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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 […]

Case study

Urban Disaster Response and Recovery: Gender-sensitive WASH programming in post-earthquake Haiti

14/01/2014

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

On 12 January 2010, the biggest earthquake in 200 years struck Port-au-Prince and its surrounding area in Haiti. Oxfam was able to build on its experience of more than 30 years in the country to work with communities, INGOs, NGOs, local organisations and the government, initially on immediate response, and also on longer-term development. The paper […]

Briefing paper

A Case for Gender-Responsive Budgeting in Myanmar

24/03/2016

2 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

A country’s budget can be a powerful lever for social transformation. A budget is the tool a government has to help it translate national resources into allocations which meet the needs and aspirations of its population, and set the country on a path to sustainable and equitable development. If a budget does not account for […]

Briefing note

Drought, Displacement and Livelihoods in Somalia/Somaliland: Time for gender-sensitive and protection-focused approaches

28/06/2018

2 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Thousands of Somali families were displaced to urban centres by the 2017 drought. Research by a group of NGOs indicates that they do not intend to return home anytime soon. It also shows how precarious and limited are the livelihood opportunities for displaced people in Somalia; how far people’s options are affected by gender; and […]

Showing 352 matching results from Policy & Practice

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 […]

Case study

Urban Disaster Response and Recovery: Gender-sensitive WASH programming in post-earthquake Haiti

14/01/2014

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

On 12 January 2010, the biggest earthquake in 200 years struck Port-au-Prince and its surrounding area in Haiti. Oxfam was able to build on its experience of more than 30 years in the country to work with communities, INGOs, NGOs, local organisations and the government, initially on immediate response, and also on longer-term development. The paper […]

Briefing paper

A Case for Gender-Responsive Budgeting in Myanmar

24/03/2016

2 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

A country’s budget can be a powerful lever for social transformation. A budget is the tool a government has to help it translate national resources into allocations which meet the needs and aspirations of its population, and set the country on a path to sustainable and equitable development. If a budget does not account for […]

Briefing note

Drought, Displacement and Livelihoods in Somalia/Somaliland: Time for gender-sensitive and protection-focused approaches

28/06/2018

2 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Thousands of Somali families were displaced to urban centres by the 2017 drought. Research by a group of NGOs indicates that they do not intend to return home anytime soon. It also shows how precarious and limited are the livelihood opportunities for displaced people in Somalia; how far people’s options are affected by gender; and […]

Showing 352 matching results from Policy & Practice

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 […]

Case study

Urban Disaster Response and Recovery: Gender-sensitive WASH programming in post-earthquake Haiti

14/01/2014

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

On 12 January 2010, the biggest earthquake in 200 years struck Port-au-Prince and its surrounding area in Haiti. Oxfam was able to build on its experience of more than 30 years in the country to work with communities, INGOs, NGOs, local organisations and the government, initially on immediate response, and also on longer-term development. The paper […]

Briefing paper

A Case for Gender-Responsive Budgeting in Myanmar

24/03/2016

2 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

A country’s budget can be a powerful lever for social transformation. A budget is the tool a government has to help it translate national resources into allocations which meet the needs and aspirations of its population, and set the country on a path to sustainable and equitable development. If a budget does not account for […]

Briefing note

Drought, Displacement and Livelihoods in Somalia/Somaliland: Time for gender-sensitive and protection-focused approaches

28/06/2018

2 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Thousands of Somali families were displaced to urban centres by the 2017 drought. Research by a group of NGOs indicates that they do not intend to return home anytime soon. It also shows how precarious and limited are the livelihood opportunities for displaced people in Somalia; how far people’s options are affected by gender; and […]