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Ideas for taking climate action at home: Activities for ages 7-14

06/01/2021

3 documents

Languages: English

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We’ve created a selection of themed learning content on the Oxfam Education website for use at home, in the classroom or both! Consider what we all need to thrive, explore what connects us and be inspired to make a difference. Climate change is affecting millions of the world’s poorest people, right now. More frequent and […]

Journal article

Negotiating violence and non-violence in Cambodian marriages

01/07/2003

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Negotiating violence and non-violence in Cambodian marriages

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Overview

Domestic violence is a pressing issue in Cambodia. Combating it requires an understanding of the social meanings behind it. As such, policy makers and planners need to start from a careful picture of the cultural terrain upon which this violence is played out. This will equip them to recognise potential points of entry for interventions. […]

Book

Gender Equality, HIV and AIDS: Challenges for the Education Sector

01/12/2008

1 documents

200 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The book shows that while gender inequalities in society generally, and particularly within the education sector, are driving aspects of the HIV epidemic, educational settings can be empowering and bring about change. It examines different expectations of what HIV education programmes and education settings can do to transform unequal gender relations and protect young people […]

Case study

Yogyakarta Earthquake Community Recovery Grants supporting Gotong Royong

14/06/2008

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Timely and carefully targeted grants using a community-based approach enabled early recovery of productive activities and reinforced community spirit and decision-making following a powerful earthquake in Central Java.

Book

Rights-based Approaches: Learning project

30/03/2008

3 documents

134 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French

Keywords

Overview

The failure to respect, protect, or fulfil human rights is a fundamental and leading obstacle to economic development and social justice. Practically speaking, however, NGOs are still struggling to understand what this major organisational shift means. The term ‘rights-based approaches’ (RBAs) has become so familiar that we tend to assume that it is well-understood and […]

Journal article

Thirty years after the Beijing Platform for Action: Experiences of institutionalisation, emerging generations of feminists, the rise of global anti-rights trends, and contemporary fault lines

16/03/2026

23 pages long

Free access through journal website

Thirty years after the Beijing Platform for Action: Experiences of institutionalisation, emerging generations of feminists, the rise of global anti-rights trends, and contemporary fault lines

Keywords

Overview

The 69th session of the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) was convened in New York in March 2025 to mark 30 years since the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) during the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995. This commemoration unfolded under extraordinary circumstances, as the […]

Case study

What’s in a Name? Changing policies and beliefs in favour of women in Peru

01/11/2008

3 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Overview

Millions of people around the world cannot open a bank account, obtain credit, vote, own or inherit property, get a job or a passport, access health care, or sometimes even go to school. The reason? Because they do not have a birth certificate. Until recently, thousands of babies born to single mothers in Peru were […]

Journal article

Women and NGO professionalisation: a case study of Jordan

01/05/2009

10 pages long

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Women and NGO professionalisation: a case study of Jordan

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This article examines the impact of NGO professionalisation on the recruitment of NGO staff. Based on an in-depth survey of employees in 20 advocacy NGOs in Jordan, it demonstrates the gendered impact of professionalisation. The majority of NGO employees are highly educated women, often Western-educated, who work in NGOs primarily for career opportunities and because […]

Journal article

Early marriage and poverty: exploring links and key policy issues

01/07/2003

10 pages long

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Early marriage and poverty: exploring links and key policy issues

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This article explores the connections between poverty and the early marriage of girls. These links are rarely acknowledged in development research, policy and practice, despite the fact that in parts of sub- Saharan Africa, where women form the majority of the poor, it is estimated that over 60 per cent of girls under 19 are […]

Journal article

The radical political imagination of Black Brazilian women: models of resistance

16/03/2026

25 pages long

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The radical political imagination of Black Brazilian women: models of resistance

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Overview

Even though significant progress has been made in advancing women’s rights since the Fourth World Conference on Women, the issue of gender-based political violence – particularly as it affects Black women – was not sufficiently prioritised in the Declaration and Platform for Action adopted in Beijing, in 1995. This work analyses the resolutions and political […]

Showing 439 matching results from Policy & Practice

Education resource

Ideas for taking climate action at home: Activities for ages 7-14

06/01/2021

3 documents

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

We’ve created a selection of themed learning content on the Oxfam Education website for use at home, in the classroom or both! Consider what we all need to thrive, explore what connects us and be inspired to make a difference. Climate change is affecting millions of the world’s poorest people, right now. More frequent and […]

Journal article

Negotiating violence and non-violence in Cambodian marriages

01/07/2003

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Negotiating violence and non-violence in Cambodian marriages

Keywords

Overview

Domestic violence is a pressing issue in Cambodia. Combating it requires an understanding of the social meanings behind it. As such, policy makers and planners need to start from a careful picture of the cultural terrain upon which this violence is played out. This will equip them to recognise potential points of entry for interventions. […]

Book

Gender Equality, HIV and AIDS: Challenges for the Education Sector

01/12/2008

1 documents

200 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The book shows that while gender inequalities in society generally, and particularly within the education sector, are driving aspects of the HIV epidemic, educational settings can be empowering and bring about change. It examines different expectations of what HIV education programmes and education settings can do to transform unequal gender relations and protect young people […]

Case study

Yogyakarta Earthquake Community Recovery Grants supporting Gotong Royong

14/06/2008

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Timely and carefully targeted grants using a community-based approach enabled early recovery of productive activities and reinforced community spirit and decision-making following a powerful earthquake in Central Java.

Book

Rights-based Approaches: Learning project

30/03/2008

3 documents

134 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French

Keywords

Overview

The failure to respect, protect, or fulfil human rights is a fundamental and leading obstacle to economic development and social justice. Practically speaking, however, NGOs are still struggling to understand what this major organisational shift means. The term ‘rights-based approaches’ (RBAs) has become so familiar that we tend to assume that it is well-understood and […]

Journal article

Thirty years after the Beijing Platform for Action: Experiences of institutionalisation, emerging generations of feminists, the rise of global anti-rights trends, and contemporary fault lines

16/03/2026

23 pages long

Free access through journal website

Thirty years after the Beijing Platform for Action: Experiences of institutionalisation, emerging generations of feminists, the rise of global anti-rights trends, and contemporary fault lines

Keywords

Overview

The 69th session of the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) was convened in New York in March 2025 to mark 30 years since the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) during the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995. This commemoration unfolded under extraordinary circumstances, as the […]

Case study

What’s in a Name? Changing policies and beliefs in favour of women in Peru

01/11/2008

3 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Millions of people around the world cannot open a bank account, obtain credit, vote, own or inherit property, get a job or a passport, access health care, or sometimes even go to school. The reason? Because they do not have a birth certificate. Until recently, thousands of babies born to single mothers in Peru were […]

Journal article

Women and NGO professionalisation: a case study of Jordan

01/05/2009

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women and NGO professionalisation: a case study of Jordan

Keywords

Overview

This article examines the impact of NGO professionalisation on the recruitment of NGO staff. Based on an in-depth survey of employees in 20 advocacy NGOs in Jordan, it demonstrates the gendered impact of professionalisation. The majority of NGO employees are highly educated women, often Western-educated, who work in NGOs primarily for career opportunities and because […]

Journal article

Early marriage and poverty: exploring links and key policy issues

01/07/2003

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Early marriage and poverty: exploring links and key policy issues

Keywords

Overview

This article explores the connections between poverty and the early marriage of girls. These links are rarely acknowledged in development research, policy and practice, despite the fact that in parts of sub- Saharan Africa, where women form the majority of the poor, it is estimated that over 60 per cent of girls under 19 are […]

Journal article

The radical political imagination of Black Brazilian women: models of resistance

16/03/2026

25 pages long

Free access through journal website

The radical political imagination of Black Brazilian women: models of resistance

Keywords

Overview

Even though significant progress has been made in advancing women’s rights since the Fourth World Conference on Women, the issue of gender-based political violence – particularly as it affects Black women – was not sufficiently prioritised in the Declaration and Platform for Action adopted in Beijing, in 1995. This work analyses the resolutions and political […]

Showing 439 matching results from Policy & Practice

Education resource

Ideas for taking climate action at home: Activities for ages 7-14

06/01/2021

3 documents

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

We’ve created a selection of themed learning content on the Oxfam Education website for use at home, in the classroom or both! Consider what we all need to thrive, explore what connects us and be inspired to make a difference. Climate change is affecting millions of the world’s poorest people, right now. More frequent and […]

Journal article

Negotiating violence and non-violence in Cambodian marriages

01/07/2003

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Negotiating violence and non-violence in Cambodian marriages

Keywords

Overview

Domestic violence is a pressing issue in Cambodia. Combating it requires an understanding of the social meanings behind it. As such, policy makers and planners need to start from a careful picture of the cultural terrain upon which this violence is played out. This will equip them to recognise potential points of entry for interventions. […]

Book

Gender Equality, HIV and AIDS: Challenges for the Education Sector

01/12/2008

1 documents

200 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The book shows that while gender inequalities in society generally, and particularly within the education sector, are driving aspects of the HIV epidemic, educational settings can be empowering and bring about change. It examines different expectations of what HIV education programmes and education settings can do to transform unequal gender relations and protect young people […]

Case study

Yogyakarta Earthquake Community Recovery Grants supporting Gotong Royong

14/06/2008

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Timely and carefully targeted grants using a community-based approach enabled early recovery of productive activities and reinforced community spirit and decision-making following a powerful earthquake in Central Java.

Book

Rights-based Approaches: Learning project

30/03/2008

3 documents

134 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French

Keywords

Overview

The failure to respect, protect, or fulfil human rights is a fundamental and leading obstacle to economic development and social justice. Practically speaking, however, NGOs are still struggling to understand what this major organisational shift means. The term ‘rights-based approaches’ (RBAs) has become so familiar that we tend to assume that it is well-understood and […]

Journal article

Thirty years after the Beijing Platform for Action: Experiences of institutionalisation, emerging generations of feminists, the rise of global anti-rights trends, and contemporary fault lines

16/03/2026

23 pages long

Free access through journal website

Thirty years after the Beijing Platform for Action: Experiences of institutionalisation, emerging generations of feminists, the rise of global anti-rights trends, and contemporary fault lines

Keywords

Overview

The 69th session of the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) was convened in New York in March 2025 to mark 30 years since the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) during the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995. This commemoration unfolded under extraordinary circumstances, as the […]

Case study

What’s in a Name? Changing policies and beliefs in favour of women in Peru

01/11/2008

3 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Millions of people around the world cannot open a bank account, obtain credit, vote, own or inherit property, get a job or a passport, access health care, or sometimes even go to school. The reason? Because they do not have a birth certificate. Until recently, thousands of babies born to single mothers in Peru were […]

Journal article

Women and NGO professionalisation: a case study of Jordan

01/05/2009

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women and NGO professionalisation: a case study of Jordan

Keywords

Overview

This article examines the impact of NGO professionalisation on the recruitment of NGO staff. Based on an in-depth survey of employees in 20 advocacy NGOs in Jordan, it demonstrates the gendered impact of professionalisation. The majority of NGO employees are highly educated women, often Western-educated, who work in NGOs primarily for career opportunities and because […]

Journal article

Early marriage and poverty: exploring links and key policy issues

01/07/2003

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Early marriage and poverty: exploring links and key policy issues

Keywords

Overview

This article explores the connections between poverty and the early marriage of girls. These links are rarely acknowledged in development research, policy and practice, despite the fact that in parts of sub- Saharan Africa, where women form the majority of the poor, it is estimated that over 60 per cent of girls under 19 are […]

Journal article

The radical political imagination of Black Brazilian women: models of resistance

16/03/2026

25 pages long

Free access through journal website

The radical political imagination of Black Brazilian women: models of resistance

Keywords

Overview

Even though significant progress has been made in advancing women’s rights since the Fourth World Conference on Women, the issue of gender-based political violence – particularly as it affects Black women – was not sufficiently prioritised in the Declaration and Platform for Action adopted in Beijing, in 1995. This work analyses the resolutions and political […]