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Guidelines and toolkits

Social Norms Diagnostic Tool: Sexual and gender-based violence on public transport

23/07/2019

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Research into discriminatory social norms has identified many ways in which they may curtail the ability of women and girls –and more recently, transgender and gender non-conforming people – to break the cycle of poverty, and access the resources and services they need for empowerment. This Social Norms Diagnostic Tool guidance document sets out participatory exercises […]

Case study

Community-led Value Chain Development for Gender Justice and Pro-poor Wealth Creation: A case from Rwanda

01/03/2014

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case study covers the work of Bureau d’Appui aux Initiatives Rurales (BAIR) in Rwanda. The project aims to contribute to sustainable pro-poor wealth creation and value chain upgrading through the empowerment of women and men from the poorest and most vulnerable households, as well as the establishment of equitable participatory processes for economic decision-making […]

Research report

Cash Cropping and Care: How cash crop development is changing gender relations and unpaid care work in Oromia, Ethiopia

07/12/2017

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world and prone to both natural and man-made disasters. More than three-quarters of the population live in rural areas and depend on agriculture. Women are particularly vulnerable, lacking access to and control over land and other resources, and facing harmful social norms. Oxfam has worked in […]

Book

Gender and Lifecycles

01/01/2000

1 documents

99 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This book links gender issues to the life-courses of women and men. Gender-based discrimination is experienced differently according to age, generation, and status in the family. In particular, female children and elderly women perform an enormous amount of the world’s work, endure appalling abuses of their human rights, and receive disproportionately few benefits from development. […]

Journal article

Operationalising participatory research and gender analysis: new research and assessment approaches

01/08/2008

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Participatory research approaches are increasingly popular with scientists working for poverty alleviation, sustainable rural development, and social change. This introduction offers an overview of the special issue of ‘Development in Practice&’ journal on the theme of ‘operationalising participatory research and gender analysis’. The purpose of the special issue is to add value to the discussion […]

Briefing note

Education: The Global Gender Gap

06/03/2000

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Girls’ education is a fundamental right, as well as a catalyst for economic growth and human development. Despite this, girls comprise two-thirds of the 125 million children across the world who are not in school. The World Education Forum in Dakar in April 2000 provides an opportunity to launch a concrete programme to deliver the […]

Book

Practising Gender Analysis in Education

01/01/2003

1 documents

172 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Gender mainstreaming

Overview

Tools and frameworks for gender-sensitive analysis have long been used in development contexts. They can help to clarify issues of gender bias, discrimination, and inequality, and to identify possible strategies for change. This book presents a number of established gender analysis frameworks and suggests modifications to suit educational settings, highlighting strengths and limitations and using […]

Book

Beyond Access: Transforming policy and practice for gender equality in education

01/09/2005

1 documents

266 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In a world in which poverty, social prejudice, and poor-quality provision cause an estimated 100 million girls to drop out of school before completing their primary education, it is not enough for governments to pledge themselves to increase girls’ access to school. This book presents a vision of a transformational education which would promote social […]

Guidelines and toolkits

See Both Sides: A practical guide to gender analysis for quality service delivery

11/10/2004

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Published by Oxfam GB’s UK Poverty Programme Gender analysis has been used in international development for many years. It is now widely recognised that a better understanding of the particular needs of women and men makes a significant difference in the fight against poverty and disadvantage. This hands-on guide is designed to help those working […]

Journal article

Officialising strategies: participatory processes and gender in Thailand’s water resources sector

01/06/2004

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This paper examines participatory processes in an Asian Development Bank (ADB) technical assistance package in Thailand’s water resource sector. The authors analyse various levels of social interaction in the local community, in meso-level stakeholder consultations, and in opposition to ADB’s environment programmes expressed by civil society organisations. While participatory approaches are employed to promote more […]

Showing 347 matching results from Policy & Practice

Guidelines and toolkits

Social Norms Diagnostic Tool: Sexual and gender-based violence on public transport

23/07/2019

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Research into discriminatory social norms has identified many ways in which they may curtail the ability of women and girls –and more recently, transgender and gender non-conforming people – to break the cycle of poverty, and access the resources and services they need for empowerment. This Social Norms Diagnostic Tool guidance document sets out participatory exercises […]

Case study

Community-led Value Chain Development for Gender Justice and Pro-poor Wealth Creation: A case from Rwanda

01/03/2014

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case study covers the work of Bureau d’Appui aux Initiatives Rurales (BAIR) in Rwanda. The project aims to contribute to sustainable pro-poor wealth creation and value chain upgrading through the empowerment of women and men from the poorest and most vulnerable households, as well as the establishment of equitable participatory processes for economic decision-making […]

Research report

Cash Cropping and Care: How cash crop development is changing gender relations and unpaid care work in Oromia, Ethiopia

07/12/2017

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world and prone to both natural and man-made disasters. More than three-quarters of the population live in rural areas and depend on agriculture. Women are particularly vulnerable, lacking access to and control over land and other resources, and facing harmful social norms. Oxfam has worked in […]

Book

Gender and Lifecycles

01/01/2000

1 documents

99 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This book links gender issues to the life-courses of women and men. Gender-based discrimination is experienced differently according to age, generation, and status in the family. In particular, female children and elderly women perform an enormous amount of the world’s work, endure appalling abuses of their human rights, and receive disproportionately few benefits from development. […]

Journal article

Operationalising participatory research and gender analysis: new research and assessment approaches

01/08/2008

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Participatory research approaches are increasingly popular with scientists working for poverty alleviation, sustainable rural development, and social change. This introduction offers an overview of the special issue of ‘Development in Practice&’ journal on the theme of ‘operationalising participatory research and gender analysis’. The purpose of the special issue is to add value to the discussion […]

Briefing note

Education: The Global Gender Gap

06/03/2000

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Girls’ education is a fundamental right, as well as a catalyst for economic growth and human development. Despite this, girls comprise two-thirds of the 125 million children across the world who are not in school. The World Education Forum in Dakar in April 2000 provides an opportunity to launch a concrete programme to deliver the […]

Book

Practising Gender Analysis in Education

01/01/2003

1 documents

172 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Gender mainstreaming

Overview

Tools and frameworks for gender-sensitive analysis have long been used in development contexts. They can help to clarify issues of gender bias, discrimination, and inequality, and to identify possible strategies for change. This book presents a number of established gender analysis frameworks and suggests modifications to suit educational settings, highlighting strengths and limitations and using […]

Book

Beyond Access: Transforming policy and practice for gender equality in education

01/09/2005

1 documents

266 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In a world in which poverty, social prejudice, and poor-quality provision cause an estimated 100 million girls to drop out of school before completing their primary education, it is not enough for governments to pledge themselves to increase girls’ access to school. This book presents a vision of a transformational education which would promote social […]

Guidelines and toolkits

See Both Sides: A practical guide to gender analysis for quality service delivery

11/10/2004

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Published by Oxfam GB’s UK Poverty Programme Gender analysis has been used in international development for many years. It is now widely recognised that a better understanding of the particular needs of women and men makes a significant difference in the fight against poverty and disadvantage. This hands-on guide is designed to help those working […]

Journal article

Officialising strategies: participatory processes and gender in Thailand’s water resources sector

01/06/2004

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This paper examines participatory processes in an Asian Development Bank (ADB) technical assistance package in Thailand’s water resource sector. The authors analyse various levels of social interaction in the local community, in meso-level stakeholder consultations, and in opposition to ADB’s environment programmes expressed by civil society organisations. While participatory approaches are employed to promote more […]

Showing 347 matching results from Policy & Practice

Guidelines and toolkits

Social Norms Diagnostic Tool: Sexual and gender-based violence on public transport

23/07/2019

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Research into discriminatory social norms has identified many ways in which they may curtail the ability of women and girls –and more recently, transgender and gender non-conforming people – to break the cycle of poverty, and access the resources and services they need for empowerment. This Social Norms Diagnostic Tool guidance document sets out participatory exercises […]

Case study

Community-led Value Chain Development for Gender Justice and Pro-poor Wealth Creation: A case from Rwanda

01/03/2014

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case study covers the work of Bureau d’Appui aux Initiatives Rurales (BAIR) in Rwanda. The project aims to contribute to sustainable pro-poor wealth creation and value chain upgrading through the empowerment of women and men from the poorest and most vulnerable households, as well as the establishment of equitable participatory processes for economic decision-making […]

Research report

Cash Cropping and Care: How cash crop development is changing gender relations and unpaid care work in Oromia, Ethiopia

07/12/2017

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world and prone to both natural and man-made disasters. More than three-quarters of the population live in rural areas and depend on agriculture. Women are particularly vulnerable, lacking access to and control over land and other resources, and facing harmful social norms. Oxfam has worked in […]

Book

Gender and Lifecycles

01/01/2000

1 documents

99 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This book links gender issues to the life-courses of women and men. Gender-based discrimination is experienced differently according to age, generation, and status in the family. In particular, female children and elderly women perform an enormous amount of the world’s work, endure appalling abuses of their human rights, and receive disproportionately few benefits from development. […]

Journal article

Operationalising participatory research and gender analysis: new research and assessment approaches

01/08/2008

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Participatory research approaches are increasingly popular with scientists working for poverty alleviation, sustainable rural development, and social change. This introduction offers an overview of the special issue of ‘Development in Practice&’ journal on the theme of ‘operationalising participatory research and gender analysis’. The purpose of the special issue is to add value to the discussion […]

Briefing note

Education: The Global Gender Gap

06/03/2000

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Girls’ education is a fundamental right, as well as a catalyst for economic growth and human development. Despite this, girls comprise two-thirds of the 125 million children across the world who are not in school. The World Education Forum in Dakar in April 2000 provides an opportunity to launch a concrete programme to deliver the […]

Book

Practising Gender Analysis in Education

01/01/2003

1 documents

172 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Gender mainstreaming

Overview

Tools and frameworks for gender-sensitive analysis have long been used in development contexts. They can help to clarify issues of gender bias, discrimination, and inequality, and to identify possible strategies for change. This book presents a number of established gender analysis frameworks and suggests modifications to suit educational settings, highlighting strengths and limitations and using […]

Book

Beyond Access: Transforming policy and practice for gender equality in education

01/09/2005

1 documents

266 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In a world in which poverty, social prejudice, and poor-quality provision cause an estimated 100 million girls to drop out of school before completing their primary education, it is not enough for governments to pledge themselves to increase girls’ access to school. This book presents a vision of a transformational education which would promote social […]

Guidelines and toolkits

See Both Sides: A practical guide to gender analysis for quality service delivery

11/10/2004

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Published by Oxfam GB’s UK Poverty Programme Gender analysis has been used in international development for many years. It is now widely recognised that a better understanding of the particular needs of women and men makes a significant difference in the fight against poverty and disadvantage. This hands-on guide is designed to help those working […]

Journal article

Officialising strategies: participatory processes and gender in Thailand’s water resources sector

01/06/2004

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This paper examines participatory processes in an Asian Development Bank (ADB) technical assistance package in Thailand’s water resource sector. The authors analyse various levels of social interaction in the local community, in meso-level stakeholder consultations, and in opposition to ADB’s environment programmes expressed by civil society organisations. While participatory approaches are employed to promote more […]