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Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Why does Community-Based Rehabilitation fail physically disabled women in northern Thailand?

01/01/2009

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Why does Community-Based Rehabilitation fail physically disabled women in northern Thailand?

Keywords

Development methods

Overview

Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) has been adopted in many countries to help disabled people. This article analyses the interplay between CBR and the self-alienation of physically disabled women from their communities. In-depth interviews with 40 women with physical disabilities in northern Thailand found that CBR was barely capable of enabling women with physical disabilities to realise […]

Journal article

Memory, suffering, survival tactics, and healing among Jopadhola women in post-war Uganda

01/05/2009

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Memory, suffering, survival tactics, and healing among Jopadhola women in post-war Uganda

Keywords

Overview

This ethnographic case study addresses the question of how women in Jopadhola patriarchal society in Eastern Uganda remember three decades of civil war and violence and survived its aftermath. When the war ended, little changed for these women, who are still exposed to a continuum of gender-based violence and continue to use the same tactics […]

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 […]

Journal article

Re-thinking the integration of women in population development initiatives

01/09/2009

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Re-thinking the integration of women in population development initiatives

Keywords

Overview

This article argues that the integration of women in population development initiatives was largely the outcome of four overlapping historical events: the decolonisation of the South; the population ‘explosion’ following World War II; the momentous developments in contraceptive technology; and the re-emergence of women’s movements in the North. These developments pushed women to the forefront […]

Journal article

Transforming images: reimagining women’s work through participatory video

01/06/2009

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Transforming images: reimagining women’s work through participatory video

Keywords

Overview

This ethnographic study of a participatory video workshop conducted with rural women in Fiji observed how communities engage with processes of production for empowerment, and the implications for dialogue, community building, and representation within Fiji’s fragmented multicultural society. The study found that rural women in Fiji integrate local norms and practices in the production of […]

Journal article

Women’s empowerment revisited: a case study from Bangladesh

01/09/2010

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s empowerment revisited: a case study from Bangladesh

Keywords

Development methods

Overview

This article explores the changing dimensions of women’s empowerment over time in three Bangladesh villages where one of the authors has been conducting research since 1991. The article discusses theoretical issues related to the measurement of women’s empowerment, and describes findings from a recent study in the villages exploring the current salience of indicators developed […]

Journal article

Expanding women’s role in Africa’s modern off-grid lighting market: enhancing profitability and improving lives

23/03/2012

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Expanding women’s role in Africa’s modern off-grid lighting market: enhancing profitability and improving lives

Keywords

Overview

Women in Africa are both important beneficiaries and key facilitators of the modern off-grid lighting revolution. Affordable products using technologies like micro-solar power and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) can replace fuel-based lighting – enabling women and men to save money, reduce indoor pollution, and operate their small enterprises with reliable, clean lighting. This article discusses new […]

Discussion paper

Macroeconomic Policy and Women’s Economic Empowerment

01/09/2017

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

At its core, the economic empowerment of women – to succeed and advance economically and to make and act on economic decisions – depends on the quantity and quality of paid employment, the provision or absence of public services, the amount of unpaid care work borne by women, as well as coverage or lack thereof […]

Journal article

Women in environmental disasters: the 1991 cyclone in Bangladesh

01/02/1993

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women in environmental disasters: the 1991 cyclone in Bangladesh

Keywords

Overview

The author is a female relief worker who has seen first-hand how women are more vulnerable than men to natural disasters, and in their aftermath. She explores why women are more likely to die in environmental disasters, and why emergency relief aid often fails to benefit women. Begum makes recommendations for ensuring that women’s needs […]

Discussion paper

Political Gender Quotas: Key debates and values for Myanmar

04/06/2016

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Women are increasingly visible in politics around the world but there is still a yawning gap in their political representation compared with men. In Myanmar, gender inequality and women’s rights are major challenges across economic, social and political spheres. Myanmar’s historic election in November 2015 saw a big increase in the numbers of women candidates […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Why does Community-Based Rehabilitation fail physically disabled women in northern Thailand?

01/01/2009

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Why does Community-Based Rehabilitation fail physically disabled women in northern Thailand?

Keywords

Development methods

Overview

Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) has been adopted in many countries to help disabled people. This article analyses the interplay between CBR and the self-alienation of physically disabled women from their communities. In-depth interviews with 40 women with physical disabilities in northern Thailand found that CBR was barely capable of enabling women with physical disabilities to realise […]

Journal article

Memory, suffering, survival tactics, and healing among Jopadhola women in post-war Uganda

01/05/2009

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Memory, suffering, survival tactics, and healing among Jopadhola women in post-war Uganda

Keywords

Overview

This ethnographic case study addresses the question of how women in Jopadhola patriarchal society in Eastern Uganda remember three decades of civil war and violence and survived its aftermath. When the war ended, little changed for these women, who are still exposed to a continuum of gender-based violence and continue to use the same tactics […]

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 […]

Journal article

Re-thinking the integration of women in population development initiatives

01/09/2009

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Re-thinking the integration of women in population development initiatives

Keywords

Overview

This article argues that the integration of women in population development initiatives was largely the outcome of four overlapping historical events: the decolonisation of the South; the population ‘explosion’ following World War II; the momentous developments in contraceptive technology; and the re-emergence of women’s movements in the North. These developments pushed women to the forefront […]

Journal article

Transforming images: reimagining women’s work through participatory video

01/06/2009

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Transforming images: reimagining women’s work through participatory video

Keywords

Overview

This ethnographic study of a participatory video workshop conducted with rural women in Fiji observed how communities engage with processes of production for empowerment, and the implications for dialogue, community building, and representation within Fiji’s fragmented multicultural society. The study found that rural women in Fiji integrate local norms and practices in the production of […]

Journal article

Women’s empowerment revisited: a case study from Bangladesh

01/09/2010

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s empowerment revisited: a case study from Bangladesh

Keywords

Development methods

Overview

This article explores the changing dimensions of women’s empowerment over time in three Bangladesh villages where one of the authors has been conducting research since 1991. The article discusses theoretical issues related to the measurement of women’s empowerment, and describes findings from a recent study in the villages exploring the current salience of indicators developed […]

Journal article

Expanding women’s role in Africa’s modern off-grid lighting market: enhancing profitability and improving lives

23/03/2012

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Expanding women’s role in Africa’s modern off-grid lighting market: enhancing profitability and improving lives

Keywords

Overview

Women in Africa are both important beneficiaries and key facilitators of the modern off-grid lighting revolution. Affordable products using technologies like micro-solar power and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) can replace fuel-based lighting – enabling women and men to save money, reduce indoor pollution, and operate their small enterprises with reliable, clean lighting. This article discusses new […]

Discussion paper

Macroeconomic Policy and Women’s Economic Empowerment

01/09/2017

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

At its core, the economic empowerment of women – to succeed and advance economically and to make and act on economic decisions – depends on the quantity and quality of paid employment, the provision or absence of public services, the amount of unpaid care work borne by women, as well as coverage or lack thereof […]

Journal article

Women in environmental disasters: the 1991 cyclone in Bangladesh

01/02/1993

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women in environmental disasters: the 1991 cyclone in Bangladesh

Keywords

Overview

The author is a female relief worker who has seen first-hand how women are more vulnerable than men to natural disasters, and in their aftermath. She explores why women are more likely to die in environmental disasters, and why emergency relief aid often fails to benefit women. Begum makes recommendations for ensuring that women’s needs […]

Discussion paper

Political Gender Quotas: Key debates and values for Myanmar

04/06/2016

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Women are increasingly visible in politics around the world but there is still a yawning gap in their political representation compared with men. In Myanmar, gender inequality and women’s rights are major challenges across economic, social and political spheres. Myanmar’s historic election in November 2015 saw a big increase in the numbers of women candidates […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Why does Community-Based Rehabilitation fail physically disabled women in northern Thailand?

01/01/2009

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Why does Community-Based Rehabilitation fail physically disabled women in northern Thailand?

Keywords

Development methods

Overview

Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) has been adopted in many countries to help disabled people. This article analyses the interplay between CBR and the self-alienation of physically disabled women from their communities. In-depth interviews with 40 women with physical disabilities in northern Thailand found that CBR was barely capable of enabling women with physical disabilities to realise […]

Journal article

Memory, suffering, survival tactics, and healing among Jopadhola women in post-war Uganda

01/05/2009

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Memory, suffering, survival tactics, and healing among Jopadhola women in post-war Uganda

Keywords

Overview

This ethnographic case study addresses the question of how women in Jopadhola patriarchal society in Eastern Uganda remember three decades of civil war and violence and survived its aftermath. When the war ended, little changed for these women, who are still exposed to a continuum of gender-based violence and continue to use the same tactics […]

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 […]

Journal article

Re-thinking the integration of women in population development initiatives

01/09/2009

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Re-thinking the integration of women in population development initiatives

Keywords

Overview

This article argues that the integration of women in population development initiatives was largely the outcome of four overlapping historical events: the decolonisation of the South; the population ‘explosion’ following World War II; the momentous developments in contraceptive technology; and the re-emergence of women’s movements in the North. These developments pushed women to the forefront […]

Journal article

Transforming images: reimagining women’s work through participatory video

01/06/2009

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Transforming images: reimagining women’s work through participatory video

Keywords

Overview

This ethnographic study of a participatory video workshop conducted with rural women in Fiji observed how communities engage with processes of production for empowerment, and the implications for dialogue, community building, and representation within Fiji’s fragmented multicultural society. The study found that rural women in Fiji integrate local norms and practices in the production of […]

Journal article

Women’s empowerment revisited: a case study from Bangladesh

01/09/2010

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s empowerment revisited: a case study from Bangladesh

Keywords

Development methods

Overview

This article explores the changing dimensions of women’s empowerment over time in three Bangladesh villages where one of the authors has been conducting research since 1991. The article discusses theoretical issues related to the measurement of women’s empowerment, and describes findings from a recent study in the villages exploring the current salience of indicators developed […]

Journal article

Expanding women’s role in Africa’s modern off-grid lighting market: enhancing profitability and improving lives

23/03/2012

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Expanding women’s role in Africa’s modern off-grid lighting market: enhancing profitability and improving lives

Keywords

Overview

Women in Africa are both important beneficiaries and key facilitators of the modern off-grid lighting revolution. Affordable products using technologies like micro-solar power and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) can replace fuel-based lighting – enabling women and men to save money, reduce indoor pollution, and operate their small enterprises with reliable, clean lighting. This article discusses new […]

Discussion paper

Macroeconomic Policy and Women’s Economic Empowerment

01/09/2017

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

At its core, the economic empowerment of women – to succeed and advance economically and to make and act on economic decisions – depends on the quantity and quality of paid employment, the provision or absence of public services, the amount of unpaid care work borne by women, as well as coverage or lack thereof […]

Journal article

Women in environmental disasters: the 1991 cyclone in Bangladesh

01/02/1993

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women in environmental disasters: the 1991 cyclone in Bangladesh

Keywords

Overview

The author is a female relief worker who has seen first-hand how women are more vulnerable than men to natural disasters, and in their aftermath. She explores why women are more likely to die in environmental disasters, and why emergency relief aid often fails to benefit women. Begum makes recommendations for ensuring that women’s needs […]

Discussion paper

Political Gender Quotas: Key debates and values for Myanmar

04/06/2016

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Women are increasingly visible in politics around the world but there is still a yawning gap in their political representation compared with men. In Myanmar, gender inequality and women’s rights are major challenges across economic, social and political spheres. Myanmar’s historic election in November 2015 saw a big increase in the numbers of women candidates […]