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Showing 500 matching results from Policy & Practice

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Exploring women’s daily lives and participation in the informal labour market in Mumbai, India

01/07/2009

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Exploring women’s daily lives and participation in the informal labour market in Mumbai, India

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Overview

Dramatic reductions in trade barriers during the past 10 years have caused unprecedented economic growth in India. Little is known about the impact of globalisation on the informal labour market, especially the impact on women. We interviewed women working in four occupations in Mumbai’s informal labour market, gathering information about their daily lives, job responsibilities, […]

Journal article

A rural support programme exit strategy: women filling vacated spaces and excelling in community development

01/04/2012

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

A rural support programme exit strategy: women filling vacated spaces and excelling in community development

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Overview

Rural support programmes in Pakistan are major players in rural development, with significant outreach. Owing to funding constraints, they are currently exploring an exit strategy whereby they facilitate the formation of multi-tier local support organisations (LSOs), including those exclusively run by women. The present article focuses on the impact of this exit strategy on rural […]

Journal article

Rural women earning income in Indonesian factories: the impact on gender relations

01/03/2001

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Rural women earning income in Indonesian factories: the impact on gender relations

Keywords

Overview

In 1997 and 1998, the international economic crisis widely known as the ‘Asian crisis’ caused massive inflation and currency devaluation in Indonesia. This paper highlights the effects of the economic crisis on rural Indonesian women and their families. After the crisis, young women who were employed in factories began to contribute a significantly greater amount […]

Research report

South Sudan Gender Analysis: A snapshot situation analysis of the differential impact of the humanitarian crisis on women, girls, men and boys in South Sudan

06/03/2017

1 documents

70 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The continuing conflict in South Sudan, which began in December 2013, is having a devastating impact on the lives and livelihoods of millions of South Sudanese women, men, boys and girls, with the result that South Sudan is now one of the most food-insecure countries in the world. Women and men of all ages are […]

Case study

Social Enterprise, Women’s Empowerment and Access to Finance: MedUP! project, Ramallah, West Bank, OPT

26/03/2020

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Saving and credit cooperatives can be an important financial tool for people on low incomes. However, these cooperatives come with certain challenges that can hinder their usefulness to their members and wider society. The Union of Cooperative Associations for Saving and Credit (UCASC) was established in 2005 to address these issues. Now the national legal […]

Journal article

From palm tree to parliament: training women for political leadership and public life

01/11/2000

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

From palm tree to parliament: training women for political leadership and public life

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Overview

Over the past two decades, I have worked in the field of developing women’s political leadership in over 30 countries. In this article, I define what I mean by women’s leadership, why I think there is a need to develop it, and the methods and tools that I have used to achieve this, in several […]

Journal article

Empowered Leaders’? perspectives on women heading households in Latin America and Southern Africa

01/11/2000

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Empowered Leaders’? perspectives on women heading households in Latin America and Southern Africa

Keywords

Overview

Although development research, policy, and practice have focused extensively on women-headed households, the subject is rarely couched in terms of leadership. Drawing on case studies from Guatemala and Botswana, this paper focuses on perceptions of women heads of households in wider society; the extent to which positive images of female leadership have filtered to the […]

Journal article

Why we should Invest in older women and men: the experience of HelpAge International

01/07/2000

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Why we should Invest in older women and men: the experience of HelpAge International

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Overview

In this article, I explore the roles of older women and men in the developing world, and the barriers they encounter in the course of contributing to their families and communities. Older women face multiple disadvantages arising from gender-based prejudice, the heavy burden of manual and reproductive labour that they bear, and the longevity of […]

Case study

Empowering Women Through the Mentorship Programme: The case of the Fisherfolk Enterprise

26/06/2018

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In many communities in Southeast Asia, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are crucial drivers of local development and growth. They can play a key role in improving the livelihoods of smallholders, especially women. However, SMEs often do not survive because of the challenges they face in accessing finance and developing logistics and management systems. To […]

Journal article

Advancing women’s reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights system

01/11/2000

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Advancing women’s reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights system

Keywords

Overview

Often the primary barriers to improving women’s health are rooted in socio-economic, legal, and cultural factors. Women are generally assigned subordinate status in terms of economic power, decision making, and options regarding education, work, and family. National laws often restrict or prohibit equality and choice within society. Thus, the improvement of reproductive health is not […]

Showing 500 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Exploring women’s daily lives and participation in the informal labour market in Mumbai, India

01/07/2009

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Exploring women’s daily lives and participation in the informal labour market in Mumbai, India

Keywords

Overview

Dramatic reductions in trade barriers during the past 10 years have caused unprecedented economic growth in India. Little is known about the impact of globalisation on the informal labour market, especially the impact on women. We interviewed women working in four occupations in Mumbai’s informal labour market, gathering information about their daily lives, job responsibilities, […]

Journal article

A rural support programme exit strategy: women filling vacated spaces and excelling in community development

01/04/2012

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

A rural support programme exit strategy: women filling vacated spaces and excelling in community development

Keywords

Overview

Rural support programmes in Pakistan are major players in rural development, with significant outreach. Owing to funding constraints, they are currently exploring an exit strategy whereby they facilitate the formation of multi-tier local support organisations (LSOs), including those exclusively run by women. The present article focuses on the impact of this exit strategy on rural […]

Journal article

Rural women earning income in Indonesian factories: the impact on gender relations

01/03/2001

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Rural women earning income in Indonesian factories: the impact on gender relations

Keywords

Overview

In 1997 and 1998, the international economic crisis widely known as the ‘Asian crisis’ caused massive inflation and currency devaluation in Indonesia. This paper highlights the effects of the economic crisis on rural Indonesian women and their families. After the crisis, young women who were employed in factories began to contribute a significantly greater amount […]

Research report

South Sudan Gender Analysis: A snapshot situation analysis of the differential impact of the humanitarian crisis on women, girls, men and boys in South Sudan

06/03/2017

1 documents

70 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The continuing conflict in South Sudan, which began in December 2013, is having a devastating impact on the lives and livelihoods of millions of South Sudanese women, men, boys and girls, with the result that South Sudan is now one of the most food-insecure countries in the world. Women and men of all ages are […]

Case study

Social Enterprise, Women’s Empowerment and Access to Finance: MedUP! project, Ramallah, West Bank, OPT

26/03/2020

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Saving and credit cooperatives can be an important financial tool for people on low incomes. However, these cooperatives come with certain challenges that can hinder their usefulness to their members and wider society. The Union of Cooperative Associations for Saving and Credit (UCASC) was established in 2005 to address these issues. Now the national legal […]

Journal article

From palm tree to parliament: training women for political leadership and public life

01/11/2000

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

From palm tree to parliament: training women for political leadership and public life

Keywords

Overview

Over the past two decades, I have worked in the field of developing women’s political leadership in over 30 countries. In this article, I define what I mean by women’s leadership, why I think there is a need to develop it, and the methods and tools that I have used to achieve this, in several […]

Journal article

Empowered Leaders’? perspectives on women heading households in Latin America and Southern Africa

01/11/2000

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Empowered Leaders’? perspectives on women heading households in Latin America and Southern Africa

Keywords

Overview

Although development research, policy, and practice have focused extensively on women-headed households, the subject is rarely couched in terms of leadership. Drawing on case studies from Guatemala and Botswana, this paper focuses on perceptions of women heads of households in wider society; the extent to which positive images of female leadership have filtered to the […]

Journal article

Why we should Invest in older women and men: the experience of HelpAge International

01/07/2000

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Why we should Invest in older women and men: the experience of HelpAge International

Keywords

Overview

In this article, I explore the roles of older women and men in the developing world, and the barriers they encounter in the course of contributing to their families and communities. Older women face multiple disadvantages arising from gender-based prejudice, the heavy burden of manual and reproductive labour that they bear, and the longevity of […]

Case study

Empowering Women Through the Mentorship Programme: The case of the Fisherfolk Enterprise

26/06/2018

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In many communities in Southeast Asia, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are crucial drivers of local development and growth. They can play a key role in improving the livelihoods of smallholders, especially women. However, SMEs often do not survive because of the challenges they face in accessing finance and developing logistics and management systems. To […]

Journal article

Advancing women’s reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights system

01/11/2000

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Advancing women’s reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights system

Keywords

Overview

Often the primary barriers to improving women’s health are rooted in socio-economic, legal, and cultural factors. Women are generally assigned subordinate status in terms of economic power, decision making, and options regarding education, work, and family. National laws often restrict or prohibit equality and choice within society. Thus, the improvement of reproductive health is not […]

Showing 500 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Exploring women’s daily lives and participation in the informal labour market in Mumbai, India

01/07/2009

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Exploring women’s daily lives and participation in the informal labour market in Mumbai, India

Keywords

Overview

Dramatic reductions in trade barriers during the past 10 years have caused unprecedented economic growth in India. Little is known about the impact of globalisation on the informal labour market, especially the impact on women. We interviewed women working in four occupations in Mumbai’s informal labour market, gathering information about their daily lives, job responsibilities, […]

Journal article

A rural support programme exit strategy: women filling vacated spaces and excelling in community development

01/04/2012

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

A rural support programme exit strategy: women filling vacated spaces and excelling in community development

Keywords

Overview

Rural support programmes in Pakistan are major players in rural development, with significant outreach. Owing to funding constraints, they are currently exploring an exit strategy whereby they facilitate the formation of multi-tier local support organisations (LSOs), including those exclusively run by women. The present article focuses on the impact of this exit strategy on rural […]

Journal article

Rural women earning income in Indonesian factories: the impact on gender relations

01/03/2001

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Rural women earning income in Indonesian factories: the impact on gender relations

Keywords

Overview

In 1997 and 1998, the international economic crisis widely known as the ‘Asian crisis’ caused massive inflation and currency devaluation in Indonesia. This paper highlights the effects of the economic crisis on rural Indonesian women and their families. After the crisis, young women who were employed in factories began to contribute a significantly greater amount […]

Research report

South Sudan Gender Analysis: A snapshot situation analysis of the differential impact of the humanitarian crisis on women, girls, men and boys in South Sudan

06/03/2017

1 documents

70 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The continuing conflict in South Sudan, which began in December 2013, is having a devastating impact on the lives and livelihoods of millions of South Sudanese women, men, boys and girls, with the result that South Sudan is now one of the most food-insecure countries in the world. Women and men of all ages are […]

Case study

Social Enterprise, Women’s Empowerment and Access to Finance: MedUP! project, Ramallah, West Bank, OPT

26/03/2020

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Saving and credit cooperatives can be an important financial tool for people on low incomes. However, these cooperatives come with certain challenges that can hinder their usefulness to their members and wider society. The Union of Cooperative Associations for Saving and Credit (UCASC) was established in 2005 to address these issues. Now the national legal […]

Journal article

From palm tree to parliament: training women for political leadership and public life

01/11/2000

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

From palm tree to parliament: training women for political leadership and public life

Keywords

Overview

Over the past two decades, I have worked in the field of developing women’s political leadership in over 30 countries. In this article, I define what I mean by women’s leadership, why I think there is a need to develop it, and the methods and tools that I have used to achieve this, in several […]

Journal article

Empowered Leaders’? perspectives on women heading households in Latin America and Southern Africa

01/11/2000

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Empowered Leaders’? perspectives on women heading households in Latin America and Southern Africa

Keywords

Overview

Although development research, policy, and practice have focused extensively on women-headed households, the subject is rarely couched in terms of leadership. Drawing on case studies from Guatemala and Botswana, this paper focuses on perceptions of women heads of households in wider society; the extent to which positive images of female leadership have filtered to the […]

Journal article

Why we should Invest in older women and men: the experience of HelpAge International

01/07/2000

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Why we should Invest in older women and men: the experience of HelpAge International

Keywords

Overview

In this article, I explore the roles of older women and men in the developing world, and the barriers they encounter in the course of contributing to their families and communities. Older women face multiple disadvantages arising from gender-based prejudice, the heavy burden of manual and reproductive labour that they bear, and the longevity of […]

Case study

Empowering Women Through the Mentorship Programme: The case of the Fisherfolk Enterprise

26/06/2018

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In many communities in Southeast Asia, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are crucial drivers of local development and growth. They can play a key role in improving the livelihoods of smallholders, especially women. However, SMEs often do not survive because of the challenges they face in accessing finance and developing logistics and management systems. To […]

Journal article

Advancing women’s reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights system

01/11/2000

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Advancing women’s reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights system

Keywords

Overview

Often the primary barriers to improving women’s health are rooted in socio-economic, legal, and cultural factors. Women are generally assigned subordinate status in terms of economic power, decision making, and options regarding education, work, and family. National laws often restrict or prohibit equality and choice within society. Thus, the improvement of reproductive health is not […]