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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

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

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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 […]

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‘My mother was a kitchen girl’: legal and policy responses to the problem of care for women who provide care in South Africa

31/08/2022

19 pages long

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‘My mother was a kitchen girl’: legal and policy responses to the problem of care for women who provide care in South Africa

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Domestic labour or care work creates the conditions through which other labour can occur, however, the value that this work provides is scarcely recognised when lawmakers consider its remuneration and regulation. This paper investigates legal discrimination against providers of domestic labour in South Africa, especially at home involving women in relationships and domestic workers. This […]

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Analysing care policies and practices in times of austerity and conflict: the case of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)

31/08/2022

19 pages long

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Analysing care policies and practices in times of austerity and conflict: the case of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)

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In fragile and conflict-affected contexts, the COVID-19 pandemic hit communities much harder than elsewhere by adding another layer of vulnerability to their already precarious circumstances. Around the world, many pandemic recovery plans were devoid of gender-sensitivity, such as lacking explicit recognition of, or introduction of, substantive steps, supporting women’s quest for improved care services. In […]

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Interview with the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR): ‘COVID-19 disproportionately affected India’s Dalit women sanitation workers’

31/08/2022

12 pages long

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Interview with the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR): ‘COVID-19 disproportionately affected India’s Dalit women sanitation workers’

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While discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the conditions of the Dalit and Adivasi community, this article highlights socio-economic marginalization, exclusion and discrimination that the community faced even prior to the pandemic. The pandemic disproportionately affected Dalit women and their livelihoods. During the COVID-19 lockdowns, sanitation workers were at the frontline, continuing to work without […]

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Thembakazi ‘Roundy’ Peter – South African COVID Hero

31/08/2022

7 pages long

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Thembakazi ‘Roundy’ Peter – South African COVID Hero

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This article presents Oxfam South Africa’s work in the Alfred Nzo District Municipality in Eastern Cape, South Africa, and the partnership with Themakazi ‘Roundy’ Peter. Despite being a prime region suited for large-scale agriculture, the Alfred Nzo district is one of the poorest in the country. Oxfam South Africa conducted a study to understand the […]

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Resources: A gender-responsive recovery: ensuring women’s decent work and transforming care provision

31/08/2022

29 pages long

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Resources: A gender-responsive recovery: ensuring women’s decent work and transforming care provision

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This is the Resources section of the journal issue on 'A Gender-Responsive Recovery: Ensuring Women’s Decent Work and Transforming Care Provision'.

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‘Care is not a burden’: a 7-4-7 framework of action for operationalising the Triple R

31/08/2022

23 pages long

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‘Care is not a burden’: a 7-4-7 framework of action for operationalising the Triple R

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Our research on government policy responses to address the increase in women’s unpaid care and domestic work during COVID-19, across 59 countries of Asia and the Pacific, shows that less than 30 per cent of measures are care-sensitive and of these only 12 per cent are gender-differentiated. From this analysis, this paper proposes a care-integral […]

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Devising gender-responsive transport policies in South Asia

31/08/2022

18 pages long

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Devising gender-responsive transport policies in South Asia

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Over time, the transport sector has grown more cognisant of gender differences in planning and policy. Yet, extant literature on transport shows that challenges, such as sexual harassment of women still prevail. The value of this study is its contribution towards gender-responsive transport policies with a focus on women by highlighting (1) the spectrum of […]

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Better stories for a gender equal and fairer social recovery from outbreaks: learnings from the RESISTIRÉ project

31/08/2022

17 pages long

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Better stories for a gender equal and fairer social recovery from outbreaks: learnings from the RESISTIRÉ project

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The pandemic has radically shifted how society is organised, with increased work from home, home-schooling, and intensification of online presence, all with specific (un)intended implications on paid and unpaid care work. These implications, like those of other crises, are gendered and manifest along sex, age, disability, ethnicity/race, migration status, religion, social class, and the intersections […]

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