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No city for migrant women: construction workers’ experiences of exclusion from urban governance and discrimination in labour markets in Ahmedabad

28/03/2019

19 pages long

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No city for migrant women: construction workers’ experiences of exclusion from urban governance and discrimination in labour markets in Ahmedabad

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Ahmedabad, Gujarat, is one of the fastest growing cities in the world, and a reflection of India’s story of exclusionary economic growth. This article focuses on research carried out with women construction workers with the help of a migrant construction workers’ union in Ahmedabad. It describes the method used by women members of the union […]

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

28/03/2019

17 pages long

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

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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 […]

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‘Skeptics’ and ‘believers’: anti-trafficking, sex work, and migrant rights activism in South Africa

28/03/2019

14 pages long

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‘Skeptics’ and ‘believers’: anti-trafficking, sex work, and migrant rights activism in South Africa

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Very little is known about activism, as it relates to the issue of migration in South Africa. Yet, migration policy and migration governance are increasingly becoming important to states like South Africa, which, 22 years into democracy, finds itself being home to the second highest number of migrants in Africa. This paper fills this gap […]

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Albanian women’s experiences of migration to Greece and Italy: a gender analysis

28/03/2019

17 pages long

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Albanian women’s experiences of migration to Greece and Italy: a gender analysis

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This article focuses on the experiences of Albanian women migrating to Italy and Greece, exploring their reasons for migration, their experiences abroad, and the manifestation of their entrepreneurial spirit upon return to Albania. The article also examines how migration can challenge and transform but also reinforce gender equalities; it might lead to new opportunities and […]

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Obituary: Remembering Camillia El-Solh

28/03/2019

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An appreciation of the life and work of Camillia El-Solh, who for over 24 years was a much-valued member of Gender & Development’s Editorial Advisory Group.

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The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

28/03/2019

16 pages long

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The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

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Under half of international migrants throughout the world are women. While large movements of people, human rights and humanitarian crises, and migrant deaths are not new, the public attention given to the arrivals of refugees and migrants to the shores of Europe has compelled governments to engage in a multilateral manner. In September 2016, the […]

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Introduction: development and young feminisms

14/11/2018

14 pages long

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Introduction: development and young feminisms

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This is the introductory article to Gender & Development issue 26(3) Young Feminisms

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Reclaim, resist, reframe: re-imagining feminist movements in the 2010s

14/11/2018

18 pages long

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Reclaim, resist, reframe: re-imagining feminist movements in the 2010s

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The study analyses the intersection of youth movements and feminist movements that has emerged in India since the 2010s. Focusing on five movements and campaigns, the study analyses the commonalities across them in terms of their mobilisation, methods of protest, and their goals. With their sites of mobilisation spanning online and offline spaces, these movements […]

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Repoliticising women’s rights in development: young African feminisms at the cutting edge

14/11/2018

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Repoliticising women’s rights in development: young African feminisms at the cutting edge

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Twenty-five years on from the UN Conferences in Cairo (1994) and Beijing (1995) with their radical vision of women’s rights – including sexual and reproductive rights – this article considers the challenges to women’s rights from the perspective of young feminists connected to FEMNET. It draws on recent research with FEMNET members, partners, allies, and […]

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Young feminists’ creative strategies to challenge the status quo: a view from FRIDA

14/11/2018

17 pages long

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Young feminists’ creative strategies to challenge the status quo: a view from FRIDA

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Young feminist organising is springing up in all corners of the globe – from Mexico to Morocco to Malaysia – powered by brave young women, girls and trans* youth who are creating the change the world needs. FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund – is a young feminist-led organisation that began in 2010. It aims […]

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