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Research report

Our Search for Peace: Women in South Sudan’s National Peace Processes, 2005–2018

30/01/2020

1 documents

50 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

South Sudanese women have played critical roles in efforts to achieve peace in South Sudan, yet their contributions have been under-recognized and under-documented. This paper contributes to remedying this by sharing women’s stories of their roles in peacemaking through the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (2005), the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan […]

Journal article

Conceptualising women’s empowerment in societies in Cameroon: how does money fit in?

01/03/2001

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Conceptualising women’s empowerment in societies in Cameroon: how does money fit in?

Keywords

Overview

Money is an essential element in household livelihoods, and those who control it have considerable power. However, development projects seeking to alleviate household-level poverty and promote economic growth often speak of the ’empowerment’ of women in relation to promoting women’s access to credit or income-generation. What is the relationship between empowerment and money? Access to […]

Journal article

‘Empowerment’ of adolescent girls and young women in Kinshasa: research about girls, by girls

09/11/2016

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Empowerment’ of adolescent girls and young women in Kinshasa: research about girls, by girls

Keywords

Overview

In mid-2015, a team of 15 Congolese ‘girl researchers’ were recruited, trained, and mentored by the UK’s Department for International Development-funded La Pépinière programme. They conducted peer-to-peer research to explore the experiences, perceptions, and aspirations of adolescent girls and young women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, in relation to their economic and social empowerment. […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Quick Guide to Promoting Women’s Participation

30/01/2014

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Gender mainstreaming is one of the strategies we use to promote gender equality. It is a process of ensuring that all of our work, and the way we do it, contribute to gender equality by transforming the balance of power between women and men. This means ensuring that both women and men are consulted, and […]

Journal article

Platform work in the domestic and home care sector: new mechanisms of invisibility and exploitation of women migrant workers

07/12/2022

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Platform work in the domestic and home care sector: new mechanisms of invisibility and exploitation of women migrant workers

Keywords

Overview

The platform economy is conquering the domestic work and home care sector in countries of the global North as a response to the scarcity of affordable quality care services. Based on in-depth interviews with workers, firms and stakeholders, the objective of our study is to unravel the new mechanisms of exploitation and invisibility of this […]

Case study

Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls Among the Muslim Community in Odisha

30/12/2015

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 states. Oxfam India works against social acceptance of Violence Against Women (VAW), which is one of the most pervasive and the least recognised human rights violations across the world. Through its Gender Justice […]

Journal article

Women producers and the benefits of collective forms of enterprise

23/03/2012

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women producers and the benefits of collective forms of enterprise

Keywords

Overview

This article summarises the findings of an action research project examining the experience of women producers in various collective enterprises, all linked to the Fair Trade movement, in seven countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. What are the benefits of collective enterprise for women producers? The study found that participating in collective forms of […]

Briefing paper

Implementing the PWDVA: Safeguarding women from domestic violence

26/10/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is one of the most widespread, and yet the least recognized, human rights violations across the world. It can manifest in many forms, but the most common form experienced by women globally is physical violence inflicted by an intimate partner. Documenting this continues to be a challenge due to […]

Journal article

Using human rights accountability mechanisms to promote and protect older women’s rights

01/11/2009

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Using human rights accountability mechanisms to promote and protect older women’s rights

Keywords

Overview

Since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, the understanding of discrimination against different people has moved forward considerably. This can be seen in the development of human rights conventions on children, women, disabled people and migrant workers and their families. However, one area still neglected is that of the rights […]

Case study

Hidden Voices: Including Ethnic Minority Women in Policy Making

08/04/2011

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam knows that ethnic minority women’s organisations are proud, persistent, and passionate. Activists, members of management committees, staff, and volunteers bring a range of commitment, knowledge, and skills. They know their community and the women they work with, and the issues particular to both. This knowledge is vital to their organisations’ success. And, using it, […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Research report

Our Search for Peace: Women in South Sudan’s National Peace Processes, 2005–2018

30/01/2020

1 documents

50 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

South Sudanese women have played critical roles in efforts to achieve peace in South Sudan, yet their contributions have been under-recognized and under-documented. This paper contributes to remedying this by sharing women’s stories of their roles in peacemaking through the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (2005), the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan […]

Journal article

Conceptualising women’s empowerment in societies in Cameroon: how does money fit in?

01/03/2001

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Conceptualising women’s empowerment in societies in Cameroon: how does money fit in?

Keywords

Overview

Money is an essential element in household livelihoods, and those who control it have considerable power. However, development projects seeking to alleviate household-level poverty and promote economic growth often speak of the ’empowerment’ of women in relation to promoting women’s access to credit or income-generation. What is the relationship between empowerment and money? Access to […]

Journal article

‘Empowerment’ of adolescent girls and young women in Kinshasa: research about girls, by girls

09/11/2016

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Empowerment’ of adolescent girls and young women in Kinshasa: research about girls, by girls

Keywords

Overview

In mid-2015, a team of 15 Congolese ‘girl researchers’ were recruited, trained, and mentored by the UK’s Department for International Development-funded La Pépinière programme. They conducted peer-to-peer research to explore the experiences, perceptions, and aspirations of adolescent girls and young women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, in relation to their economic and social empowerment. […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Quick Guide to Promoting Women’s Participation

30/01/2014

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Gender mainstreaming is one of the strategies we use to promote gender equality. It is a process of ensuring that all of our work, and the way we do it, contribute to gender equality by transforming the balance of power between women and men. This means ensuring that both women and men are consulted, and […]

Journal article

Platform work in the domestic and home care sector: new mechanisms of invisibility and exploitation of women migrant workers

07/12/2022

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Platform work in the domestic and home care sector: new mechanisms of invisibility and exploitation of women migrant workers

Keywords

Overview

The platform economy is conquering the domestic work and home care sector in countries of the global North as a response to the scarcity of affordable quality care services. Based on in-depth interviews with workers, firms and stakeholders, the objective of our study is to unravel the new mechanisms of exploitation and invisibility of this […]

Case study

Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls Among the Muslim Community in Odisha

30/12/2015

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 states. Oxfam India works against social acceptance of Violence Against Women (VAW), which is one of the most pervasive and the least recognised human rights violations across the world. Through its Gender Justice […]

Journal article

Women producers and the benefits of collective forms of enterprise

23/03/2012

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women producers and the benefits of collective forms of enterprise

Keywords

Overview

This article summarises the findings of an action research project examining the experience of women producers in various collective enterprises, all linked to the Fair Trade movement, in seven countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. What are the benefits of collective enterprise for women producers? The study found that participating in collective forms of […]

Briefing paper

Implementing the PWDVA: Safeguarding women from domestic violence

26/10/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is one of the most widespread, and yet the least recognized, human rights violations across the world. It can manifest in many forms, but the most common form experienced by women globally is physical violence inflicted by an intimate partner. Documenting this continues to be a challenge due to […]

Journal article

Using human rights accountability mechanisms to promote and protect older women’s rights

01/11/2009

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Using human rights accountability mechanisms to promote and protect older women’s rights

Keywords

Overview

Since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, the understanding of discrimination against different people has moved forward considerably. This can be seen in the development of human rights conventions on children, women, disabled people and migrant workers and their families. However, one area still neglected is that of the rights […]

Case study

Hidden Voices: Including Ethnic Minority Women in Policy Making

08/04/2011

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam knows that ethnic minority women’s organisations are proud, persistent, and passionate. Activists, members of management committees, staff, and volunteers bring a range of commitment, knowledge, and skills. They know their community and the women they work with, and the issues particular to both. This knowledge is vital to their organisations’ success. And, using it, […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Research report

Our Search for Peace: Women in South Sudan’s National Peace Processes, 2005–2018

30/01/2020

1 documents

50 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

South Sudanese women have played critical roles in efforts to achieve peace in South Sudan, yet their contributions have been under-recognized and under-documented. This paper contributes to remedying this by sharing women’s stories of their roles in peacemaking through the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (2005), the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan […]

Journal article

Conceptualising women’s empowerment in societies in Cameroon: how does money fit in?

01/03/2001

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Conceptualising women’s empowerment in societies in Cameroon: how does money fit in?

Keywords

Overview

Money is an essential element in household livelihoods, and those who control it have considerable power. However, development projects seeking to alleviate household-level poverty and promote economic growth often speak of the ’empowerment’ of women in relation to promoting women’s access to credit or income-generation. What is the relationship between empowerment and money? Access to […]

Journal article

‘Empowerment’ of adolescent girls and young women in Kinshasa: research about girls, by girls

09/11/2016

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Empowerment’ of adolescent girls and young women in Kinshasa: research about girls, by girls

Keywords

Overview

In mid-2015, a team of 15 Congolese ‘girl researchers’ were recruited, trained, and mentored by the UK’s Department for International Development-funded La Pépinière programme. They conducted peer-to-peer research to explore the experiences, perceptions, and aspirations of adolescent girls and young women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, in relation to their economic and social empowerment. […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Quick Guide to Promoting Women’s Participation

30/01/2014

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Gender mainstreaming is one of the strategies we use to promote gender equality. It is a process of ensuring that all of our work, and the way we do it, contribute to gender equality by transforming the balance of power between women and men. This means ensuring that both women and men are consulted, and […]

Journal article

Platform work in the domestic and home care sector: new mechanisms of invisibility and exploitation of women migrant workers

07/12/2022

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Platform work in the domestic and home care sector: new mechanisms of invisibility and exploitation of women migrant workers

Keywords

Overview

The platform economy is conquering the domestic work and home care sector in countries of the global North as a response to the scarcity of affordable quality care services. Based on in-depth interviews with workers, firms and stakeholders, the objective of our study is to unravel the new mechanisms of exploitation and invisibility of this […]

Case study

Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls Among the Muslim Community in Odisha

30/12/2015

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 states. Oxfam India works against social acceptance of Violence Against Women (VAW), which is one of the most pervasive and the least recognised human rights violations across the world. Through its Gender Justice […]

Journal article

Women producers and the benefits of collective forms of enterprise

23/03/2012

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women producers and the benefits of collective forms of enterprise

Keywords

Overview

This article summarises the findings of an action research project examining the experience of women producers in various collective enterprises, all linked to the Fair Trade movement, in seven countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. What are the benefits of collective enterprise for women producers? The study found that participating in collective forms of […]

Briefing paper

Implementing the PWDVA: Safeguarding women from domestic violence

26/10/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is one of the most widespread, and yet the least recognized, human rights violations across the world. It can manifest in many forms, but the most common form experienced by women globally is physical violence inflicted by an intimate partner. Documenting this continues to be a challenge due to […]

Journal article

Using human rights accountability mechanisms to promote and protect older women’s rights

01/11/2009

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Using human rights accountability mechanisms to promote and protect older women’s rights

Keywords

Overview

Since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, the understanding of discrimination against different people has moved forward considerably. This can be seen in the development of human rights conventions on children, women, disabled people and migrant workers and their families. However, one area still neglected is that of the rights […]

Case study

Hidden Voices: Including Ethnic Minority Women in Policy Making

08/04/2011

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam knows that ethnic minority women’s organisations are proud, persistent, and passionate. Activists, members of management committees, staff, and volunteers bring a range of commitment, knowledge, and skills. They know their community and the women they work with, and the issues particular to both. This knowledge is vital to their organisations’ success. And, using it, […]