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Opposition to gender-sensitive development learning to answer back

01/02/1995

4 pages long

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Opposition to gender-sensitive development learning to answer back

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Gender-aware policies are being undermined by self-protective, patriarchal development agencies and developing country governments. These institutions oppose the policies out of passivity or on ideological grounds. Longwe presents seven arguments they use and gives her redresses. The arguments are that women’s equality is: unnecessary, interference and Western imposition; not desired by women themselves; not a […]

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Whose turn to do the dishes? Transforming gender attitudes and behaviours among very young adolescents in Nepal

14/03/2013

19 pages long

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Whose turn to do the dishes? Transforming gender attitudes and behaviours among very young adolescents in Nepal

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Men who use caring words instead of violence, and who are equal partners in nurturing their children and caring for their homes, are not formed overnight. Attitudes and behaviours that lead to gender equality are developed through a socialisation process beginning at birth. Early adolescence presents a window of opportunity to intervene before individuals solidify […]

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Gender training for development practitioners: only a partial solution

01/07/1998

6 pages long

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Gender training for development practitioners: only a partial solution

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The authors investigated the scope and impact of gender training in Oxfam GB and concluded that to be fully effective, gender training must be part of a broader strategy for organisational transformation. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this […]

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The peace and conflict gender analysis: UNIFEM’s research in the Solomon Islands

05/07/2007

8 pages long

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The peace and conflict gender analysis: UNIFEM’s research in the Solomon Islands

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This article discusses a research methodology – the Peace and Conflict Gender Analysis – used by UNIFEM in the Solomon Islands to investigate women’s and men’s experiences of armed conflict and peace building. The simple methodology enables a deeper understanding of the gender dimensions of conflict and peace. This includes issues such as moving beyond […]

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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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It buys food but does it change gender relations? Child Support Grants in Soweto, South Africa

01/07/2011

11 pages long

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It buys food but does it change gender relations? Child Support Grants in Soweto, South Africa

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A gender lens was applied in an empirical study to assess the dynamics and policy implications of one of South Africa’s largest social protection programmes, the Child Support Grant (CSG). The findings are based on a household survey conducted in an urban community in Soweto, South Africa. They suggest that the grant supports women’s ability […]

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After the earthquake: gender inequality and transformation in post-disaster Haiti

25/06/2012

13 pages long

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After the earthquake: gender inequality and transformation in post-disaster Haiti

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This paper explores gender inequalities and transformations following Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake. Post-disaster experiences of women are located in a wider context of a longer term gender crisis. The paper argues that patterns of gender exclusion occur on multiple levels from the transnational to the local, and identifies gender-specific obstacles in the recovery and reconstruction […]

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Men’s involvement in gender equality – European perspectives

14/03/2013

15 pages long

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Men’s involvement in gender equality – European perspectives

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This article is based on a study that was commissioned from the Swedish non-government organisation, Men for Gender Equality, by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). The aim of the research was to map stakeholders – including public authorities, research centres, civil society organisations, social partners, and individual experts – working to engage men […]

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‘When does the end begin?’ Addressing gender-based violence in post-conflict societies: case studies from Zimbabwe and El Salvador

12/11/2013

14 pages long

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‘When does the end begin?’ Addressing gender-based violence in post-conflict societies: case studies from Zimbabwe and El Salvador

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This article analyses gender-based violence in the country contexts of Zimbabwe and El Salvador, where distinct periods of conflict and turbulence led to nominal peace, but no recognisable reduction or improvement in the status of women. Women in these two societies continued to experience high levels of gender-based violence. We outline the experience and strategies of Oxfam America along […]

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Feminist research methodologies and development: overview and practical application

03/07/2007

17 pages long

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Feminist research methodologies and development: overview and practical application

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This article provides a background on the feminist frameworks at the foundation of research conducted from a gender perspective, showing that development research that ignores the complex aspects of gender relations results in incomplete and/or biased research, which in turn leads to the formulation of incomplete development policies and programmes. The article goes on to […]

Showing 347 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Opposition to gender-sensitive development learning to answer back

01/02/1995

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Opposition to gender-sensitive development learning to answer back

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Overview

Gender-aware policies are being undermined by self-protective, patriarchal development agencies and developing country governments. These institutions oppose the policies out of passivity or on ideological grounds. Longwe presents seven arguments they use and gives her redresses. The arguments are that women’s equality is: unnecessary, interference and Western imposition; not desired by women themselves; not a […]

Journal article

Whose turn to do the dishes? Transforming gender attitudes and behaviours among very young adolescents in Nepal

14/03/2013

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Whose turn to do the dishes? Transforming gender attitudes and behaviours among very young adolescents in Nepal

Keywords

Overview

Men who use caring words instead of violence, and who are equal partners in nurturing their children and caring for their homes, are not formed overnight. Attitudes and behaviours that lead to gender equality are developed through a socialisation process beginning at birth. Early adolescence presents a window of opportunity to intervene before individuals solidify […]

Journal article

Gender training for development practitioners: only a partial solution

01/07/1998

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Gender training for development practitioners: only a partial solution

Keywords

Overview

The authors investigated the scope and impact of gender training in Oxfam GB and concluded that to be fully effective, gender training must be part of a broader strategy for organisational transformation. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this […]

Journal article

The peace and conflict gender analysis: UNIFEM’s research in the Solomon Islands

05/07/2007

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

The peace and conflict gender analysis: UNIFEM’s research in the Solomon Islands

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses a research methodology – the Peace and Conflict Gender Analysis – used by UNIFEM in the Solomon Islands to investigate women’s and men’s experiences of armed conflict and peace building. The simple methodology enables a deeper understanding of the gender dimensions of conflict and peace. This includes issues such as moving beyond […]

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

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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

It buys food but does it change gender relations? Child Support Grants in Soweto, South Africa

01/07/2011

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

It buys food but does it change gender relations? Child Support Grants in Soweto, South Africa

Keywords

Overview

A gender lens was applied in an empirical study to assess the dynamics and policy implications of one of South Africa’s largest social protection programmes, the Child Support Grant (CSG). The findings are based on a household survey conducted in an urban community in Soweto, South Africa. They suggest that the grant supports women’s ability […]

Journal article

After the earthquake: gender inequality and transformation in post-disaster Haiti

25/06/2012

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

After the earthquake: gender inequality and transformation in post-disaster Haiti

Keywords

Overview

This paper explores gender inequalities and transformations following Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake. Post-disaster experiences of women are located in a wider context of a longer term gender crisis. The paper argues that patterns of gender exclusion occur on multiple levels from the transnational to the local, and identifies gender-specific obstacles in the recovery and reconstruction […]

Journal article

Men’s involvement in gender equality – European perspectives

14/03/2013

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Men’s involvement in gender equality – European perspectives

Keywords

Overview

This article is based on a study that was commissioned from the Swedish non-government organisation, Men for Gender Equality, by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). The aim of the research was to map stakeholders – including public authorities, research centres, civil society organisations, social partners, and individual experts – working to engage men […]

Journal article

‘When does the end begin?’ Addressing gender-based violence in post-conflict societies: case studies from Zimbabwe and El Salvador

12/11/2013

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘When does the end begin?’ Addressing gender-based violence in post-conflict societies: case studies from Zimbabwe and El Salvador

Keywords

Overview

This article analyses gender-based violence in the country contexts of Zimbabwe and El Salvador, where distinct periods of conflict and turbulence led to nominal peace, but no recognisable reduction or improvement in the status of women. Women in these two societies continued to experience high levels of gender-based violence. We outline the experience and strategies of Oxfam America along […]

Journal article

Feminist research methodologies and development: overview and practical application

03/07/2007

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Feminist research methodologies and development: overview and practical application

Keywords

Overview

This article provides a background on the feminist frameworks at the foundation of research conducted from a gender perspective, showing that development research that ignores the complex aspects of gender relations results in incomplete and/or biased research, which in turn leads to the formulation of incomplete development policies and programmes. The article goes on to […]

Showing 347 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Opposition to gender-sensitive development learning to answer back

01/02/1995

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Opposition to gender-sensitive development learning to answer back

Keywords

Overview

Gender-aware policies are being undermined by self-protective, patriarchal development agencies and developing country governments. These institutions oppose the policies out of passivity or on ideological grounds. Longwe presents seven arguments they use and gives her redresses. The arguments are that women’s equality is: unnecessary, interference and Western imposition; not desired by women themselves; not a […]

Journal article

Whose turn to do the dishes? Transforming gender attitudes and behaviours among very young adolescents in Nepal

14/03/2013

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Whose turn to do the dishes? Transforming gender attitudes and behaviours among very young adolescents in Nepal

Keywords

Overview

Men who use caring words instead of violence, and who are equal partners in nurturing their children and caring for their homes, are not formed overnight. Attitudes and behaviours that lead to gender equality are developed through a socialisation process beginning at birth. Early adolescence presents a window of opportunity to intervene before individuals solidify […]

Journal article

Gender training for development practitioners: only a partial solution

01/07/1998

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Gender training for development practitioners: only a partial solution

Keywords

Overview

The authors investigated the scope and impact of gender training in Oxfam GB and concluded that to be fully effective, gender training must be part of a broader strategy for organisational transformation. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this […]

Journal article

The peace and conflict gender analysis: UNIFEM’s research in the Solomon Islands

05/07/2007

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

The peace and conflict gender analysis: UNIFEM’s research in the Solomon Islands

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses a research methodology – the Peace and Conflict Gender Analysis – used by UNIFEM in the Solomon Islands to investigate women’s and men’s experiences of armed conflict and peace building. The simple methodology enables a deeper understanding of the gender dimensions of conflict and peace. This includes issues such as moving beyond […]

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

It buys food but does it change gender relations? Child Support Grants in Soweto, South Africa

01/07/2011

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

It buys food but does it change gender relations? Child Support Grants in Soweto, South Africa

Keywords

Overview

A gender lens was applied in an empirical study to assess the dynamics and policy implications of one of South Africa’s largest social protection programmes, the Child Support Grant (CSG). The findings are based on a household survey conducted in an urban community in Soweto, South Africa. They suggest that the grant supports women’s ability […]

Journal article

After the earthquake: gender inequality and transformation in post-disaster Haiti

25/06/2012

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

After the earthquake: gender inequality and transformation in post-disaster Haiti

Keywords

Overview

This paper explores gender inequalities and transformations following Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake. Post-disaster experiences of women are located in a wider context of a longer term gender crisis. The paper argues that patterns of gender exclusion occur on multiple levels from the transnational to the local, and identifies gender-specific obstacles in the recovery and reconstruction […]

Journal article

Men’s involvement in gender equality – European perspectives

14/03/2013

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Men’s involvement in gender equality – European perspectives

Keywords

Overview

This article is based on a study that was commissioned from the Swedish non-government organisation, Men for Gender Equality, by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). The aim of the research was to map stakeholders – including public authorities, research centres, civil society organisations, social partners, and individual experts – working to engage men […]

Journal article

‘When does the end begin?’ Addressing gender-based violence in post-conflict societies: case studies from Zimbabwe and El Salvador

12/11/2013

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘When does the end begin?’ Addressing gender-based violence in post-conflict societies: case studies from Zimbabwe and El Salvador

Keywords

Overview

This article analyses gender-based violence in the country contexts of Zimbabwe and El Salvador, where distinct periods of conflict and turbulence led to nominal peace, but no recognisable reduction or improvement in the status of women. Women in these two societies continued to experience high levels of gender-based violence. We outline the experience and strategies of Oxfam America along […]

Journal article

Feminist research methodologies and development: overview and practical application

03/07/2007

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Feminist research methodologies and development: overview and practical application

Keywords

Overview

This article provides a background on the feminist frameworks at the foundation of research conducted from a gender perspective, showing that development research that ignores the complex aspects of gender relations results in incomplete and/or biased research, which in turn leads to the formulation of incomplete development policies and programmes. The article goes on to […]