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Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Annual report

Oxfam GB’s Gender Pay Gap Report for 5 April 2017

28/03/2018

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam GB’s overall median gender pay gap is 12.5%. The national average is 18.4%. We take our gender pay gap seriously and have made a range of commitments to address the issue. The gender pay gap shows the difference in the average pay between all men and women working for an organization, irrespective of their […]

Journal article

Migration as a window to empowerment: Nepalese women’s experiences in South Korea

01/08/2019

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Migration as a window to empowerment: Nepalese women’s experiences in South Korea

Keywords

Overview

Migrant women are often described as victims of the global economy: accounts of human rights abuses and economic exploitation have eclipsed more positive accounts of the impact of migrant work on women’s lives. Some migrant women are positioned to make use of new opportunities which they see as empowering, in contrast to earlier experiences in […]

Briefing paper

Two Years at the Forefront: Exploring the needs and experiences of women-led, women’s rights and LGBTQIA+ led organizations two years into the Ukraine humanitarian response

22/02/2024

4 documents

33 pages long

Languages: English, Polish, Ukrainian

Keywords

Overview

Two years on from the escalation of the war in Ukraine, Oxfam spoke with a number of people leading the work of local and national women-led organisations (WLOs), women’s rights organisations (WROs), LGBTQIA+ led organizations, and other local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) addressing the needs of women, girls and gender minorities in Poland and Ukraine. We […]

Journal article

Women and rural livelihood training: a case study from Papua New Guinea

01/03/2008

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women and rural livelihood training: a case study from Papua New Guinea

Keywords

Overview

The Integrated Agriculture Training Program (IATP) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) aimed to improve the livelihoods of rural communities in the East New Britain Province, by providing targeted training and information services to both men and women. While this AusAID-funded project is now complete, the programme has continued on a self-funding basis. This article describes […]

Journal article

Women’s declaration on population policies

01/05/1993

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s declaration on population policies

Keywords

Overview

In September 1992, women’s health advocates representing women’s networks in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the U.S. and Western Europe met to discuss how women’s voices might best be heard during preparations for the 1994 Conference on Population and Development and in the conference itself. The group suggested that a strong positive statement from […]

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in the Philippines: Impact evaluation of the ‘BASIC START’ project

24/02/2021

3 documents

62 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2018/19 on women’s empowerment. The BASIC START (Building Autonomous and Stable Institutions and Communities through Socially Cohesive, Transparent, Accountable and Responsive Transition) in the Bangsamoro' project was carried out in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in the Philippines between April 2015 and August […]

Evaluation report

Women’s empowerment in Honduras: Impact evaluation of the ‘Promoting Women’s Engagement in Governance’ project

22/10/2018

3 documents

53 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2016/17, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. The Effectiveness Review took place in June 2016 in Honduras. It intended to evaluate the success of the ‘Promoting Women’s Engagement in Government in Honduras’ project in achieving its objective of strengthening women’s political […]

Journal article

New genetic technologies and their impact on women: a feminist perspective

01/05/2003

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

New genetic technologies and their impact on women: a feminist perspective

Keywords

Overview

In wealthy countries such as the United States, new genetic and reproductive technologies, including human reproductive cloning, are being developed. To date, the short- and long- term consequences for women of human reproductive cloning have remained largely unexamined. This article analyses ten common misconceptions about new genetic technologies, especially human reproductive cloning, and shows that […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Women’s Economic Leadership in LAC Book 3: Prevention of violence against women in the context of programmes

01/10/2014

2 documents

22 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This three book series supports the development and delivery of Women’s Economic Leadership (WEL) programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean. It builds on work done by Oxfam GB and Value for Women on the delivery of market-based livelihood programmes with a focus on gender justice. This book, the third in the series, introduces the […]

Journal article

Women entrepreneurs in Nepal: what prevents them from leading the sector?

06/11/2008

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women entrepreneurs in Nepal: what prevents them from leading the sector?

Keywords

Overview

Entrepreneurship for women is often seen as a journey out of poverty and a march towards equality. Studies have proven that entrepreneurship, in the form of small and medium sized enterprises, can indeed empower women and through time, fundamentally transform power relations within a society, making it a place where women can lead. However, in […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Annual report

Oxfam GB’s Gender Pay Gap Report for 5 April 2017

28/03/2018

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam GB’s overall median gender pay gap is 12.5%. The national average is 18.4%. We take our gender pay gap seriously and have made a range of commitments to address the issue. The gender pay gap shows the difference in the average pay between all men and women working for an organization, irrespective of their […]

Journal article

Migration as a window to empowerment: Nepalese women’s experiences in South Korea

01/08/2019

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Migration as a window to empowerment: Nepalese women’s experiences in South Korea

Keywords

Overview

Migrant women are often described as victims of the global economy: accounts of human rights abuses and economic exploitation have eclipsed more positive accounts of the impact of migrant work on women’s lives. Some migrant women are positioned to make use of new opportunities which they see as empowering, in contrast to earlier experiences in […]

Briefing paper

Two Years at the Forefront: Exploring the needs and experiences of women-led, women’s rights and LGBTQIA+ led organizations two years into the Ukraine humanitarian response

22/02/2024

4 documents

33 pages long

Languages: English, Polish, Ukrainian

Keywords

Overview

Two years on from the escalation of the war in Ukraine, Oxfam spoke with a number of people leading the work of local and national women-led organisations (WLOs), women’s rights organisations (WROs), LGBTQIA+ led organizations, and other local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) addressing the needs of women, girls and gender minorities in Poland and Ukraine. We […]

Journal article

Women and rural livelihood training: a case study from Papua New Guinea

01/03/2008

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women and rural livelihood training: a case study from Papua New Guinea

Keywords

Overview

The Integrated Agriculture Training Program (IATP) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) aimed to improve the livelihoods of rural communities in the East New Britain Province, by providing targeted training and information services to both men and women. While this AusAID-funded project is now complete, the programme has continued on a self-funding basis. This article describes […]

Journal article

Women’s declaration on population policies

01/05/1993

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s declaration on population policies

Keywords

Overview

In September 1992, women’s health advocates representing women’s networks in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the U.S. and Western Europe met to discuss how women’s voices might best be heard during preparations for the 1994 Conference on Population and Development and in the conference itself. The group suggested that a strong positive statement from […]

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in the Philippines: Impact evaluation of the ‘BASIC START’ project

24/02/2021

3 documents

62 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2018/19 on women’s empowerment. The BASIC START (Building Autonomous and Stable Institutions and Communities through Socially Cohesive, Transparent, Accountable and Responsive Transition) in the Bangsamoro' project was carried out in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in the Philippines between April 2015 and August […]

Evaluation report

Women’s empowerment in Honduras: Impact evaluation of the ‘Promoting Women’s Engagement in Governance’ project

22/10/2018

3 documents

53 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2016/17, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. The Effectiveness Review took place in June 2016 in Honduras. It intended to evaluate the success of the ‘Promoting Women’s Engagement in Government in Honduras’ project in achieving its objective of strengthening women’s political […]

Journal article

New genetic technologies and their impact on women: a feminist perspective

01/05/2003

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

New genetic technologies and their impact on women: a feminist perspective

Keywords

Overview

In wealthy countries such as the United States, new genetic and reproductive technologies, including human reproductive cloning, are being developed. To date, the short- and long- term consequences for women of human reproductive cloning have remained largely unexamined. This article analyses ten common misconceptions about new genetic technologies, especially human reproductive cloning, and shows that […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Women’s Economic Leadership in LAC Book 3: Prevention of violence against women in the context of programmes

01/10/2014

2 documents

22 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This three book series supports the development and delivery of Women’s Economic Leadership (WEL) programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean. It builds on work done by Oxfam GB and Value for Women on the delivery of market-based livelihood programmes with a focus on gender justice. This book, the third in the series, introduces the […]

Journal article

Women entrepreneurs in Nepal: what prevents them from leading the sector?

06/11/2008

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women entrepreneurs in Nepal: what prevents them from leading the sector?

Keywords

Overview

Entrepreneurship for women is often seen as a journey out of poverty and a march towards equality. Studies have proven that entrepreneurship, in the form of small and medium sized enterprises, can indeed empower women and through time, fundamentally transform power relations within a society, making it a place where women can lead. However, in […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Annual report

Oxfam GB’s Gender Pay Gap Report for 5 April 2017

28/03/2018

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam GB’s overall median gender pay gap is 12.5%. The national average is 18.4%. We take our gender pay gap seriously and have made a range of commitments to address the issue. The gender pay gap shows the difference in the average pay between all men and women working for an organization, irrespective of their […]

Journal article

Migration as a window to empowerment: Nepalese women’s experiences in South Korea

01/08/2019

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Migration as a window to empowerment: Nepalese women’s experiences in South Korea

Keywords

Overview

Migrant women are often described as victims of the global economy: accounts of human rights abuses and economic exploitation have eclipsed more positive accounts of the impact of migrant work on women’s lives. Some migrant women are positioned to make use of new opportunities which they see as empowering, in contrast to earlier experiences in […]

Briefing paper

Two Years at the Forefront: Exploring the needs and experiences of women-led, women’s rights and LGBTQIA+ led organizations two years into the Ukraine humanitarian response

22/02/2024

4 documents

33 pages long

Languages: English, Polish, Ukrainian

Keywords

Overview

Two years on from the escalation of the war in Ukraine, Oxfam spoke with a number of people leading the work of local and national women-led organisations (WLOs), women’s rights organisations (WROs), LGBTQIA+ led organizations, and other local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) addressing the needs of women, girls and gender minorities in Poland and Ukraine. We […]

Journal article

Women and rural livelihood training: a case study from Papua New Guinea

01/03/2008

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women and rural livelihood training: a case study from Papua New Guinea

Keywords

Overview

The Integrated Agriculture Training Program (IATP) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) aimed to improve the livelihoods of rural communities in the East New Britain Province, by providing targeted training and information services to both men and women. While this AusAID-funded project is now complete, the programme has continued on a self-funding basis. This article describes […]

Journal article

Women’s declaration on population policies

01/05/1993

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s declaration on population policies

Keywords

Overview

In September 1992, women’s health advocates representing women’s networks in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the U.S. and Western Europe met to discuss how women’s voices might best be heard during preparations for the 1994 Conference on Population and Development and in the conference itself. The group suggested that a strong positive statement from […]

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in the Philippines: Impact evaluation of the ‘BASIC START’ project

24/02/2021

3 documents

62 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2018/19 on women’s empowerment. The BASIC START (Building Autonomous and Stable Institutions and Communities through Socially Cohesive, Transparent, Accountable and Responsive Transition) in the Bangsamoro' project was carried out in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in the Philippines between April 2015 and August […]

Evaluation report

Women’s empowerment in Honduras: Impact evaluation of the ‘Promoting Women’s Engagement in Governance’ project

22/10/2018

3 documents

53 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2016/17, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. The Effectiveness Review took place in June 2016 in Honduras. It intended to evaluate the success of the ‘Promoting Women’s Engagement in Government in Honduras’ project in achieving its objective of strengthening women’s political […]

Journal article

New genetic technologies and their impact on women: a feminist perspective

01/05/2003

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

New genetic technologies and their impact on women: a feminist perspective

Keywords

Overview

In wealthy countries such as the United States, new genetic and reproductive technologies, including human reproductive cloning, are being developed. To date, the short- and long- term consequences for women of human reproductive cloning have remained largely unexamined. This article analyses ten common misconceptions about new genetic technologies, especially human reproductive cloning, and shows that […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Women’s Economic Leadership in LAC Book 3: Prevention of violence against women in the context of programmes

01/10/2014

2 documents

22 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This three book series supports the development and delivery of Women’s Economic Leadership (WEL) programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean. It builds on work done by Oxfam GB and Value for Women on the delivery of market-based livelihood programmes with a focus on gender justice. This book, the third in the series, introduces the […]

Journal article

Women entrepreneurs in Nepal: what prevents them from leading the sector?

06/11/2008

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women entrepreneurs in Nepal: what prevents them from leading the sector?

Keywords

Overview

Entrepreneurship for women is often seen as a journey out of poverty and a march towards equality. Studies have proven that entrepreneurship, in the form of small and medium sized enterprises, can indeed empower women and through time, fundamentally transform power relations within a society, making it a place where women can lead. However, in […]