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Economic crisis helps to ‘demarginalize’ women

01/05/1998

6 pages long

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Coffee production was the main source of family income in the North West Province of Cameroon until there was a fall in coffee prices. The author recounts a positive side effect of this potential economic crisis for the province: the empowerment of women. Previously denied land-ownership, due to men’s traditional hold on land and women’s […]

Journal article

Fundamentalisms, globalisation and women’s human rights in Senegal

01/05/2003

8 pages long

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Fundamentalisms, globalisation and women’s human rights in Senegal

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Overview

One response to the phenomenon of globalisation in politics, economics and culture has been a resurgence of fundamentalist movements. To fundamentalists, women symbolise ethnic and cultural purity, and their rights and status have become an enormous issue. But the links between fundamentalisms, tradition and modernity are very complex. In this article I look at the […]

Journal article

‘Nenhum passo atrás’ (Not a step back): Brazilian Black women’s resistance in the era of Bolsonaro’s far-right government

07/12/2021

18 pages long

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‘Nenhum passo atrás’ (Not a step back): Brazilian Black women’s resistance in the era of Bolsonaro’s far-right government

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Overview

Since 2010, the far-right in Brazil has led the backlash to feminism, sexual and gender diversity, racial equality, and other human rights agendas. In this article, we shed light on the devastating impact of the comeback of conservatism and Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency on the lives of Black women. Next, we draw from the interviews conducted […]

Case study

Empowering Women to Upgrade Their Homes: Mahila Housing SEWA Trust (India)

30/10/2020

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case study tells the inspiring story of the Mahila Housing SEWA Trust (MHT) in India, a grassroots NGO originally born from the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA). MHT works with women living in urban informal settlements to get access to services such as water, sanitation and electricity and secure tenure rights and property titles. Using […]

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Pakistan: Impact evaluation of the empowering small scale producers in the dairy sector project

23/10/2015

3 documents

61 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2014/15, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental impact evaluation carried out in December 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the ‘Empowering Small Producers especially Women in the Dairy […]

Journal article

Community research on older women in the Dominican Republic

01/07/2000

8 pages long

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Community research on older women in the Dominican Republic

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Overview

This article looks at action-research into the interests and needs of older women in 11 urban communities in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The research was instigated by Aquelarre (CEAPA), with help from International Co-operation for Development (ICD); Fundompromued (the Dominican Foundation for the Protection of Women of the Third Age); and informal women’s groups. The […]

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

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

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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 […]

Journal article

Microfinance and women’s empowerment: a lesson from India

01/11/2002

14 pages long

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Microfinance and women’s empowerment: a lesson from India

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Overview

This article describes an NGO project intended to empower scheduled caste women working in the silk-reeling industry in India through the provision of microfinance. It documents the impact that the project had on their economic and social status over a period of time and highlights the negative consequences of excluding male relatives from playing any […]

Briefing paper

No Simple Solutions: Women, displacement and durable solutions in South Sudan

03/09/2019

1 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Conversations around returns and relocations of internally displaced people and refugees in South Sudan and the future of the UN Protection of Civilians sites are often framed by clear-cut distinctions between single push and pull factors. This framing – often based on perceptions of international actors of what internally displaced people or refugees do or […]

Journal article

Palestinian women, violence, and the peace process

01/05/2003

16 pages long

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Palestinian women, violence, and the peace process

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Overview

Much has been written about the contribution of Palestinian women to their nation’s liberation struggle. They have not only survived in an atmosphere of remorseless violence, but have also made remarkable strides in terms of their rights and development as women. A question that has been less explored is the long-term impact of violence against […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Economic crisis helps to ‘demarginalize’ women

01/05/1998

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Coffee production was the main source of family income in the North West Province of Cameroon until there was a fall in coffee prices. The author recounts a positive side effect of this potential economic crisis for the province: the empowerment of women. Previously denied land-ownership, due to men’s traditional hold on land and women’s […]

Journal article

Fundamentalisms, globalisation and women’s human rights in Senegal

01/05/2003

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Fundamentalisms, globalisation and women’s human rights in Senegal

Keywords

Overview

One response to the phenomenon of globalisation in politics, economics and culture has been a resurgence of fundamentalist movements. To fundamentalists, women symbolise ethnic and cultural purity, and their rights and status have become an enormous issue. But the links between fundamentalisms, tradition and modernity are very complex. In this article I look at the […]

Journal article

‘Nenhum passo atrás’ (Not a step back): Brazilian Black women’s resistance in the era of Bolsonaro’s far-right government

07/12/2021

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Nenhum passo atrás’ (Not a step back): Brazilian Black women’s resistance in the era of Bolsonaro’s far-right government

Keywords

Overview

Since 2010, the far-right in Brazil has led the backlash to feminism, sexual and gender diversity, racial equality, and other human rights agendas. In this article, we shed light on the devastating impact of the comeback of conservatism and Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency on the lives of Black women. Next, we draw from the interviews conducted […]

Case study

Empowering Women to Upgrade Their Homes: Mahila Housing SEWA Trust (India)

30/10/2020

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case study tells the inspiring story of the Mahila Housing SEWA Trust (MHT) in India, a grassroots NGO originally born from the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA). MHT works with women living in urban informal settlements to get access to services such as water, sanitation and electricity and secure tenure rights and property titles. Using […]

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Pakistan: Impact evaluation of the empowering small scale producers in the dairy sector project

23/10/2015

3 documents

61 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2014/15, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental impact evaluation carried out in December 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the ‘Empowering Small Producers especially Women in the Dairy […]

Journal article

Community research on older women in the Dominican Republic

01/07/2000

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Community research on older women in the Dominican Republic

Keywords

Overview

This article looks at action-research into the interests and needs of older women in 11 urban communities in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The research was instigated by Aquelarre (CEAPA), with help from International Co-operation for Development (ICD); Fundompromued (the Dominican Foundation for the Protection of Women of the Third Age); and informal women’s groups. The […]

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 […]

Journal article

Microfinance and women’s empowerment: a lesson from India

01/11/2002

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Microfinance and women’s empowerment: a lesson from India

Keywords

Overview

This article describes an NGO project intended to empower scheduled caste women working in the silk-reeling industry in India through the provision of microfinance. It documents the impact that the project had on their economic and social status over a period of time and highlights the negative consequences of excluding male relatives from playing any […]

Briefing paper

No Simple Solutions: Women, displacement and durable solutions in South Sudan

03/09/2019

1 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Conversations around returns and relocations of internally displaced people and refugees in South Sudan and the future of the UN Protection of Civilians sites are often framed by clear-cut distinctions between single push and pull factors. This framing – often based on perceptions of international actors of what internally displaced people or refugees do or […]

Journal article

Palestinian women, violence, and the peace process

01/05/2003

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Palestinian women, violence, and the peace process

Keywords

Overview

Much has been written about the contribution of Palestinian women to their nation’s liberation struggle. They have not only survived in an atmosphere of remorseless violence, but have also made remarkable strides in terms of their rights and development as women. A question that has been less explored is the long-term impact of violence against […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Economic crisis helps to ‘demarginalize’ women

01/05/1998

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Coffee production was the main source of family income in the North West Province of Cameroon until there was a fall in coffee prices. The author recounts a positive side effect of this potential economic crisis for the province: the empowerment of women. Previously denied land-ownership, due to men’s traditional hold on land and women’s […]

Journal article

Fundamentalisms, globalisation and women’s human rights in Senegal

01/05/2003

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Fundamentalisms, globalisation and women’s human rights in Senegal

Keywords

Overview

One response to the phenomenon of globalisation in politics, economics and culture has been a resurgence of fundamentalist movements. To fundamentalists, women symbolise ethnic and cultural purity, and their rights and status have become an enormous issue. But the links between fundamentalisms, tradition and modernity are very complex. In this article I look at the […]

Journal article

‘Nenhum passo atrás’ (Not a step back): Brazilian Black women’s resistance in the era of Bolsonaro’s far-right government

07/12/2021

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Nenhum passo atrás’ (Not a step back): Brazilian Black women’s resistance in the era of Bolsonaro’s far-right government

Keywords

Overview

Since 2010, the far-right in Brazil has led the backlash to feminism, sexual and gender diversity, racial equality, and other human rights agendas. In this article, we shed light on the devastating impact of the comeback of conservatism and Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency on the lives of Black women. Next, we draw from the interviews conducted […]

Case study

Empowering Women to Upgrade Their Homes: Mahila Housing SEWA Trust (India)

30/10/2020

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case study tells the inspiring story of the Mahila Housing SEWA Trust (MHT) in India, a grassroots NGO originally born from the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA). MHT works with women living in urban informal settlements to get access to services such as water, sanitation and electricity and secure tenure rights and property titles. Using […]

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Pakistan: Impact evaluation of the empowering small scale producers in the dairy sector project

23/10/2015

3 documents

61 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2014/15, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental impact evaluation carried out in December 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the ‘Empowering Small Producers especially Women in the Dairy […]

Journal article

Community research on older women in the Dominican Republic

01/07/2000

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Community research on older women in the Dominican Republic

Keywords

Overview

This article looks at action-research into the interests and needs of older women in 11 urban communities in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The research was instigated by Aquelarre (CEAPA), with help from International Co-operation for Development (ICD); Fundompromued (the Dominican Foundation for the Protection of Women of the Third Age); and informal women’s groups. The […]

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 […]

Journal article

Microfinance and women’s empowerment: a lesson from India

01/11/2002

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Microfinance and women’s empowerment: a lesson from India

Keywords

Overview

This article describes an NGO project intended to empower scheduled caste women working in the silk-reeling industry in India through the provision of microfinance. It documents the impact that the project had on their economic and social status over a period of time and highlights the negative consequences of excluding male relatives from playing any […]

Briefing paper

No Simple Solutions: Women, displacement and durable solutions in South Sudan

03/09/2019

1 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Conversations around returns and relocations of internally displaced people and refugees in South Sudan and the future of the UN Protection of Civilians sites are often framed by clear-cut distinctions between single push and pull factors. This framing – often based on perceptions of international actors of what internally displaced people or refugees do or […]

Journal article

Palestinian women, violence, and the peace process

01/05/2003

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Palestinian women, violence, and the peace process

Keywords

Overview

Much has been written about the contribution of Palestinian women to their nation’s liberation struggle. They have not only survived in an atmosphere of remorseless violence, but have also made remarkable strides in terms of their rights and development as women. A question that has been less explored is the long-term impact of violence against […]