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Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

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COVID-19 and gender-based violence (GBV): hard-to-reach women and girls, services, and programmes in Kenya

23/03/2021

16 pages long

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COVID-19 and gender-based violence (GBV): hard-to-reach women and girls, services, and programmes in Kenya

Keywords

Overview

Pandemics and government-imposed restrictions to control them, such as quarantines and school closures, exacerbate gender-based inequalities and increases exposure of women and girls to genderbased violence (GBV). The impacts of these adverse outcomes are further heightened due to diminished access to comprehensive GBV services, as governments redirect resources towards the emergency and deprioritise services such […]

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The Kup women for peace approach to peacebuilding: taking the lead in the Papua New Guinea national elections

08/11/2008

10 pages long

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The Kup women for peace approach to peacebuilding: taking the lead in the Papua New Guinea national elections

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Overview

In seven short years, Kup Women for Peace, a community organisation in Papua New Guinea, has gone from tribal peacebuilding to ensuring a free, fair, and violence-free election in one small part of Simbu Province. The organisation’s approach was multi-faceted and locally appropriate, enfranchising many women – and educating men – in the process. In […]

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Environment and women in Uganda: the way I see it

01/02/1993

3 pages long

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Environment and women in Uganda: the way I see it

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Overview

Adoko’s argument is that projects to protect the environment should not be made the responsibility of poor women, particularly since it is not women – or poor people – who are destroying the environment. In the case of tree planting in Uganda, women are burdened with collecting water for saplings, whilst important gender issues such […]

Journal article

Sexuality, health, and human rights: self-identified priorities of indigenous women in Peru

01/07/2008

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Sexuality, health, and human rights: self-identified priorities of indigenous women in Peru

Keywords

Overview

The link between sexuality and development is often not well understood, or it is thought to be a frivolous subject, to be addressed after other, more ‘important’ needs are met. But, from the perspective of indigenous women in Latin America, the right to control sexuality is in fact a crucial element in the improvement of […]

Journal article

Conflict and the women of Chad

01/06/1993

3 pages long

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Conflict and the women of Chad

Keywords

Overview

In times of war, the poorest people in communities – usually women and children – are most affected. The 1979 civil war in Chad plunged many women into poverty, especially in urban areas. Yet at the same time the conflict smashed Chad’s patriarchal social order allowing women to move into traditionally male roles. Their contribution […]

Case study

Women Producers of ‘Bouquets and Beans’ in Kenya: Exploring the links between international business and poverty reduction

30/10/2014

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case-study explores the findings of a Poverty Footprint study in the horticultural sector in Kenya, published jointly by Oxfam and IPL (International Procurement and Logistics Ltd) in 2013. Key findings were that women make up over 60% of the workforce and whilst the sector provides job opportunities women workers are disempowered, suffer sexual harassment […]

Journal article

Refugee women: their perspectives and our responses

01/06/1993

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Refugee women: their perspectives and our responses

Keywords

Overview

Relief organisations need to change the way they work with women refugees (and men and child refugees), to allow them a say in their own development. This is important not just in terms of grassroots involvement and a say in policy-making, but also for refugees’ self-respect. Wallace explains why women should be fully represented in […]

Journal article

Colombian women prisoners in Britain

01/06/1993

3 pages long

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Colombian women prisoners in Britain

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Overview

Every year Latin America women are imprisoned in British jails for smuggling drugs. They face long sentences, in spite of only resorting to drug smuggling as a desperate attempt to escape poverty. Most are fearful of powerful drug barons or reprisals if they refuse, and are ignorant of the consequences of their actions. In prison, […]

Journal article

Is liberalisation damaging Albanian women’s health?

01/10/1993

3 pages long

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Is liberalisation damaging Albanian women’s health?

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Overview

This article shows how Albanian women are taking active control of daily struggles brought about by an unstable political system and paramount shifts in social and economic structures. How do women take care of the material needs of their family when resources are scarce? How do they cope with no basic health care, lack of […]

Journal article

Navigating the digital informal economy during the COVID-19 pandemic: vignettes of Sri Lankan micro- and small-scale entrepreneurs

07/12/2022

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Navigating the digital informal economy during the COVID-19 pandemic: vignettes of Sri Lankan micro- and small-scale entrepreneurs

Keywords

Overview

Globally, women have been disproportionally affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the impact has varied between groups of women, women in the informal sector, mainly those managing micro- and small-scale businesses, have been severely affected. Drawing on the case of urban Sri Lanka, this paper explores the challenges that women owners of micro- and small-scale […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

COVID-19 and gender-based violence (GBV): hard-to-reach women and girls, services, and programmes in Kenya

23/03/2021

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

COVID-19 and gender-based violence (GBV): hard-to-reach women and girls, services, and programmes in Kenya

Keywords

Overview

Pandemics and government-imposed restrictions to control them, such as quarantines and school closures, exacerbate gender-based inequalities and increases exposure of women and girls to genderbased violence (GBV). The impacts of these adverse outcomes are further heightened due to diminished access to comprehensive GBV services, as governments redirect resources towards the emergency and deprioritise services such […]

Journal article

The Kup women for peace approach to peacebuilding: taking the lead in the Papua New Guinea national elections

08/11/2008

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

The Kup women for peace approach to peacebuilding: taking the lead in the Papua New Guinea national elections

Keywords

Overview

In seven short years, Kup Women for Peace, a community organisation in Papua New Guinea, has gone from tribal peacebuilding to ensuring a free, fair, and violence-free election in one small part of Simbu Province. The organisation’s approach was multi-faceted and locally appropriate, enfranchising many women – and educating men – in the process. In […]

Journal article

Environment and women in Uganda: the way I see it

01/02/1993

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Environment and women in Uganda: the way I see it

Keywords

Overview

Adoko’s argument is that projects to protect the environment should not be made the responsibility of poor women, particularly since it is not women – or poor people – who are destroying the environment. In the case of tree planting in Uganda, women are burdened with collecting water for saplings, whilst important gender issues such […]

Journal article

Sexuality, health, and human rights: self-identified priorities of indigenous women in Peru

01/07/2008

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Sexuality, health, and human rights: self-identified priorities of indigenous women in Peru

Keywords

Overview

The link between sexuality and development is often not well understood, or it is thought to be a frivolous subject, to be addressed after other, more ‘important’ needs are met. But, from the perspective of indigenous women in Latin America, the right to control sexuality is in fact a crucial element in the improvement of […]

Journal article

Conflict and the women of Chad

01/06/1993

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Conflict and the women of Chad

Keywords

Overview

In times of war, the poorest people in communities – usually women and children – are most affected. The 1979 civil war in Chad plunged many women into poverty, especially in urban areas. Yet at the same time the conflict smashed Chad’s patriarchal social order allowing women to move into traditionally male roles. Their contribution […]

Case study

Women Producers of ‘Bouquets and Beans’ in Kenya: Exploring the links between international business and poverty reduction

30/10/2014

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case-study explores the findings of a Poverty Footprint study in the horticultural sector in Kenya, published jointly by Oxfam and IPL (International Procurement and Logistics Ltd) in 2013. Key findings were that women make up over 60% of the workforce and whilst the sector provides job opportunities women workers are disempowered, suffer sexual harassment […]

Journal article

Refugee women: their perspectives and our responses

01/06/1993

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Refugee women: their perspectives and our responses

Keywords

Overview

Relief organisations need to change the way they work with women refugees (and men and child refugees), to allow them a say in their own development. This is important not just in terms of grassroots involvement and a say in policy-making, but also for refugees’ self-respect. Wallace explains why women should be fully represented in […]

Journal article

Colombian women prisoners in Britain

01/06/1993

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Colombian women prisoners in Britain

Keywords

Overview

Every year Latin America women are imprisoned in British jails for smuggling drugs. They face long sentences, in spite of only resorting to drug smuggling as a desperate attempt to escape poverty. Most are fearful of powerful drug barons or reprisals if they refuse, and are ignorant of the consequences of their actions. In prison, […]

Journal article

Is liberalisation damaging Albanian women’s health?

01/10/1993

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Is liberalisation damaging Albanian women’s health?

Keywords

Overview

This article shows how Albanian women are taking active control of daily struggles brought about by an unstable political system and paramount shifts in social and economic structures. How do women take care of the material needs of their family when resources are scarce? How do they cope with no basic health care, lack of […]

Journal article

Navigating the digital informal economy during the COVID-19 pandemic: vignettes of Sri Lankan micro- and small-scale entrepreneurs

07/12/2022

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Navigating the digital informal economy during the COVID-19 pandemic: vignettes of Sri Lankan micro- and small-scale entrepreneurs

Keywords

Overview

Globally, women have been disproportionally affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the impact has varied between groups of women, women in the informal sector, mainly those managing micro- and small-scale businesses, have been severely affected. Drawing on the case of urban Sri Lanka, this paper explores the challenges that women owners of micro- and small-scale […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

COVID-19 and gender-based violence (GBV): hard-to-reach women and girls, services, and programmes in Kenya

23/03/2021

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

COVID-19 and gender-based violence (GBV): hard-to-reach women and girls, services, and programmes in Kenya

Keywords

Overview

Pandemics and government-imposed restrictions to control them, such as quarantines and school closures, exacerbate gender-based inequalities and increases exposure of women and girls to genderbased violence (GBV). The impacts of these adverse outcomes are further heightened due to diminished access to comprehensive GBV services, as governments redirect resources towards the emergency and deprioritise services such […]

Journal article

The Kup women for peace approach to peacebuilding: taking the lead in the Papua New Guinea national elections

08/11/2008

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

The Kup women for peace approach to peacebuilding: taking the lead in the Papua New Guinea national elections

Keywords

Overview

In seven short years, Kup Women for Peace, a community organisation in Papua New Guinea, has gone from tribal peacebuilding to ensuring a free, fair, and violence-free election in one small part of Simbu Province. The organisation’s approach was multi-faceted and locally appropriate, enfranchising many women – and educating men – in the process. In […]

Journal article

Environment and women in Uganda: the way I see it

01/02/1993

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Environment and women in Uganda: the way I see it

Keywords

Overview

Adoko’s argument is that projects to protect the environment should not be made the responsibility of poor women, particularly since it is not women – or poor people – who are destroying the environment. In the case of tree planting in Uganda, women are burdened with collecting water for saplings, whilst important gender issues such […]

Journal article

Sexuality, health, and human rights: self-identified priorities of indigenous women in Peru

01/07/2008

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Sexuality, health, and human rights: self-identified priorities of indigenous women in Peru

Keywords

Overview

The link between sexuality and development is often not well understood, or it is thought to be a frivolous subject, to be addressed after other, more ‘important’ needs are met. But, from the perspective of indigenous women in Latin America, the right to control sexuality is in fact a crucial element in the improvement of […]

Journal article

Conflict and the women of Chad

01/06/1993

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Conflict and the women of Chad

Keywords

Overview

In times of war, the poorest people in communities – usually women and children – are most affected. The 1979 civil war in Chad plunged many women into poverty, especially in urban areas. Yet at the same time the conflict smashed Chad’s patriarchal social order allowing women to move into traditionally male roles. Their contribution […]

Case study

Women Producers of ‘Bouquets and Beans’ in Kenya: Exploring the links between international business and poverty reduction

30/10/2014

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case-study explores the findings of a Poverty Footprint study in the horticultural sector in Kenya, published jointly by Oxfam and IPL (International Procurement and Logistics Ltd) in 2013. Key findings were that women make up over 60% of the workforce and whilst the sector provides job opportunities women workers are disempowered, suffer sexual harassment […]

Journal article

Refugee women: their perspectives and our responses

01/06/1993

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Refugee women: their perspectives and our responses

Keywords

Overview

Relief organisations need to change the way they work with women refugees (and men and child refugees), to allow them a say in their own development. This is important not just in terms of grassroots involvement and a say in policy-making, but also for refugees’ self-respect. Wallace explains why women should be fully represented in […]

Journal article

Colombian women prisoners in Britain

01/06/1993

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Colombian women prisoners in Britain

Keywords

Overview

Every year Latin America women are imprisoned in British jails for smuggling drugs. They face long sentences, in spite of only resorting to drug smuggling as a desperate attempt to escape poverty. Most are fearful of powerful drug barons or reprisals if they refuse, and are ignorant of the consequences of their actions. In prison, […]

Journal article

Is liberalisation damaging Albanian women’s health?

01/10/1993

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Is liberalisation damaging Albanian women’s health?

Keywords

Overview

This article shows how Albanian women are taking active control of daily struggles brought about by an unstable political system and paramount shifts in social and economic structures. How do women take care of the material needs of their family when resources are scarce? How do they cope with no basic health care, lack of […]

Journal article

Navigating the digital informal economy during the COVID-19 pandemic: vignettes of Sri Lankan micro- and small-scale entrepreneurs

07/12/2022

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Navigating the digital informal economy during the COVID-19 pandemic: vignettes of Sri Lankan micro- and small-scale entrepreneurs

Keywords

Overview

Globally, women have been disproportionally affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the impact has varied between groups of women, women in the informal sector, mainly those managing micro- and small-scale businesses, have been severely affected. Drawing on the case of urban Sri Lanka, this paper explores the challenges that women owners of micro- and small-scale […]