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Protocols, treaties, and action: the ‘climate change process’ viewed through gender spectacles

01/07/2002

10 pages long

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Protocols, treaties, and action: the ‘climate change process’ viewed through gender spectacles

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This paper starts by assessing the extent to which gender considerations have been taken into account in the international processes concerning the development of climate change policy. Finding that there has been very little attention to gender issues, neither in the protocols and treaties nor in the debates around them, the paper goes on to […]

Journal article

New Forms of Citizenship: Democracy, family, and community in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

01/11/2003

9 pages long

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New Forms of Citizenship: Democracy, family, and community in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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In the context of macro-level political and economic changes, how do poor women and men living in Rio de Janeiro understand the idea of citizenship? Is it relevant to their daily lives? Because the poor have not reaped the rewards of macro-economic reforms and do not have confidence in the effectiveness of formal democratic participation, […]

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Legal protection against gender discrimination in the workplace in China

01/07/2009

13 pages long

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Legal protection against gender discrimination in the workplace in China

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In its 2005 White Paper on Gender Equality, China announced that its legal system offers women workers complete protection of their rights and interests. However, this strong political declaration has to face an uncomfortable ‘reality check’. New forms of gender discrimination at the workplace have emerged in more subtle ways, and usually under the disguise […]

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Addressing gendered risks and vulnerabilities through social protection: examples of good practice from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Peru

01/07/2011

15 pages long

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Addressing gendered risks and vulnerabilities through social protection: examples of good practice from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Peru

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Overview

This article examines three social protection interventions from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Peru, and discusses the extent to which they effectively integrate a gender perspective to address poverty and vulnerability. All three case studies have important design features aiming to tackle gender inequalities in both the economic and social spheres, which is critical for programme effectiveness. […]

Briefing paper

The ‘Right’ Results: Making sure the results agenda remains committed to poverty reduction

29/09/2011

6 documents

31 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Overview

Donor governments are prioritizing aid ‘results’ in advance of the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HFL4) in Busan, Korea, due to take place at the end of 2011. But there is a real risk that their efforts will lead to a poorly designed results policy that could undo years of work to make […]

Policy position

The Private Sector and Humanitarian Relief

08/03/2012

2 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Oxfam supports informed private sector involvement in humanitarian assistance where it contributes positively to the efforts of the humanitarian community, i.e. where it provides aid that helps to save lives, alleviate suffering, and promote human dignity, as well as the engagement of new actors in post-emergency recovery and reconstruction activities. The private sector can add […]

Discussion paper

Creating a Fair Tax System to Benefit Paraguay’s Small-Scale Farmers

24/05/2012

2 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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Overview

This paper aims to contribute to a constructive and deep debate on how to increase equality and justice in Paraguay’s taxation system. To this end, it submits a proposal for debate: to increase tax revenues through a temporary tax on the export of soybeans together with other revenue measures (e.g. improving tax revenues on land, […]

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Listening to Iraqi refugee children in Jordan, but then what? Exploring the impact of participatory research with children

01/06/2012

12 pages long

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Following the American-led invasion of Iraq, thousands of Iraqis fled to Jordan and the international donor community initiated humanitarian assistance. Through a unique partnership, three organisations conducted participatory research with Iraqi children and their families in Amman. The goal was to understand children’s lived experiences – their challenges and coping strategies – with a specific […]

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Are faith-based organisations distinctive? Comparing religious and secular NGOs in Nigeria

01/08/2012

16 pages long

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This article presents the findings of a study of selected religious and secular non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. The study sought to identify whether, and in what circumstances, so-called faith-based organisations (FBOs) have distinctive characteristics with respect to their goals, values, organisational characteristics, and activities, compared to secular NGOs. It found that […]

Journal article

The functioning of the Egyptian food-subsidy system during food-price shocks

22/06/2011

12 pages long

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Egypt has an extensive system of food subsidies which provides bread and other basic staples to the population at low prices. This article examines the functioning of the food-subsidy system during two recent periods of rapid food-price inflation to evaluate its effectiveness as a social safety net. Three aspects are considered: the difference in rural […]

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Journal article

Protocols, treaties, and action: the ‘climate change process’ viewed through gender spectacles

01/07/2002

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Protocols, treaties, and action: the ‘climate change process’ viewed through gender spectacles

Keywords

Overview

This paper starts by assessing the extent to which gender considerations have been taken into account in the international processes concerning the development of climate change policy. Finding that there has been very little attention to gender issues, neither in the protocols and treaties nor in the debates around them, the paper goes on to […]

Journal article

New Forms of Citizenship: Democracy, family, and community in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

01/11/2003

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

New Forms of Citizenship: Democracy, family, and community in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Keywords

Overview

In the context of macro-level political and economic changes, how do poor women and men living in Rio de Janeiro understand the idea of citizenship? Is it relevant to their daily lives? Because the poor have not reaped the rewards of macro-economic reforms and do not have confidence in the effectiveness of formal democratic participation, […]

Journal article

Legal protection against gender discrimination in the workplace in China

01/07/2009

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Legal protection against gender discrimination in the workplace in China

Keywords

Overview

In its 2005 White Paper on Gender Equality, China announced that its legal system offers women workers complete protection of their rights and interests. However, this strong political declaration has to face an uncomfortable ‘reality check’. New forms of gender discrimination at the workplace have emerged in more subtle ways, and usually under the disguise […]

Journal article

Addressing gendered risks and vulnerabilities through social protection: examples of good practice from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Peru

01/07/2011

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Addressing gendered risks and vulnerabilities through social protection: examples of good practice from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Peru

Keywords

Overview

This article examines three social protection interventions from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Peru, and discusses the extent to which they effectively integrate a gender perspective to address poverty and vulnerability. All three case studies have important design features aiming to tackle gender inequalities in both the economic and social spheres, which is critical for programme effectiveness. […]

Briefing paper

The ‘Right’ Results: Making sure the results agenda remains committed to poverty reduction

29/09/2011

6 documents

31 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Donor governments are prioritizing aid ‘results’ in advance of the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HFL4) in Busan, Korea, due to take place at the end of 2011. But there is a real risk that their efforts will lead to a poorly designed results policy that could undo years of work to make […]

Policy position

The Private Sector and Humanitarian Relief

08/03/2012

2 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam supports informed private sector involvement in humanitarian assistance where it contributes positively to the efforts of the humanitarian community, i.e. where it provides aid that helps to save lives, alleviate suffering, and promote human dignity, as well as the engagement of new actors in post-emergency recovery and reconstruction activities. The private sector can add […]

Discussion paper

Creating a Fair Tax System to Benefit Paraguay’s Small-Scale Farmers

24/05/2012

2 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

This paper aims to contribute to a constructive and deep debate on how to increase equality and justice in Paraguay’s taxation system. To this end, it submits a proposal for debate: to increase tax revenues through a temporary tax on the export of soybeans together with other revenue measures (e.g. improving tax revenues on land, […]

Journal article

Listening to Iraqi refugee children in Jordan, but then what? Exploring the impact of participatory research with children

01/06/2012

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Following the American-led invasion of Iraq, thousands of Iraqis fled to Jordan and the international donor community initiated humanitarian assistance. Through a unique partnership, three organisations conducted participatory research with Iraqi children and their families in Amman. The goal was to understand children’s lived experiences – their challenges and coping strategies – with a specific […]

Journal article

Are faith-based organisations distinctive? Comparing religious and secular NGOs in Nigeria

01/08/2012

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article presents the findings of a study of selected religious and secular non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. The study sought to identify whether, and in what circumstances, so-called faith-based organisations (FBOs) have distinctive characteristics with respect to their goals, values, organisational characteristics, and activities, compared to secular NGOs. It found that […]

Journal article

The functioning of the Egyptian food-subsidy system during food-price shocks

22/06/2011

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Egypt has an extensive system of food subsidies which provides bread and other basic staples to the population at low prices. This article examines the functioning of the food-subsidy system during two recent periods of rapid food-price inflation to evaluate its effectiveness as a social safety net. Three aspects are considered: the difference in rural […]

Showing 308 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Protocols, treaties, and action: the ‘climate change process’ viewed through gender spectacles

01/07/2002

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Protocols, treaties, and action: the ‘climate change process’ viewed through gender spectacles

Keywords

Overview

This paper starts by assessing the extent to which gender considerations have been taken into account in the international processes concerning the development of climate change policy. Finding that there has been very little attention to gender issues, neither in the protocols and treaties nor in the debates around them, the paper goes on to […]

Journal article

New Forms of Citizenship: Democracy, family, and community in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

01/11/2003

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

New Forms of Citizenship: Democracy, family, and community in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Keywords

Overview

In the context of macro-level political and economic changes, how do poor women and men living in Rio de Janeiro understand the idea of citizenship? Is it relevant to their daily lives? Because the poor have not reaped the rewards of macro-economic reforms and do not have confidence in the effectiveness of formal democratic participation, […]

Journal article

Legal protection against gender discrimination in the workplace in China

01/07/2009

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Legal protection against gender discrimination in the workplace in China

Keywords

Overview

In its 2005 White Paper on Gender Equality, China announced that its legal system offers women workers complete protection of their rights and interests. However, this strong political declaration has to face an uncomfortable ‘reality check’. New forms of gender discrimination at the workplace have emerged in more subtle ways, and usually under the disguise […]

Journal article

Addressing gendered risks and vulnerabilities through social protection: examples of good practice from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Peru

01/07/2011

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Addressing gendered risks and vulnerabilities through social protection: examples of good practice from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Peru

Keywords

Overview

This article examines three social protection interventions from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Peru, and discusses the extent to which they effectively integrate a gender perspective to address poverty and vulnerability. All three case studies have important design features aiming to tackle gender inequalities in both the economic and social spheres, which is critical for programme effectiveness. […]

Briefing paper

The ‘Right’ Results: Making sure the results agenda remains committed to poverty reduction

29/09/2011

6 documents

31 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Donor governments are prioritizing aid ‘results’ in advance of the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HFL4) in Busan, Korea, due to take place at the end of 2011. But there is a real risk that their efforts will lead to a poorly designed results policy that could undo years of work to make […]

Policy position

The Private Sector and Humanitarian Relief

08/03/2012

2 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Oxfam supports informed private sector involvement in humanitarian assistance where it contributes positively to the efforts of the humanitarian community, i.e. where it provides aid that helps to save lives, alleviate suffering, and promote human dignity, as well as the engagement of new actors in post-emergency recovery and reconstruction activities. The private sector can add […]

Discussion paper

Creating a Fair Tax System to Benefit Paraguay’s Small-Scale Farmers

24/05/2012

2 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

This paper aims to contribute to a constructive and deep debate on how to increase equality and justice in Paraguay’s taxation system. To this end, it submits a proposal for debate: to increase tax revenues through a temporary tax on the export of soybeans together with other revenue measures (e.g. improving tax revenues on land, […]

Journal article

Listening to Iraqi refugee children in Jordan, but then what? Exploring the impact of participatory research with children

01/06/2012

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Following the American-led invasion of Iraq, thousands of Iraqis fled to Jordan and the international donor community initiated humanitarian assistance. Through a unique partnership, three organisations conducted participatory research with Iraqi children and their families in Amman. The goal was to understand children’s lived experiences – their challenges and coping strategies – with a specific […]

Journal article

Are faith-based organisations distinctive? Comparing religious and secular NGOs in Nigeria

01/08/2012

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article presents the findings of a study of selected religious and secular non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. The study sought to identify whether, and in what circumstances, so-called faith-based organisations (FBOs) have distinctive characteristics with respect to their goals, values, organisational characteristics, and activities, compared to secular NGOs. It found that […]

Journal article

The functioning of the Egyptian food-subsidy system during food-price shocks

22/06/2011

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Egypt has an extensive system of food subsidies which provides bread and other basic staples to the population at low prices. This article examines the functioning of the food-subsidy system during two recent periods of rapid food-price inflation to evaluate its effectiveness as a social safety net. Three aspects are considered: the difference in rural […]