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Media briefing

Africa: Rising for the few

02/06/2015

2 documents

17 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Multinational companies cheated Africa out of US$11bn through just one of their tax dodging tricks – trade mispricing – in 2010. Africa is growing economically, but billions of dollars a year are flowing out of the continent. This deprives governments of vital potential investments in healthcare and education for all, and sustainable agriculture. Securing Africa’s […]

Issue briefing

Towards a Fair and Just Fiscal Policy in Pakistan

05/06/2015

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Pakistan does not currently mobilize sufficient tax revenue to finance essential public services, including healthcare and education, on which the poor rely the most. Consequently, these services remain inadequate, hampering efforts to reduce poverty and address extreme inequalities. Furthermore, the current tax system in Pakistan is seen by many as unfair and inequitable. Two-thirds of […]

Case study

Examining Pathways Towards Engendered Change

15/07/2015

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Despite abundant evidence about their importance, unpaid care work and unequal division of labour between women and men are largely invisible in development policy and programmes. This case study of a value chain development (VCD) programme in Uganda argues that it is possible to change gender norms and relations that have existed for generations, and that […]

Book

No-one Should Be Oppressed: Writing about our lives and struggles

23/09/2015

1 documents

145 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This book captures work from the ‘Organising Marginalised and Vulnerable Women Workers’ cluster of the Oxfam Women’s Rights Advancement Programme (OWRAP) in South Africa. The contributions are from over 20 female workers and members of three organizations: Mthonjaneni Home Based Care Network in Kwa Zulu-Natal; Seasonal Farm Worker Structures in the Western Cape; and Sisonke […]

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 […]

Research report

The Uneven Impact of Welfare Reform: The financial losses to places and people

07/04/2016

1 documents

92 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Welfare reform has become a defining feature of contemporary UK government policy. The impact of welfare reforms varies enormously from place to place and for different types of household. This report quantifies the impact of welfare reforms since 2010. It shows that the reforms have contributed to a widening of the prosperity gap between different […]

Briefing paper

Women and the 1%: How extreme economic inequality and gender inequality must be tackled together

11/04/2016

6 documents

34 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Recent decades have seen a dramatic rise in extreme economic inequality. Those at the top of the income scale have received a disproportionate share of the gains of global growth. This risks further entrenching gender inequality and funnelling the gains from women’s labour to those already at the top. Too often women are in low […]

Media briefing

A Poor Welcome from the World’s Wealthy

18/07/2016

2 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The number of people forced to flee their homes due to war, violence or persecution is at record levels. In this briefing, Oxfam highlights the stark divide between the countries which are offering practical help to refugees who desperately need a safe place to stay ? and those that are not. The responsibility for providing […]

Journal article

Faith paths to overcome violence against women and girls in Brazil

20/07/2016

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Faith paths to overcome violence against women and girls in Brazil

Keywords

Overview

Faith holds a central part in the lives of many women and men, shaping notions of gender and relationships. In the context of Brazil, faith groups hold a variety of views on matters of gender justice and women’s rights, from conservative to progressive, and shape public attitudes, legislation, as well as the lives of individuals […]

Journal article

Grassroots responses to violence against women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal: lessons from the field

20/07/2016

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Grassroots responses to violence against women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal: lessons from the field

Keywords

Overview

Violence against women and girls (VAWG), including sexual violence, can increase after natural disasters. This article provides evidence from Nepal, a country where progress has been made on gender equality but VAWG remains an endemic problem. Research since the earthquakes involving women activists and non-government organisations indicates the continuing challenges facing disaster response efforts to […]

Showing 435 matching results from Policy & Practice

Media briefing

Africa: Rising for the few

02/06/2015

2 documents

17 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Multinational companies cheated Africa out of US$11bn through just one of their tax dodging tricks – trade mispricing – in 2010. Africa is growing economically, but billions of dollars a year are flowing out of the continent. This deprives governments of vital potential investments in healthcare and education for all, and sustainable agriculture. Securing Africa’s […]

Issue briefing

Towards a Fair and Just Fiscal Policy in Pakistan

05/06/2015

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Pakistan does not currently mobilize sufficient tax revenue to finance essential public services, including healthcare and education, on which the poor rely the most. Consequently, these services remain inadequate, hampering efforts to reduce poverty and address extreme inequalities. Furthermore, the current tax system in Pakistan is seen by many as unfair and inequitable. Two-thirds of […]

Case study

Examining Pathways Towards Engendered Change

15/07/2015

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Despite abundant evidence about their importance, unpaid care work and unequal division of labour between women and men are largely invisible in development policy and programmes. This case study of a value chain development (VCD) programme in Uganda argues that it is possible to change gender norms and relations that have existed for generations, and that […]

Book

No-one Should Be Oppressed: Writing about our lives and struggles

23/09/2015

1 documents

145 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This book captures work from the ‘Organising Marginalised and Vulnerable Women Workers’ cluster of the Oxfam Women’s Rights Advancement Programme (OWRAP) in South Africa. The contributions are from over 20 female workers and members of three organizations: Mthonjaneni Home Based Care Network in Kwa Zulu-Natal; Seasonal Farm Worker Structures in the Western Cape; and Sisonke […]

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 […]

Research report

The Uneven Impact of Welfare Reform: The financial losses to places and people

07/04/2016

1 documents

92 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Welfare reform has become a defining feature of contemporary UK government policy. The impact of welfare reforms varies enormously from place to place and for different types of household. This report quantifies the impact of welfare reforms since 2010. It shows that the reforms have contributed to a widening of the prosperity gap between different […]

Briefing paper

Women and the 1%: How extreme economic inequality and gender inequality must be tackled together

11/04/2016

6 documents

34 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Recent decades have seen a dramatic rise in extreme economic inequality. Those at the top of the income scale have received a disproportionate share of the gains of global growth. This risks further entrenching gender inequality and funnelling the gains from women’s labour to those already at the top. Too often women are in low […]

Media briefing

A Poor Welcome from the World’s Wealthy

18/07/2016

2 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The number of people forced to flee their homes due to war, violence or persecution is at record levels. In this briefing, Oxfam highlights the stark divide between the countries which are offering practical help to refugees who desperately need a safe place to stay ? and those that are not. The responsibility for providing […]

Journal article

Faith paths to overcome violence against women and girls in Brazil

20/07/2016

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Faith paths to overcome violence against women and girls in Brazil

Keywords

Overview

Faith holds a central part in the lives of many women and men, shaping notions of gender and relationships. In the context of Brazil, faith groups hold a variety of views on matters of gender justice and women’s rights, from conservative to progressive, and shape public attitudes, legislation, as well as the lives of individuals […]

Journal article

Grassroots responses to violence against women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal: lessons from the field

20/07/2016

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Grassroots responses to violence against women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal: lessons from the field

Keywords

Overview

Violence against women and girls (VAWG), including sexual violence, can increase after natural disasters. This article provides evidence from Nepal, a country where progress has been made on gender equality but VAWG remains an endemic problem. Research since the earthquakes involving women activists and non-government organisations indicates the continuing challenges facing disaster response efforts to […]

Showing 435 matching results from Policy & Practice

Media briefing

Africa: Rising for the few

02/06/2015

2 documents

17 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Multinational companies cheated Africa out of US$11bn through just one of their tax dodging tricks – trade mispricing – in 2010. Africa is growing economically, but billions of dollars a year are flowing out of the continent. This deprives governments of vital potential investments in healthcare and education for all, and sustainable agriculture. Securing Africa’s […]

Issue briefing

Towards a Fair and Just Fiscal Policy in Pakistan

05/06/2015

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Pakistan does not currently mobilize sufficient tax revenue to finance essential public services, including healthcare and education, on which the poor rely the most. Consequently, these services remain inadequate, hampering efforts to reduce poverty and address extreme inequalities. Furthermore, the current tax system in Pakistan is seen by many as unfair and inequitable. Two-thirds of […]

Case study

Examining Pathways Towards Engendered Change

15/07/2015

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Despite abundant evidence about their importance, unpaid care work and unequal division of labour between women and men are largely invisible in development policy and programmes. This case study of a value chain development (VCD) programme in Uganda argues that it is possible to change gender norms and relations that have existed for generations, and that […]

Book

No-one Should Be Oppressed: Writing about our lives and struggles

23/09/2015

1 documents

145 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This book captures work from the ‘Organising Marginalised and Vulnerable Women Workers’ cluster of the Oxfam Women’s Rights Advancement Programme (OWRAP) in South Africa. The contributions are from over 20 female workers and members of three organizations: Mthonjaneni Home Based Care Network in Kwa Zulu-Natal; Seasonal Farm Worker Structures in the Western Cape; and Sisonke […]

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 […]

Research report

The Uneven Impact of Welfare Reform: The financial losses to places and people

07/04/2016

1 documents

92 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Welfare reform has become a defining feature of contemporary UK government policy. The impact of welfare reforms varies enormously from place to place and for different types of household. This report quantifies the impact of welfare reforms since 2010. It shows that the reforms have contributed to a widening of the prosperity gap between different […]

Briefing paper

Women and the 1%: How extreme economic inequality and gender inequality must be tackled together

11/04/2016

6 documents

34 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Recent decades have seen a dramatic rise in extreme economic inequality. Those at the top of the income scale have received a disproportionate share of the gains of global growth. This risks further entrenching gender inequality and funnelling the gains from women’s labour to those already at the top. Too often women are in low […]

Media briefing

A Poor Welcome from the World’s Wealthy

18/07/2016

2 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The number of people forced to flee their homes due to war, violence or persecution is at record levels. In this briefing, Oxfam highlights the stark divide between the countries which are offering practical help to refugees who desperately need a safe place to stay ? and those that are not. The responsibility for providing […]

Journal article

Faith paths to overcome violence against women and girls in Brazil

20/07/2016

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Faith paths to overcome violence against women and girls in Brazil

Keywords

Overview

Faith holds a central part in the lives of many women and men, shaping notions of gender and relationships. In the context of Brazil, faith groups hold a variety of views on matters of gender justice and women’s rights, from conservative to progressive, and shape public attitudes, legislation, as well as the lives of individuals […]

Journal article

Grassroots responses to violence against women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal: lessons from the field

20/07/2016

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Grassroots responses to violence against women and girls in post-earthquake Nepal: lessons from the field

Keywords

Overview

Violence against women and girls (VAWG), including sexual violence, can increase after natural disasters. This article provides evidence from Nepal, a country where progress has been made on gender equality but VAWG remains an endemic problem. Research since the earthquakes involving women activists and non-government organisations indicates the continuing challenges facing disaster response efforts to […]