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Gendering ethnicity in Kyrgyzstan: forgotten elements in promoting peace and democracy

01/12/2001

9 pages long

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Gendering ethnicity in Kyrgyzstan: forgotten elements in promoting peace and democracy

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Women’s potential positive role in preventing and arresting ethnic conflict, and their obvious absence in conflict resolution initiatives, has been largely ignored and negated from community level to the level of international donors. Traditionally, ethnicity has been treated as a gender-neutral identity, when, in fact, academics and development professionals have tended to examine ethnic issues […]

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Rethinking marriage and gender relations using evidence from the Pacific

01/07/2003

6 pages long

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Rethinking marriage and gender relations using evidence from the Pacific

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Marriage as a basic social institution has many different meanings and implications for women and men, depending on their location. The aspects of human life shaped by marriage range from legal and economic responsibilities to childbearing. Research shows that the Western model of marriage is not helpful in enabling understanding of marriage-like relationships in non-Western […]

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Re-thinking gender mainstreaming in African NGOs and communities

01/07/2005

10 pages long

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Re-thinking gender mainstreaming in African NGOs and communities

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This article examines research on gender mainstreaming initiatives, undertaken by a sample of local NGOs in four African countries. This research explores where resistance to gender equality comes from in some African organisations and communities. It shows that for gender mainstreaming processes to be effective they need to address the complex realities of people, and […]

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Gender networking and advocacy work in Uganda: controlling the agenda and strategies of resistance

01/11/2005

13 pages long

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Gender networking and advocacy work in Uganda: controlling the agenda and strategies of resistance

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Relations between donors and national NGOs undertaking gender advocacy are very complex. The same is true of relations between the advocacy networks, their member NGOs, and women at the grassroots. This study draws on research carried out by the author for her doctorate. The research considers advocacy to promote gender equality, and shows how this […]

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Gender violence in schools: taking the ‘girls-as-victims’ discourse forward

01/03/2007

15 pages long

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Gender violence in schools: taking the ‘girls-as-victims’ discourse forward

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This paper draws attention to the gendered nature of violence in schools. Recent recognition that schools can be violent places has tended to ignore the fact that many such acts originate in unequal and antagonistic gender relations, which are tolerated and ‘normalised’ by everyday school structures and processes. After examining some key concepts and definitions, […]

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Gendered perceptions of migration among skilled female Ghanaian nurses

01/07/2009

11 pages long

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Gendered perceptions of migration among skilled female Ghanaian nurses

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Within current research on African health worker emigration, relatively few studies have explored how health workers themselves see international migration and its impact on their lives, and how gender norms influence these perceptions. This article draws on research aiming to examine these issues, conducted between June and August 2008. Ghanaian nurses’ views of migration are […]

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Agricultural livelihoods and nutrition – exploring the links with women in Zambia

02/11/2010

23 pages long

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Agricultural livelihoods and nutrition – exploring the links with women in Zambia

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This article examines food security, nutrition, and women’s agricultural livelihoods in Western Province, Zambia. It draws on data from field research supported by Concern Worldwide UK. The research aimed to explore links between food procurement, livelihoods and care at the household level, and recognises the role of institutions and access to assets in shaping livelihood […]

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‘Show the world to women and they can do it’: Southern Fair Trade Enterprises as agents of empowerment

23/03/2012

14 pages long

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‘Show the world to women and they can do it’: Southern Fair Trade Enterprises as agents of empowerment

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This article draws on research with women handicraft producers in Bangladesh in order to analyse processes of empowerment. It explores the practices and social relationships embedded in the activities of four Southern Fair Trade Enterprises (SFTEs). Attention is drawn to the kinds of change which the women producers feel they are achieving and how such […]

Research report

Global Urban Market-Based Livelihoods in Oxfam GB: Lessons and experiences from Kenya, Bangladesh, Guatemala, Colombia, Haiti, and Russia

01/04/2012

1 documents

131 pages long

Languages: English

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Following the publication of Oxfam GB’s Livelihoods Strategy 2010–2015, which incorporated poverty and urban-rural linkages as a core aim, this study was undertaken by an independent research team to determine the extent to which Oxfam’s rural livelihoods experience –- focused primarily on enterprise development –- is transferable to urban contexts. The research for this study, […]

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To what extent does social policy design address social problems? Evidence from the “70 y más” programme in Mexico

01/09/2012

12 pages long

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Previous research has revealed that social policy design is relevant for addressing social problems, particularly for reducing poverty. However, evidence on poverty reduction exposes a sluggish trend towards achieving its main goals. This paper first reports on research examining to what extent social policy design has addressed social problems, poverty in particular. Second, this paper […]

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Journal article

Gendering ethnicity in Kyrgyzstan: forgotten elements in promoting peace and democracy

01/12/2001

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Gendering ethnicity in Kyrgyzstan: forgotten elements in promoting peace and democracy

Keywords

Overview

Women’s potential positive role in preventing and arresting ethnic conflict, and their obvious absence in conflict resolution initiatives, has been largely ignored and negated from community level to the level of international donors. Traditionally, ethnicity has been treated as a gender-neutral identity, when, in fact, academics and development professionals have tended to examine ethnic issues […]

Journal article

Rethinking marriage and gender relations using evidence from the Pacific

01/07/2003

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Rethinking marriage and gender relations using evidence from the Pacific

Keywords

Overview

Marriage as a basic social institution has many different meanings and implications for women and men, depending on their location. The aspects of human life shaped by marriage range from legal and economic responsibilities to childbearing. Research shows that the Western model of marriage is not helpful in enabling understanding of marriage-like relationships in non-Western […]

Journal article

Re-thinking gender mainstreaming in African NGOs and communities

01/07/2005

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Re-thinking gender mainstreaming in African NGOs and communities

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Overview

This article examines research on gender mainstreaming initiatives, undertaken by a sample of local NGOs in four African countries. This research explores where resistance to gender equality comes from in some African organisations and communities. It shows that for gender mainstreaming processes to be effective they need to address the complex realities of people, and […]

Journal article

Gender networking and advocacy work in Uganda: controlling the agenda and strategies of resistance

01/11/2005

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Gender networking and advocacy work in Uganda: controlling the agenda and strategies of resistance

Keywords

Overview

Relations between donors and national NGOs undertaking gender advocacy are very complex. The same is true of relations between the advocacy networks, their member NGOs, and women at the grassroots. This study draws on research carried out by the author for her doctorate. The research considers advocacy to promote gender equality, and shows how this […]

Journal article

Gender violence in schools: taking the ‘girls-as-victims’ discourse forward

01/03/2007

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Gender violence in schools: taking the ‘girls-as-victims’ discourse forward

Keywords

Overview

This paper draws attention to the gendered nature of violence in schools. Recent recognition that schools can be violent places has tended to ignore the fact that many such acts originate in unequal and antagonistic gender relations, which are tolerated and ‘normalised’ by everyday school structures and processes. After examining some key concepts and definitions, […]

Journal article

Gendered perceptions of migration among skilled female Ghanaian nurses

01/07/2009

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Gendered perceptions of migration among skilled female Ghanaian nurses

Keywords

Overview

Within current research on African health worker emigration, relatively few studies have explored how health workers themselves see international migration and its impact on their lives, and how gender norms influence these perceptions. This article draws on research aiming to examine these issues, conducted between June and August 2008. Ghanaian nurses’ views of migration are […]

Journal article

Agricultural livelihoods and nutrition – exploring the links with women in Zambia

02/11/2010

23 pages long

Free access through journal website

Agricultural livelihoods and nutrition – exploring the links with women in Zambia

Keywords

Overview

This article examines food security, nutrition, and women’s agricultural livelihoods in Western Province, Zambia. It draws on data from field research supported by Concern Worldwide UK. The research aimed to explore links between food procurement, livelihoods and care at the household level, and recognises the role of institutions and access to assets in shaping livelihood […]

Journal article

‘Show the world to women and they can do it’: Southern Fair Trade Enterprises as agents of empowerment

23/03/2012

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Show the world to women and they can do it’: Southern Fair Trade Enterprises as agents of empowerment

Keywords

Overview

This article draws on research with women handicraft producers in Bangladesh in order to analyse processes of empowerment. It explores the practices and social relationships embedded in the activities of four Southern Fair Trade Enterprises (SFTEs). Attention is drawn to the kinds of change which the women producers feel they are achieving and how such […]

Research report

Global Urban Market-Based Livelihoods in Oxfam GB: Lessons and experiences from Kenya, Bangladesh, Guatemala, Colombia, Haiti, and Russia

01/04/2012

1 documents

131 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Following the publication of Oxfam GB’s Livelihoods Strategy 2010–2015, which incorporated poverty and urban-rural linkages as a core aim, this study was undertaken by an independent research team to determine the extent to which Oxfam’s rural livelihoods experience –- focused primarily on enterprise development –- is transferable to urban contexts. The research for this study, […]

Journal article

To what extent does social policy design address social problems? Evidence from the “70 y más” programme in Mexico

01/09/2012

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Previous research has revealed that social policy design is relevant for addressing social problems, particularly for reducing poverty. However, evidence on poverty reduction exposes a sluggish trend towards achieving its main goals. This paper first reports on research examining to what extent social policy design has addressed social problems, poverty in particular. Second, this paper […]

Showing 455 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Gendering ethnicity in Kyrgyzstan: forgotten elements in promoting peace and democracy

01/12/2001

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Gendering ethnicity in Kyrgyzstan: forgotten elements in promoting peace and democracy

Keywords

Overview

Women’s potential positive role in preventing and arresting ethnic conflict, and their obvious absence in conflict resolution initiatives, has been largely ignored and negated from community level to the level of international donors. Traditionally, ethnicity has been treated as a gender-neutral identity, when, in fact, academics and development professionals have tended to examine ethnic issues […]

Journal article

Rethinking marriage and gender relations using evidence from the Pacific

01/07/2003

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Rethinking marriage and gender relations using evidence from the Pacific

Keywords

Overview

Marriage as a basic social institution has many different meanings and implications for women and men, depending on their location. The aspects of human life shaped by marriage range from legal and economic responsibilities to childbearing. Research shows that the Western model of marriage is not helpful in enabling understanding of marriage-like relationships in non-Western […]

Journal article

Re-thinking gender mainstreaming in African NGOs and communities

01/07/2005

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Re-thinking gender mainstreaming in African NGOs and communities

Keywords

Overview

This article examines research on gender mainstreaming initiatives, undertaken by a sample of local NGOs in four African countries. This research explores where resistance to gender equality comes from in some African organisations and communities. It shows that for gender mainstreaming processes to be effective they need to address the complex realities of people, and […]

Journal article

Gender networking and advocacy work in Uganda: controlling the agenda and strategies of resistance

01/11/2005

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Gender networking and advocacy work in Uganda: controlling the agenda and strategies of resistance

Keywords

Overview

Relations between donors and national NGOs undertaking gender advocacy are very complex. The same is true of relations between the advocacy networks, their member NGOs, and women at the grassroots. This study draws on research carried out by the author for her doctorate. The research considers advocacy to promote gender equality, and shows how this […]

Journal article

Gender violence in schools: taking the ‘girls-as-victims’ discourse forward

01/03/2007

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Gender violence in schools: taking the ‘girls-as-victims’ discourse forward

Keywords

Overview

This paper draws attention to the gendered nature of violence in schools. Recent recognition that schools can be violent places has tended to ignore the fact that many such acts originate in unequal and antagonistic gender relations, which are tolerated and ‘normalised’ by everyday school structures and processes. After examining some key concepts and definitions, […]

Journal article

Gendered perceptions of migration among skilled female Ghanaian nurses

01/07/2009

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Gendered perceptions of migration among skilled female Ghanaian nurses

Keywords

Overview

Within current research on African health worker emigration, relatively few studies have explored how health workers themselves see international migration and its impact on their lives, and how gender norms influence these perceptions. This article draws on research aiming to examine these issues, conducted between June and August 2008. Ghanaian nurses’ views of migration are […]

Journal article

Agricultural livelihoods and nutrition – exploring the links with women in Zambia

02/11/2010

23 pages long

Free access through journal website

Agricultural livelihoods and nutrition – exploring the links with women in Zambia

Keywords

Overview

This article examines food security, nutrition, and women’s agricultural livelihoods in Western Province, Zambia. It draws on data from field research supported by Concern Worldwide UK. The research aimed to explore links between food procurement, livelihoods and care at the household level, and recognises the role of institutions and access to assets in shaping livelihood […]

Journal article

‘Show the world to women and they can do it’: Southern Fair Trade Enterprises as agents of empowerment

23/03/2012

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Show the world to women and they can do it’: Southern Fair Trade Enterprises as agents of empowerment

Keywords

Overview

This article draws on research with women handicraft producers in Bangladesh in order to analyse processes of empowerment. It explores the practices and social relationships embedded in the activities of four Southern Fair Trade Enterprises (SFTEs). Attention is drawn to the kinds of change which the women producers feel they are achieving and how such […]

Research report

Global Urban Market-Based Livelihoods in Oxfam GB: Lessons and experiences from Kenya, Bangladesh, Guatemala, Colombia, Haiti, and Russia

01/04/2012

1 documents

131 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Following the publication of Oxfam GB’s Livelihoods Strategy 2010–2015, which incorporated poverty and urban-rural linkages as a core aim, this study was undertaken by an independent research team to determine the extent to which Oxfam’s rural livelihoods experience –- focused primarily on enterprise development –- is transferable to urban contexts. The research for this study, […]

Journal article

To what extent does social policy design address social problems? Evidence from the “70 y más” programme in Mexico

01/09/2012

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Previous research has revealed that social policy design is relevant for addressing social problems, particularly for reducing poverty. However, evidence on poverty reduction exposes a sluggish trend towards achieving its main goals. This paper first reports on research examining to what extent social policy design has addressed social problems, poverty in particular. Second, this paper […]