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Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

‘The seas are rising and so are we!’ – a conversation between two women in Extinction Rebellion

10/12/2020

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘The seas are rising and so are we!’ – a conversation between two women in Extinction Rebellion

Keywords

Overview

Extinction Rebellion (XR) is an international, non-violent movement against the climate and ecological crises that threaten our planet. This article is based on reflections and joint discussions on what it is to be women ‘rebels’ at the grassroots of this movement, utilising the feminist practice of ‘active listening’ to counter women’s experiences of being silenced […]

Case study

Pa Kite M Deyo! Don’t Leave Me Out! Haitian women demand their right to participate in public affairs

07/03/2008

4 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The legacy of years of violent political turmoil and entrenched ideas about gender roles makes it very difficult for women in Haiti to be active in the political arena, despite the fact that many have already proved themselves to be dynamic and able leaders of their communities. This paper describes the work of women’s-rights organisation […]

Case study

Strengthening the Voices of Women Leaders: Lessons from Cambodia

07/02/2008

4 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Recent reforms mean women in Cambodia now have the opportunity to stand for election to local councils. But many women councillors face discrimination and hostility from their male colleagues, and feel that they lack the skills and confidence to carry out their roles effectively. This paper describes the work of Women For Prosperity, which has […]

Case study

Advocacy and National Elections: Women’s political participation in Honduras

07/02/2008

4 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

This paper discusses Oxfam’s advocacy work in Honduras on women’s political rights, and women’s leadership and empowerment in the political sphere. Beginning with an overview of the constraints that women face if they wish to participate in politics, the paper then goes on to discuss Oxfam’s advocacy and campaigning activities during and after the 2005 […]

Discussion paper

Women in Rural Zaire and Upper Volta: Improving methods of skill acquisition

01/11/1977

1 documents

39 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Much has been written and said about the fuller, more equal and less onerous role which rural women, especially in African countries should play in the context of national socio-economic development and about the policies and programmes to be pursued to bring this about. The starting point of this study is the observations and analysis […]

Journal article

Strengthening climate resilience and women’s networks: Brazilian inspiration from agroecology

10/12/2020

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Strengthening climate resilience and women’s networks: Brazilian inspiration from agroecology

Keywords

Overview

Women can face higher risks and more significant burdens from the impacts of climate change in situations of poverty than men, exacerbating existing disparities in gender roles, responsibilities, perceptions, and skewed power relations that tend to disadvantage women. Mitigation and adaptation measures are essential not only to increase community resilience to climate change but also […]

Journal article

Women and citizenship in global teacher education: The Global-ITE project

01/11/2003

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women and citizenship in global teacher education: The Global-ITE project

Keywords

Overview

The Global-ITE (Initial Teacher Education) scheme is a three-year education project. It aims to enable trainee teachers in three teacher-education institutes in India, Kenya, and England to link local and global social issues to each other, and relate them to the school curriculum; and to promote a global perspective on citizenship education. Integral to our […]

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 […]

Journal article

ActionAid’s Young Urban Women Programme in urban India: taking an intersectional approach to decent work, unpaid care, and sexual and reproductive health and rights

27/03/2015

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

ActionAid’s Young Urban Women Programme in urban India: taking an intersectional approach to decent work, unpaid care, and sexual and reproductive health and rights

Keywords

Overview

This article traces the implementation of a programme with young urban women living in poverty in the Indian cities of Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Chennai. The programme aims to increase their economic independence and control over their bodies. It begins from an intersectional analysis of women’s access to decent work, their unpaid care work responsibilities, and […]

Journal article

Unequal burden: water privatisation and women’s human rights in Tanzania

01/03/2010

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Unequal burden: water privatisation and women’s human rights in Tanzania

Keywords

Overview

Access to water is a critical component in advancing the human rights of women. Although privatisation of water services continues to be pushed by donors such as The World Bank, the available information shows that privatisations are not increasing access to water for poor women. This paper examines the human right to water and why […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

‘The seas are rising and so are we!’ – a conversation between two women in Extinction Rebellion

10/12/2020

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘The seas are rising and so are we!’ – a conversation between two women in Extinction Rebellion

Keywords

Overview

Extinction Rebellion (XR) is an international, non-violent movement against the climate and ecological crises that threaten our planet. This article is based on reflections and joint discussions on what it is to be women ‘rebels’ at the grassroots of this movement, utilising the feminist practice of ‘active listening’ to counter women’s experiences of being silenced […]

Case study

Pa Kite M Deyo! Don’t Leave Me Out! Haitian women demand their right to participate in public affairs

07/03/2008

4 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The legacy of years of violent political turmoil and entrenched ideas about gender roles makes it very difficult for women in Haiti to be active in the political arena, despite the fact that many have already proved themselves to be dynamic and able leaders of their communities. This paper describes the work of women’s-rights organisation […]

Case study

Strengthening the Voices of Women Leaders: Lessons from Cambodia

07/02/2008

4 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Recent reforms mean women in Cambodia now have the opportunity to stand for election to local councils. But many women councillors face discrimination and hostility from their male colleagues, and feel that they lack the skills and confidence to carry out their roles effectively. This paper describes the work of Women For Prosperity, which has […]

Case study

Advocacy and National Elections: Women’s political participation in Honduras

07/02/2008

4 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

This paper discusses Oxfam’s advocacy work in Honduras on women’s political rights, and women’s leadership and empowerment in the political sphere. Beginning with an overview of the constraints that women face if they wish to participate in politics, the paper then goes on to discuss Oxfam’s advocacy and campaigning activities during and after the 2005 […]

Discussion paper

Women in Rural Zaire and Upper Volta: Improving methods of skill acquisition

01/11/1977

1 documents

39 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Much has been written and said about the fuller, more equal and less onerous role which rural women, especially in African countries should play in the context of national socio-economic development and about the policies and programmes to be pursued to bring this about. The starting point of this study is the observations and analysis […]

Journal article

Strengthening climate resilience and women’s networks: Brazilian inspiration from agroecology

10/12/2020

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Strengthening climate resilience and women’s networks: Brazilian inspiration from agroecology

Keywords

Overview

Women can face higher risks and more significant burdens from the impacts of climate change in situations of poverty than men, exacerbating existing disparities in gender roles, responsibilities, perceptions, and skewed power relations that tend to disadvantage women. Mitigation and adaptation measures are essential not only to increase community resilience to climate change but also […]

Journal article

Women and citizenship in global teacher education: The Global-ITE project

01/11/2003

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women and citizenship in global teacher education: The Global-ITE project

Keywords

Overview

The Global-ITE (Initial Teacher Education) scheme is a three-year education project. It aims to enable trainee teachers in three teacher-education institutes in India, Kenya, and England to link local and global social issues to each other, and relate them to the school curriculum; and to promote a global perspective on citizenship education. Integral to our […]

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 […]

Journal article

ActionAid’s Young Urban Women Programme in urban India: taking an intersectional approach to decent work, unpaid care, and sexual and reproductive health and rights

27/03/2015

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

ActionAid’s Young Urban Women Programme in urban India: taking an intersectional approach to decent work, unpaid care, and sexual and reproductive health and rights

Keywords

Overview

This article traces the implementation of a programme with young urban women living in poverty in the Indian cities of Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Chennai. The programme aims to increase their economic independence and control over their bodies. It begins from an intersectional analysis of women’s access to decent work, their unpaid care work responsibilities, and […]

Journal article

Unequal burden: water privatisation and women’s human rights in Tanzania

01/03/2010

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Unequal burden: water privatisation and women’s human rights in Tanzania

Keywords

Overview

Access to water is a critical component in advancing the human rights of women. Although privatisation of water services continues to be pushed by donors such as The World Bank, the available information shows that privatisations are not increasing access to water for poor women. This paper examines the human right to water and why […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

‘The seas are rising and so are we!’ – a conversation between two women in Extinction Rebellion

10/12/2020

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘The seas are rising and so are we!’ – a conversation between two women in Extinction Rebellion

Keywords

Overview

Extinction Rebellion (XR) is an international, non-violent movement against the climate and ecological crises that threaten our planet. This article is based on reflections and joint discussions on what it is to be women ‘rebels’ at the grassroots of this movement, utilising the feminist practice of ‘active listening’ to counter women’s experiences of being silenced […]

Case study

Pa Kite M Deyo! Don’t Leave Me Out! Haitian women demand their right to participate in public affairs

07/03/2008

4 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The legacy of years of violent political turmoil and entrenched ideas about gender roles makes it very difficult for women in Haiti to be active in the political arena, despite the fact that many have already proved themselves to be dynamic and able leaders of their communities. This paper describes the work of women’s-rights organisation […]

Case study

Strengthening the Voices of Women Leaders: Lessons from Cambodia

07/02/2008

4 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Recent reforms mean women in Cambodia now have the opportunity to stand for election to local councils. But many women councillors face discrimination and hostility from their male colleagues, and feel that they lack the skills and confidence to carry out their roles effectively. This paper describes the work of Women For Prosperity, which has […]

Case study

Advocacy and National Elections: Women’s political participation in Honduras

07/02/2008

4 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

This paper discusses Oxfam’s advocacy work in Honduras on women’s political rights, and women’s leadership and empowerment in the political sphere. Beginning with an overview of the constraints that women face if they wish to participate in politics, the paper then goes on to discuss Oxfam’s advocacy and campaigning activities during and after the 2005 […]

Discussion paper

Women in Rural Zaire and Upper Volta: Improving methods of skill acquisition

01/11/1977

1 documents

39 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Much has been written and said about the fuller, more equal and less onerous role which rural women, especially in African countries should play in the context of national socio-economic development and about the policies and programmes to be pursued to bring this about. The starting point of this study is the observations and analysis […]

Journal article

Strengthening climate resilience and women’s networks: Brazilian inspiration from agroecology

10/12/2020

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Strengthening climate resilience and women’s networks: Brazilian inspiration from agroecology

Keywords

Overview

Women can face higher risks and more significant burdens from the impacts of climate change in situations of poverty than men, exacerbating existing disparities in gender roles, responsibilities, perceptions, and skewed power relations that tend to disadvantage women. Mitigation and adaptation measures are essential not only to increase community resilience to climate change but also […]

Journal article

Women and citizenship in global teacher education: The Global-ITE project

01/11/2003

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women and citizenship in global teacher education: The Global-ITE project

Keywords

Overview

The Global-ITE (Initial Teacher Education) scheme is a three-year education project. It aims to enable trainee teachers in three teacher-education institutes in India, Kenya, and England to link local and global social issues to each other, and relate them to the school curriculum; and to promote a global perspective on citizenship education. Integral to our […]

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 […]

Journal article

ActionAid’s Young Urban Women Programme in urban India: taking an intersectional approach to decent work, unpaid care, and sexual and reproductive health and rights

27/03/2015

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

ActionAid’s Young Urban Women Programme in urban India: taking an intersectional approach to decent work, unpaid care, and sexual and reproductive health and rights

Keywords

Overview

This article traces the implementation of a programme with young urban women living in poverty in the Indian cities of Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Chennai. The programme aims to increase their economic independence and control over their bodies. It begins from an intersectional analysis of women’s access to decent work, their unpaid care work responsibilities, and […]

Journal article

Unequal burden: water privatisation and women’s human rights in Tanzania

01/03/2010

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Unequal burden: water privatisation and women’s human rights in Tanzania

Keywords

Overview

Access to water is a critical component in advancing the human rights of women. Although privatisation of water services continues to be pushed by donors such as The World Bank, the available information shows that privatisations are not increasing access to water for poor women. This paper examines the human right to water and why […]