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Research on women’s health: Some methodological issues

01/11/1992

10 pages long

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Research on women’s health: Some methodological issues

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This article is written from the perspective of a health activist engaged in research on women’s health. It lays out a methodological framework for studying issues concerning women’s health, and goes on to describe a range of tools for collecting qualitative and quantitative information from the field. The article ends with a call for activist […]

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Where to for women’s movements and the MDGs?

01/03/2005

10 pages long

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Where to for women’s movements and the MDGs?

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This article explores different responses of women’s rights activists and organisations, in various regions of the world, to the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) agenda and processes. It gives a brief overview of the current state of play regarding the engagement of women’s movements with the MDGs. It then focuses on campaigning and advocacy, and the […]

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An education programme for peasant women in Honduras

01/03/1993

4 pages long

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An education programme for peasant women in Honduras

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This paper introduces the PAEM, a programme working with Christian women in the rural parishes of Santa Barbara, Colon, Comayagua, Intibucá, and Lempira, all departments of Honduras. PAEM has a number of overall aims, which include to bringing together the women of each area as well as other less privileged women from nearby regions. The […]

Briefing paper

Speaking Up: The role of women in building peace in Yemen

08/03/2023

2 documents

21 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

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Overview

This paper brings the voices of Yemeni women forward. Women were active in the 2011 protests, influencing political developments at key junctures. However, subsequent armed conflicts militarized the political environment and pushed forward a more limited religious agenda that saw more and more women systematically marginalized in the process. This paper outlines these major trends and […]

Case study

Case Study: Women’s Rights in Egypt

01/07/2012

1 documents

5 pages long

Languages: English

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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

Navigating the City: Gendered work experiences in urban spaces

19/09/2024

20 pages long

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Navigating the City: Gendered work experiences in urban spaces

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Women around the world experience much higher levels of fear of crime, profoundly impacting their perceptions of safety and influencing their interactions with public spaces. This fear prompts women to alter their behaviour, such as avoiding specific urban areas and public transport, especially after dark. While many amend their habits and limit their exposure to […]

Journal article

‘We want that for ourselves’: how girls and young women are using ICTs to counter violence and demand their rights

11/07/2018

14 pages long

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‘We want that for ourselves’: how girls and young women are using ICTs to counter violence and demand their rights

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Overview

Established in 2006, Take Back the Tech! is a global campaign that encourages women and girls to use technology to counter gender-based violence. Through interviews with women in the Philippines, South Africa, Kenya, and India, this article explores how, ten years later, girls and young women are ‘taking back’ technology to demand their rights and […]

Briefing paper

Promises, Power, and Poverty: Corporate land deals and rural women in Africa

09/04/2013

5 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Overview

The rush to invest in farmland in Africa is having an immediate impact on women’s land-use options, on their livelihoods, on food availability and the cost of living, and, ultimately, on women’s access to land for food production. These are only the economic impacts. Women’s knowledge, socio-cultural relationship with the land, and stewardship of nature […]

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Targeting women or transforming institutions?

01/05/1995

9 pages long

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Overview

While inequalities between men and women have long been recognised in formal development policies, poverty-alleviation schemes generally display a discrepancy between their declared commitment to equity for women and their actual achievements in incorporating the insights of gender analysis. This article explores the experience of NGOs which have successfully incorporated gender-awareness into the formulation of […]

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Women in the informal sector

01/02/1996

12 pages long

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Women in the informal sector

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Overview

This article reviews the extent to which the educational system has acknowledged the importance to women of the informal sector of the economy, and the extent to which it has sought to prepare them for employment or self-employment within it. It assesses the record of both formal and non-formal education in providing women with the […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Research on women’s health: Some methodological issues

01/11/1992

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Research on women’s health: Some methodological issues

Keywords

Overview

This article is written from the perspective of a health activist engaged in research on women’s health. It lays out a methodological framework for studying issues concerning women’s health, and goes on to describe a range of tools for collecting qualitative and quantitative information from the field. The article ends with a call for activist […]

Journal article

Where to for women’s movements and the MDGs?

01/03/2005

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Where to for women’s movements and the MDGs?

Keywords

Overview

This article explores different responses of women’s rights activists and organisations, in various regions of the world, to the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) agenda and processes. It gives a brief overview of the current state of play regarding the engagement of women’s movements with the MDGs. It then focuses on campaigning and advocacy, and the […]

Journal article

An education programme for peasant women in Honduras

01/03/1993

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

An education programme for peasant women in Honduras

Keywords

Overview

This paper introduces the PAEM, a programme working with Christian women in the rural parishes of Santa Barbara, Colon, Comayagua, Intibucá, and Lempira, all departments of Honduras. PAEM has a number of overall aims, which include to bringing together the women of each area as well as other less privileged women from nearby regions. The […]

Briefing paper

Speaking Up: The role of women in building peace in Yemen

08/03/2023

2 documents

21 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

This paper brings the voices of Yemeni women forward. Women were active in the 2011 protests, influencing political developments at key junctures. However, subsequent armed conflicts militarized the political environment and pushed forward a more limited religious agenda that saw more and more women systematically marginalized in the process. This paper outlines these major trends and […]

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

Navigating the City: Gendered work experiences in urban spaces

19/09/2024

20 pages long

Free access through journal website

Navigating the City: Gendered work experiences in urban spaces

Keywords

Overview

Women around the world experience much higher levels of fear of crime, profoundly impacting their perceptions of safety and influencing their interactions with public spaces. This fear prompts women to alter their behaviour, such as avoiding specific urban areas and public transport, especially after dark. While many amend their habits and limit their exposure to […]

Journal article

‘We want that for ourselves’: how girls and young women are using ICTs to counter violence and demand their rights

11/07/2018

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘We want that for ourselves’: how girls and young women are using ICTs to counter violence and demand their rights

Keywords

Overview

Established in 2006, Take Back the Tech! is a global campaign that encourages women and girls to use technology to counter gender-based violence. Through interviews with women in the Philippines, South Africa, Kenya, and India, this article explores how, ten years later, girls and young women are ‘taking back’ technology to demand their rights and […]

Briefing paper

Promises, Power, and Poverty: Corporate land deals and rural women in Africa

09/04/2013

5 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The rush to invest in farmland in Africa is having an immediate impact on women’s land-use options, on their livelihoods, on food availability and the cost of living, and, ultimately, on women’s access to land for food production. These are only the economic impacts. Women’s knowledge, socio-cultural relationship with the land, and stewardship of nature […]

Journal article

Targeting women or transforming institutions?

01/05/1995

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

While inequalities between men and women have long been recognised in formal development policies, poverty-alleviation schemes generally display a discrepancy between their declared commitment to equity for women and their actual achievements in incorporating the insights of gender analysis. This article explores the experience of NGOs which have successfully incorporated gender-awareness into the formulation of […]

Journal article

Women in the informal sector

01/02/1996

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women in the informal sector

Keywords

Overview

This article reviews the extent to which the educational system has acknowledged the importance to women of the informal sector of the economy, and the extent to which it has sought to prepare them for employment or self-employment within it. It assesses the record of both formal and non-formal education in providing women with the […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Research on women’s health: Some methodological issues

01/11/1992

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Research on women’s health: Some methodological issues

Keywords

Overview

This article is written from the perspective of a health activist engaged in research on women’s health. It lays out a methodological framework for studying issues concerning women’s health, and goes on to describe a range of tools for collecting qualitative and quantitative information from the field. The article ends with a call for activist […]

Journal article

Where to for women’s movements and the MDGs?

01/03/2005

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Where to for women’s movements and the MDGs?

Keywords

Overview

This article explores different responses of women’s rights activists and organisations, in various regions of the world, to the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) agenda and processes. It gives a brief overview of the current state of play regarding the engagement of women’s movements with the MDGs. It then focuses on campaigning and advocacy, and the […]

Journal article

An education programme for peasant women in Honduras

01/03/1993

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

An education programme for peasant women in Honduras

Keywords

Overview

This paper introduces the PAEM, a programme working with Christian women in the rural parishes of Santa Barbara, Colon, Comayagua, Intibucá, and Lempira, all departments of Honduras. PAEM has a number of overall aims, which include to bringing together the women of each area as well as other less privileged women from nearby regions. The […]

Briefing paper

Speaking Up: The role of women in building peace in Yemen

08/03/2023

2 documents

21 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

This paper brings the voices of Yemeni women forward. Women were active in the 2011 protests, influencing political developments at key junctures. However, subsequent armed conflicts militarized the political environment and pushed forward a more limited religious agenda that saw more and more women systematically marginalized in the process. This paper outlines these major trends and […]

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

Navigating the City: Gendered work experiences in urban spaces

19/09/2024

20 pages long

Free access through journal website

Navigating the City: Gendered work experiences in urban spaces

Keywords

Overview

Women around the world experience much higher levels of fear of crime, profoundly impacting their perceptions of safety and influencing their interactions with public spaces. This fear prompts women to alter their behaviour, such as avoiding specific urban areas and public transport, especially after dark. While many amend their habits and limit their exposure to […]

Journal article

‘We want that for ourselves’: how girls and young women are using ICTs to counter violence and demand their rights

11/07/2018

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘We want that for ourselves’: how girls and young women are using ICTs to counter violence and demand their rights

Keywords

Overview

Established in 2006, Take Back the Tech! is a global campaign that encourages women and girls to use technology to counter gender-based violence. Through interviews with women in the Philippines, South Africa, Kenya, and India, this article explores how, ten years later, girls and young women are ‘taking back’ technology to demand their rights and […]

Briefing paper

Promises, Power, and Poverty: Corporate land deals and rural women in Africa

09/04/2013

5 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

The rush to invest in farmland in Africa is having an immediate impact on women’s land-use options, on their livelihoods, on food availability and the cost of living, and, ultimately, on women’s access to land for food production. These are only the economic impacts. Women’s knowledge, socio-cultural relationship with the land, and stewardship of nature […]

Journal article

Targeting women or transforming institutions?

01/05/1995

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

While inequalities between men and women have long been recognised in formal development policies, poverty-alleviation schemes generally display a discrepancy between their declared commitment to equity for women and their actual achievements in incorporating the insights of gender analysis. This article explores the experience of NGOs which have successfully incorporated gender-awareness into the formulation of […]

Journal article

Women in the informal sector

01/02/1996

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women in the informal sector

Keywords

Overview

This article reviews the extent to which the educational system has acknowledged the importance to women of the informal sector of the economy, and the extent to which it has sought to prepare them for employment or self-employment within it. It assesses the record of both formal and non-formal education in providing women with the […]