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Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Improving Women’s Leadership and Effectiveness in Agricultural Governance, Nigeria

01/12/2012

4 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The ‘Improving Women’s Leadership and Effectiveness in Agricultural Governance’ project in Nigeria aims to increase women’s leadership and participation in agricultural decision-making and governance. This is to be achieved through building women’s skills and capacity in improved production techniques and influencing local government and community leadership structures to enable greater involvement of women. These full […]

Journal article

Gendered austerity and embodied debt in Ecuador: channels through which women absorb and resist the shocks of public budget cuts

31/08/2022

27 pages long

Free access through journal website

Gendered austerity and embodied debt in Ecuador: channels through which women absorb and resist the shocks of public budget cuts

Keywords

Overview

This paper examines the dynamics and implications of gendered austerity in Ecuador in the context of the fiscal consolidation framework recommended in the country's International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme, through three channels. First, that of the public health sector and the experiences of women public health workers. Second, that of unpaid care work and […]

Briefing note

Tailor Made: How Syrian refugee women are finding their own way to join the Jordanian economy

07/08/2018

2 documents

16 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Earning an income is a struggle for the residents of Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, and women’s economic participation is extremely low. Oxfam initiated the Lel-Haya (For Life) project in Za’atari to build the capacities of Syrian refugee women, both in vocational training and soft skills. A small number of women involved in the project […]

Research report

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care: Evidence for influencing

20/07/2015

1 documents

116 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Development actors increasingly identify care responsibilities as a factor restricting women’s empowerment outcomes, yet there is limited evidence on determinants of long hours or gender inequality in care work. To gain a clearer understanding of care work and pathways of change to promote more equitable care provision, Oxfam conducted a Household Care Survey in communities […]

Case study

Indonesia Case Study: Jenggala’s women living close to disaster

15/05/2012

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam Indonesia has been working with local partner organisation Koslata to change attitudes which leave people vulnerable to disaster and to assist the community of Jenggala with disaster risk reduction (DRR). The aim of DRR activities is to help the community to better prepare for floods and landslides and to reduce the negative impacts of […]

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

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

Shaping women’s reproductive decisions: the case of Georgia

01/07/2008

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Shaping women’s reproductive decisions: the case of Georgia

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses decisions that women in Georgia make concerning their reproductive lives. Based on 26 in-depth interviews conducted in the urban and rural areas of Georgia, the research explores how women’s reproductive experiences and decisions are shaped by different factors even in the context of liberal state legislation concerning reproductive rights. The article demonstrates […]

Case study

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Leadership in Armenia

05/08/2015

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam is promoting women’s economic empowerment and leadership in remote regions of Armenia. Armenian women face many barriers to their equal participation in agricultural production and marketing chains. Oxfam supports the development of women’s agricultural businesses and builds their leadership capacities by engaging them in cooperative management structures and training programmes. Oxfam is also working […]

Journal article

Gendering platform co-operativism: the rise of women-owned rider co-operatives in Brazil and Spain

07/12/2022

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

Gendering platform co-operativism: the rise of women-owned rider co-operatives in Brazil and Spain

Keywords

Overview

This article analyses the process of gendering platform co-operativism through a case study of two rider co-operatives owned and managed by women: Señoritas Courier in São Paulo, Brazil and Les Mercedes in Barcelona, Spain. While both co-operatives arose in response to similar concerns and have adopted a common approach, one is located in the global […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Improving Women’s Leadership and Effectiveness in Agricultural Governance, Nigeria

01/12/2012

4 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The ‘Improving Women’s Leadership and Effectiveness in Agricultural Governance’ project in Nigeria aims to increase women’s leadership and participation in agricultural decision-making and governance. This is to be achieved through building women’s skills and capacity in improved production techniques and influencing local government and community leadership structures to enable greater involvement of women. These full […]

Journal article

Gendered austerity and embodied debt in Ecuador: channels through which women absorb and resist the shocks of public budget cuts

31/08/2022

27 pages long

Free access through journal website

Gendered austerity and embodied debt in Ecuador: channels through which women absorb and resist the shocks of public budget cuts

Keywords

Overview

This paper examines the dynamics and implications of gendered austerity in Ecuador in the context of the fiscal consolidation framework recommended in the country's International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme, through three channels. First, that of the public health sector and the experiences of women public health workers. Second, that of unpaid care work and […]

Briefing note

Tailor Made: How Syrian refugee women are finding their own way to join the Jordanian economy

07/08/2018

2 documents

16 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Earning an income is a struggle for the residents of Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, and women’s economic participation is extremely low. Oxfam initiated the Lel-Haya (For Life) project in Za’atari to build the capacities of Syrian refugee women, both in vocational training and soft skills. A small number of women involved in the project […]

Research report

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care: Evidence for influencing

20/07/2015

1 documents

116 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Development actors increasingly identify care responsibilities as a factor restricting women’s empowerment outcomes, yet there is limited evidence on determinants of long hours or gender inequality in care work. To gain a clearer understanding of care work and pathways of change to promote more equitable care provision, Oxfam conducted a Household Care Survey in communities […]

Case study

Indonesia Case Study: Jenggala’s women living close to disaster

15/05/2012

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam Indonesia has been working with local partner organisation Koslata to change attitudes which leave people vulnerable to disaster and to assist the community of Jenggala with disaster risk reduction (DRR). The aim of DRR activities is to help the community to better prepare for floods and landslides and to reduce the negative impacts of […]

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

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

Shaping women’s reproductive decisions: the case of Georgia

01/07/2008

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Shaping women’s reproductive decisions: the case of Georgia

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses decisions that women in Georgia make concerning their reproductive lives. Based on 26 in-depth interviews conducted in the urban and rural areas of Georgia, the research explores how women’s reproductive experiences and decisions are shaped by different factors even in the context of liberal state legislation concerning reproductive rights. The article demonstrates […]

Case study

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Leadership in Armenia

05/08/2015

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam is promoting women’s economic empowerment and leadership in remote regions of Armenia. Armenian women face many barriers to their equal participation in agricultural production and marketing chains. Oxfam supports the development of women’s agricultural businesses and builds their leadership capacities by engaging them in cooperative management structures and training programmes. Oxfam is also working […]

Journal article

Gendering platform co-operativism: the rise of women-owned rider co-operatives in Brazil and Spain

07/12/2022

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

Gendering platform co-operativism: the rise of women-owned rider co-operatives in Brazil and Spain

Keywords

Overview

This article analyses the process of gendering platform co-operativism through a case study of two rider co-operatives owned and managed by women: Señoritas Courier in São Paulo, Brazil and Les Mercedes in Barcelona, Spain. While both co-operatives arose in response to similar concerns and have adopted a common approach, one is located in the global […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Improving Women’s Leadership and Effectiveness in Agricultural Governance, Nigeria

01/12/2012

4 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The ‘Improving Women’s Leadership and Effectiveness in Agricultural Governance’ project in Nigeria aims to increase women’s leadership and participation in agricultural decision-making and governance. This is to be achieved through building women’s skills and capacity in improved production techniques and influencing local government and community leadership structures to enable greater involvement of women. These full […]

Journal article

Gendered austerity and embodied debt in Ecuador: channels through which women absorb and resist the shocks of public budget cuts

31/08/2022

27 pages long

Free access through journal website

Gendered austerity and embodied debt in Ecuador: channels through which women absorb and resist the shocks of public budget cuts

Keywords

Overview

This paper examines the dynamics and implications of gendered austerity in Ecuador in the context of the fiscal consolidation framework recommended in the country's International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme, through three channels. First, that of the public health sector and the experiences of women public health workers. Second, that of unpaid care work and […]

Briefing note

Tailor Made: How Syrian refugee women are finding their own way to join the Jordanian economy

07/08/2018

2 documents

16 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Earning an income is a struggle for the residents of Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, and women’s economic participation is extremely low. Oxfam initiated the Lel-Haya (For Life) project in Za’atari to build the capacities of Syrian refugee women, both in vocational training and soft skills. A small number of women involved in the project […]

Research report

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care: Evidence for influencing

20/07/2015

1 documents

116 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Development actors increasingly identify care responsibilities as a factor restricting women’s empowerment outcomes, yet there is limited evidence on determinants of long hours or gender inequality in care work. To gain a clearer understanding of care work and pathways of change to promote more equitable care provision, Oxfam conducted a Household Care Survey in communities […]

Case study

Indonesia Case Study: Jenggala’s women living close to disaster

15/05/2012

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam Indonesia has been working with local partner organisation Koslata to change attitudes which leave people vulnerable to disaster and to assist the community of Jenggala with disaster risk reduction (DRR). The aim of DRR activities is to help the community to better prepare for floods and landslides and to reduce the negative impacts of […]

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

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

Shaping women’s reproductive decisions: the case of Georgia

01/07/2008

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Shaping women’s reproductive decisions: the case of Georgia

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses decisions that women in Georgia make concerning their reproductive lives. Based on 26 in-depth interviews conducted in the urban and rural areas of Georgia, the research explores how women’s reproductive experiences and decisions are shaped by different factors even in the context of liberal state legislation concerning reproductive rights. The article demonstrates […]

Case study

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Leadership in Armenia

05/08/2015

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam is promoting women’s economic empowerment and leadership in remote regions of Armenia. Armenian women face many barriers to their equal participation in agricultural production and marketing chains. Oxfam supports the development of women’s agricultural businesses and builds their leadership capacities by engaging them in cooperative management structures and training programmes. Oxfam is also working […]

Journal article

Gendering platform co-operativism: the rise of women-owned rider co-operatives in Brazil and Spain

07/12/2022

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

Gendering platform co-operativism: the rise of women-owned rider co-operatives in Brazil and Spain

Keywords

Overview

This article analyses the process of gendering platform co-operativism through a case study of two rider co-operatives owned and managed by women: Señoritas Courier in São Paulo, Brazil and Les Mercedes in Barcelona, Spain. While both co-operatives arose in response to similar concerns and have adopted a common approach, one is located in the global […]