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Globalisation and women in India

01/11/1999

6 pages long

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Globalisation and women in India

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Describing the way globalisation has affected India over the last decade, the author considers the impact of these changes on women, in the main areas of `development’ due to globalisation: commercialisation, capitalisation, foreign trade orientation, and financialisation and industrial restructuring. She develops the point that the `skewed income and wealth’ structure in India, and the […]

Briefing paper

One Year On: Time to put women and girls at the heart of the Rohingya response

11/09/2018

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Beginning on 25 August 2017, over 700,000 Rohingya refugees fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh seeking safety and lifesaving assistance. While safe from the violence they were subjected to in Myanmar, Rohingya women continue to face huge protection risks and challenges in Bangladesh. This briefing paper looks at how the humanitarian response, one year on, is […]

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An endogenous empowerment strategy: a case-study of Nigerian women

01/02/1999

12 pages long

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An endogenous empowerment strategy: a case-study of Nigerian women

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The paper presents a potentially effective empowerment strategy for women, using Nigeria as a case-study. The strategy evolves from an evaluation of recent empowerment strategies in Nigeria, empowerment concepts, and Karl’s (1995) scheme of empowerment. The author argues that the empowerment of women (understood as enhancing their capacity to influence and participate in making decisions […]

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‘No one understands what we go through’: self-identification of health risks by women sanitation workers in Pune, India during the COVID-19 pandemic

23/03/2021

19 pages long

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‘No one understands what we go through’: self-identification of health risks by women sanitation workers in Pune, India during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Overview

This paper speaks of the women sanitation workers who are working at the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic in Pune city, an epicentre of rising COVID-19 cases in India. Prevailing caste and gendered norms of labour roles render the women doubly vulnerable. Within that context, we investigate how the women sanitation workers self-identify their health […]

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Women and family poultry production in rural Africa

01/02/2000

5 pages long

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The author discusses the importance of rural family poultry (RFP) in Africa as an income generating and/or subsistence asset for families, particularly highlighting the gender dimension of RFP, since women are often the main owners of, and carers for, chickens. RFP development programmes must take account of other demands on women’s time, but should aim […]

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Advancing women’s reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights system

01/11/2000

16 pages long

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Advancing women’s reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights system

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Overview

Often the primary barriers to improving women’s health are rooted in socio-economic, legal, and cultural factors. Women are generally assigned subordinate status in terms of economic power, decision making, and options regarding education, work, and family. National laws often restrict or prohibit equality and choice within society. Thus, the improvement of reproductive health is not […]

Journal article

The Feminist and Women’s Movement Action Plan (fwMAP): mobilising globally for Beijing +25

24/06/2020

14 pages long

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The Feminist and Women’s Movement Action Plan (fwMAP): mobilising globally for Beijing +25

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Overview

In 2020, the United Nations will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women when 189 countries signed on to the Beijing Platform for Action. This must be a game-changing year, an opportunity for the feminist and women’s movement to produce a transformative framework and new alliances. Soon-Young Yoon and Melissa Upreti, […]

Research report

South Sudan Gender Analysis: A snapshot situation analysis of the differential impact of the humanitarian crisis on women, girls, men and boys in South Sudan

06/03/2017

1 documents

70 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The continuing conflict in South Sudan, which began in December 2013, is having a devastating impact on the lives and livelihoods of millions of South Sudanese women, men, boys and girls, with the result that South Sudan is now one of the most food-insecure countries in the world. Women and men of all ages are […]

Journal article

The challenges of incorporating Muslim women’s views into development policy: analysis of a Dutch action research project in Yemen

01/11/2006

12 pages long

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The challenges of incorporating Muslim women’s views into development policy: analysis of a Dutch action research project in Yemen

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses the Muslim Women and Development Action Research Project (MWDAR), an attempt by the Dutch government to introduce new discourses on Islam and the empowerment of women into their development policy. Based on a discussion of the project in Yemen, an analysis of its evaluation reports, and follow-up research with project participants, we […]

Briefing note

Still Waiting For Change: Making the political transition work for women in Yemen

24/09/2012

2 documents

10 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Women played a key role in Yemen’s 2011 popular uprising, but almost a year on they are still waiting for change. This report draws on research from a series of focus groups with Yemeni women, and calls on the Government of Yemen and the international community to support the humanitarian response, and help ensure women […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Globalisation and women in India

01/11/1999

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Globalisation and women in India

Keywords

Overview

Describing the way globalisation has affected India over the last decade, the author considers the impact of these changes on women, in the main areas of `development’ due to globalisation: commercialisation, capitalisation, foreign trade orientation, and financialisation and industrial restructuring. She develops the point that the `skewed income and wealth’ structure in India, and the […]

Briefing paper

One Year On: Time to put women and girls at the heart of the Rohingya response

11/09/2018

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Beginning on 25 August 2017, over 700,000 Rohingya refugees fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh seeking safety and lifesaving assistance. While safe from the violence they were subjected to in Myanmar, Rohingya women continue to face huge protection risks and challenges in Bangladesh. This briefing paper looks at how the humanitarian response, one year on, is […]

Journal article

An endogenous empowerment strategy: a case-study of Nigerian women

01/02/1999

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

An endogenous empowerment strategy: a case-study of Nigerian women

Keywords

Overview

The paper presents a potentially effective empowerment strategy for women, using Nigeria as a case-study. The strategy evolves from an evaluation of recent empowerment strategies in Nigeria, empowerment concepts, and Karl’s (1995) scheme of empowerment. The author argues that the empowerment of women (understood as enhancing their capacity to influence and participate in making decisions […]

Journal article

‘No one understands what we go through’: self-identification of health risks by women sanitation workers in Pune, India during the COVID-19 pandemic

23/03/2021

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘No one understands what we go through’: self-identification of health risks by women sanitation workers in Pune, India during the COVID-19 pandemic

Keywords

Overview

This paper speaks of the women sanitation workers who are working at the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic in Pune city, an epicentre of rising COVID-19 cases in India. Prevailing caste and gendered norms of labour roles render the women doubly vulnerable. Within that context, we investigate how the women sanitation workers self-identify their health […]

Journal article

Women and family poultry production in rural Africa

01/02/2000

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The author discusses the importance of rural family poultry (RFP) in Africa as an income generating and/or subsistence asset for families, particularly highlighting the gender dimension of RFP, since women are often the main owners of, and carers for, chickens. RFP development programmes must take account of other demands on women’s time, but should aim […]

Journal article

Advancing women’s reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights system

01/11/2000

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Advancing women’s reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights system

Keywords

Overview

Often the primary barriers to improving women’s health are rooted in socio-economic, legal, and cultural factors. Women are generally assigned subordinate status in terms of economic power, decision making, and options regarding education, work, and family. National laws often restrict or prohibit equality and choice within society. Thus, the improvement of reproductive health is not […]

Journal article

The Feminist and Women’s Movement Action Plan (fwMAP): mobilising globally for Beijing +25

24/06/2020

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

The Feminist and Women’s Movement Action Plan (fwMAP): mobilising globally for Beijing +25

Keywords

Overview

In 2020, the United Nations will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women when 189 countries signed on to the Beijing Platform for Action. This must be a game-changing year, an opportunity for the feminist and women’s movement to produce a transformative framework and new alliances. Soon-Young Yoon and Melissa Upreti, […]

Research report

South Sudan Gender Analysis: A snapshot situation analysis of the differential impact of the humanitarian crisis on women, girls, men and boys in South Sudan

06/03/2017

1 documents

70 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The continuing conflict in South Sudan, which began in December 2013, is having a devastating impact on the lives and livelihoods of millions of South Sudanese women, men, boys and girls, with the result that South Sudan is now one of the most food-insecure countries in the world. Women and men of all ages are […]

Journal article

The challenges of incorporating Muslim women’s views into development policy: analysis of a Dutch action research project in Yemen

01/11/2006

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

The challenges of incorporating Muslim women’s views into development policy: analysis of a Dutch action research project in Yemen

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses the Muslim Women and Development Action Research Project (MWDAR), an attempt by the Dutch government to introduce new discourses on Islam and the empowerment of women into their development policy. Based on a discussion of the project in Yemen, an analysis of its evaluation reports, and follow-up research with project participants, we […]

Briefing note

Still Waiting For Change: Making the political transition work for women in Yemen

24/09/2012

2 documents

10 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Women played a key role in Yemen’s 2011 popular uprising, but almost a year on they are still waiting for change. This report draws on research from a series of focus groups with Yemeni women, and calls on the Government of Yemen and the international community to support the humanitarian response, and help ensure women […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Globalisation and women in India

01/11/1999

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Globalisation and women in India

Keywords

Overview

Describing the way globalisation has affected India over the last decade, the author considers the impact of these changes on women, in the main areas of `development’ due to globalisation: commercialisation, capitalisation, foreign trade orientation, and financialisation and industrial restructuring. She develops the point that the `skewed income and wealth’ structure in India, and the […]

Briefing paper

One Year On: Time to put women and girls at the heart of the Rohingya response

11/09/2018

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Beginning on 25 August 2017, over 700,000 Rohingya refugees fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh seeking safety and lifesaving assistance. While safe from the violence they were subjected to in Myanmar, Rohingya women continue to face huge protection risks and challenges in Bangladesh. This briefing paper looks at how the humanitarian response, one year on, is […]

Journal article

An endogenous empowerment strategy: a case-study of Nigerian women

01/02/1999

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

An endogenous empowerment strategy: a case-study of Nigerian women

Keywords

Overview

The paper presents a potentially effective empowerment strategy for women, using Nigeria as a case-study. The strategy evolves from an evaluation of recent empowerment strategies in Nigeria, empowerment concepts, and Karl’s (1995) scheme of empowerment. The author argues that the empowerment of women (understood as enhancing their capacity to influence and participate in making decisions […]

Journal article

‘No one understands what we go through’: self-identification of health risks by women sanitation workers in Pune, India during the COVID-19 pandemic

23/03/2021

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘No one understands what we go through’: self-identification of health risks by women sanitation workers in Pune, India during the COVID-19 pandemic

Keywords

Overview

This paper speaks of the women sanitation workers who are working at the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic in Pune city, an epicentre of rising COVID-19 cases in India. Prevailing caste and gendered norms of labour roles render the women doubly vulnerable. Within that context, we investigate how the women sanitation workers self-identify their health […]

Journal article

Women and family poultry production in rural Africa

01/02/2000

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The author discusses the importance of rural family poultry (RFP) in Africa as an income generating and/or subsistence asset for families, particularly highlighting the gender dimension of RFP, since women are often the main owners of, and carers for, chickens. RFP development programmes must take account of other demands on women’s time, but should aim […]

Journal article

Advancing women’s reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights system

01/11/2000

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Advancing women’s reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights system

Keywords

Overview

Often the primary barriers to improving women’s health are rooted in socio-economic, legal, and cultural factors. Women are generally assigned subordinate status in terms of economic power, decision making, and options regarding education, work, and family. National laws often restrict or prohibit equality and choice within society. Thus, the improvement of reproductive health is not […]

Journal article

The Feminist and Women’s Movement Action Plan (fwMAP): mobilising globally for Beijing +25

24/06/2020

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

The Feminist and Women’s Movement Action Plan (fwMAP): mobilising globally for Beijing +25

Keywords

Overview

In 2020, the United Nations will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women when 189 countries signed on to the Beijing Platform for Action. This must be a game-changing year, an opportunity for the feminist and women’s movement to produce a transformative framework and new alliances. Soon-Young Yoon and Melissa Upreti, […]

Research report

South Sudan Gender Analysis: A snapshot situation analysis of the differential impact of the humanitarian crisis on women, girls, men and boys in South Sudan

06/03/2017

1 documents

70 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The continuing conflict in South Sudan, which began in December 2013, is having a devastating impact on the lives and livelihoods of millions of South Sudanese women, men, boys and girls, with the result that South Sudan is now one of the most food-insecure countries in the world. Women and men of all ages are […]

Journal article

The challenges of incorporating Muslim women’s views into development policy: analysis of a Dutch action research project in Yemen

01/11/2006

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

The challenges of incorporating Muslim women’s views into development policy: analysis of a Dutch action research project in Yemen

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses the Muslim Women and Development Action Research Project (MWDAR), an attempt by the Dutch government to introduce new discourses on Islam and the empowerment of women into their development policy. Based on a discussion of the project in Yemen, an analysis of its evaluation reports, and follow-up research with project participants, we […]

Briefing note

Still Waiting For Change: Making the political transition work for women in Yemen

24/09/2012

2 documents

10 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Women played a key role in Yemen’s 2011 popular uprising, but almost a year on they are still waiting for change. This report draws on research from a series of focus groups with Yemeni women, and calls on the Government of Yemen and the international community to support the humanitarian response, and help ensure women […]