and its existing and potential impacts on women small-scale farmers

29/10/2020

1 documents

74 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Gender-responsive budgeting (GRB), also known as gender budgeting, is an approach to budgeting that takes into account the various needs of a diverse population by using an intersectional gender lens to respond to the different experiences of women, men, and gender-diverse groups. In addition to promoting more equitable budgeting outcomes, GRB requires that the budgeting […]

Briefing note

Tailor Made: How Syrian refugee women are finding their own way to join the Jordanian economy

07/08/2018

2 documents

16 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Earning an income is a struggle for the residents of Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, and women’s economic participation is extremely low. Oxfam initiated the Lel-Haya (For Life) project in Za’atari to build the capacities of Syrian refugee women, both in vocational training and soft skills. A small number of women involved in the project […]

Research report

Shifting Social Norms in the Economy for Women’s Economic Empowerment: Insights from a practitioner learning group

01/12/2018

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In 2017, The SEEP Network and Oxfam’s Women’s Economic Empowerment in Agriculture Knowledge Hub partnered to facilitate a Practitioner Learning Group (PLG) on 'Shifting Social Norms in the Economy to Create Change at Scale.' The SEEP PLG process is a method that brings together market development practitioners to help each other overcome practical and urgent […]

Briefing paper

Towards Ending Violence Against Women in South Asia

05/08/2004

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Gender-based violence

Overview

There are 50 million fewer women in South Asia today than there should be – girl babies are killed before birth through sex-selective abortions, or die prematurely through violence and neglect. Millions more girls and women face discrimination – they have less to eat than boys and men, are denied an education, are forced into […]

Case study

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Leadership in Armenia

05/08/2015

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam is promoting women’s economic empowerment and leadership in remote regions of Armenia. Armenian women face many barriers to their equal participation in agricultural production and marketing chains. Oxfam supports the development of women’s agricultural businesses and builds their leadership capacities by engaging them in cooperative management structures and training programmes. Oxfam is also working […]

Case study

Case Study: Women’s Rights in Egypt

01/07/2012

1 documents

5 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Women's rights

Overview

The uprising in Egypt which began on 25 January 2011 called for freedom, dignity and social justice. It was full of potential opportunities and challenges for Egyptians who had been deprived of their political, social and economic rights. The revolution gave women a sense of freedom and empowerment, and seemed like the perfect opportunity to […]