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Briefing note

Tailor Made: How Syrian refugee women are finding their own way to join the Jordanian economy

07/08/2018

2 documents

16 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Earning an income is a struggle for the residents of Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, and women’s economic participation is extremely low. Oxfam initiated the Lel-Haya (For Life) project in Za’atari to build the capacities of Syrian refugee women, both in vocational training and soft skills. A small number of women involved in the project […]

Campaign report

Protected and Powerful: Putting Resources and Decision Making Power in the Hands of Women in Conflict

16/10/2018

2 documents

27 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Evidence shows a strong link between gender equality and peace. Countries where women are empowered are vastly more secure. Helping women realize their rights in fragile countries helps prevent conflict and increases the likelihood of sustainable peace. This Oxfam Canada report examines the challenges women and girls face in conflict settings and recommends concrete actions […]

Journal article

The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

28/03/2019

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

Keywords

Overview

Under half of international migrants throughout the world are women. While large movements of people, human rights and humanitarian crises, and migrant deaths are not new, the public attention given to the arrivals of refugees and migrants to the shores of Europe has compelled governments to engage in a multilateral manner. In September 2016, the […]

Research report

Shifting Social Norms in the Economy for Women’s Economic Empowerment: Insights from a practitioner learning group

01/12/2018

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In 2017, The SEEP Network and Oxfam’s Women’s Economic Empowerment in Agriculture Knowledge Hub partnered to facilitate a Practitioner Learning Group (PLG) on 'Shifting Social Norms in the Economy to Create Change at Scale.' The SEEP PLG process is a method that brings together market development practitioners to help each other overcome practical and urgent […]

Education resource

Decent Work for Women: Educational resources for 14-19 years

27/06/2019

10 documents

77 pages long

Languages: English, Welsh

Keywords

Overview

The Decent Work for Women education resources explore the inequalities faced by women in work globally and in Wales, following a learn-think-act approach to creating change. This resource also supports the Global Citizenship component of the Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge Certificate KS4 National/Foundation. Learners will use statistics, an infographic based on research in Wales, undertaken […]

Research report

A Leap of Faith: Conversations with funders of women’s organizations

01/07/2019

1 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Investment in women and girls is growing: as we see the launch of new funds dedicated to work in this area and an increasing discussion among funders around gender (in)equality, how can we maximize this momentum? Private philanthropy offers a huge opportunity to offer creative solutions to chronically underfunded issues. Through conversations with Trusts, Foundations […]

Journal article

‘Localising’ humanitarian action: reflections on delivering women’s rights-based and feminist services in an ongoing crisis

11/07/2019

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Localising’ humanitarian action: reflections on delivering women’s rights-based and feminist services in an ongoing crisis

Keywords

Overview

This article shares the experiences of Women Now for Development, a women’s organisation working with Syrian women in Syria and neighbouring countries. The key questions under consideration are whether important policy commitments to empower local actors are bearing fruit in practice and identify some of the challenges that still frustrate working with women and girls […]

Briefing paper

No Simple Solutions: Women, displacement and durable solutions in South Sudan

03/09/2019

1 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Conversations around returns and relocations of internally displaced people and refugees in South Sudan and the future of the UN Protection of Civilians sites are often framed by clear-cut distinctions between single push and pull factors. This framing – often based on perceptions of international actors of what internally displaced people or refugees do or […]

Journal article

The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

01/08/2019

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

Keywords

Overview

Under half of international migrants throughout the world are women. While large movements of people, human rights and humanitarian crises, and migrant deaths are not new, the public attention given to the arrivals of refugees and migrants to the shores of Europe has compelled governments to engage in a multilateral manner. In September 2016, the […]

Case study

A Model for Women-Led Value Chains in Market System Development in Fragile Contexts

26/11/2019

1 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Economic empowerment for women is a key component of Oxfam’s Economic Justice programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel (OPTI). The snake cucumber (faqous) value chain provides a good example of an intervention that focuses on women’s economic empowerment (WEE). This value chain is unique in its nature and scope as it is led […]

Showing 500 matching results from Policy & Practice

Briefing note

Tailor Made: How Syrian refugee women are finding their own way to join the Jordanian economy

07/08/2018

2 documents

16 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Earning an income is a struggle for the residents of Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, and women’s economic participation is extremely low. Oxfam initiated the Lel-Haya (For Life) project in Za’atari to build the capacities of Syrian refugee women, both in vocational training and soft skills. A small number of women involved in the project […]

Campaign report

Protected and Powerful: Putting Resources and Decision Making Power in the Hands of Women in Conflict

16/10/2018

2 documents

27 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Evidence shows a strong link between gender equality and peace. Countries where women are empowered are vastly more secure. Helping women realize their rights in fragile countries helps prevent conflict and increases the likelihood of sustainable peace. This Oxfam Canada report examines the challenges women and girls face in conflict settings and recommends concrete actions […]

Journal article

The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

28/03/2019

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

Keywords

Overview

Under half of international migrants throughout the world are women. While large movements of people, human rights and humanitarian crises, and migrant deaths are not new, the public attention given to the arrivals of refugees and migrants to the shores of Europe has compelled governments to engage in a multilateral manner. In September 2016, the […]

Research report

Shifting Social Norms in the Economy for Women’s Economic Empowerment: Insights from a practitioner learning group

01/12/2018

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In 2017, The SEEP Network and Oxfam’s Women’s Economic Empowerment in Agriculture Knowledge Hub partnered to facilitate a Practitioner Learning Group (PLG) on 'Shifting Social Norms in the Economy to Create Change at Scale.' The SEEP PLG process is a method that brings together market development practitioners to help each other overcome practical and urgent […]

Education resource

Decent Work for Women: Educational resources for 14-19 years

27/06/2019

10 documents

77 pages long

Languages: English, Welsh

Keywords

Overview

The Decent Work for Women education resources explore the inequalities faced by women in work globally and in Wales, following a learn-think-act approach to creating change. This resource also supports the Global Citizenship component of the Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge Certificate KS4 National/Foundation. Learners will use statistics, an infographic based on research in Wales, undertaken […]

Research report

A Leap of Faith: Conversations with funders of women’s organizations

01/07/2019

1 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Investment in women and girls is growing: as we see the launch of new funds dedicated to work in this area and an increasing discussion among funders around gender (in)equality, how can we maximize this momentum? Private philanthropy offers a huge opportunity to offer creative solutions to chronically underfunded issues. Through conversations with Trusts, Foundations […]

Journal article

‘Localising’ humanitarian action: reflections on delivering women’s rights-based and feminist services in an ongoing crisis

11/07/2019

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Localising’ humanitarian action: reflections on delivering women’s rights-based and feminist services in an ongoing crisis

Keywords

Overview

This article shares the experiences of Women Now for Development, a women’s organisation working with Syrian women in Syria and neighbouring countries. The key questions under consideration are whether important policy commitments to empower local actors are bearing fruit in practice and identify some of the challenges that still frustrate working with women and girls […]

Briefing paper

No Simple Solutions: Women, displacement and durable solutions in South Sudan

03/09/2019

1 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Conversations around returns and relocations of internally displaced people and refugees in South Sudan and the future of the UN Protection of Civilians sites are often framed by clear-cut distinctions between single push and pull factors. This framing – often based on perceptions of international actors of what internally displaced people or refugees do or […]

Journal article

The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

01/08/2019

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

Keywords

Overview

Under half of international migrants throughout the world are women. While large movements of people, human rights and humanitarian crises, and migrant deaths are not new, the public attention given to the arrivals of refugees and migrants to the shores of Europe has compelled governments to engage in a multilateral manner. In September 2016, the […]

Case study

A Model for Women-Led Value Chains in Market System Development in Fragile Contexts

26/11/2019

1 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Economic empowerment for women is a key component of Oxfam’s Economic Justice programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel (OPTI). The snake cucumber (faqous) value chain provides a good example of an intervention that focuses on women’s economic empowerment (WEE). This value chain is unique in its nature and scope as it is led […]

Showing 500 matching results from Policy & Practice

Briefing note

Tailor Made: How Syrian refugee women are finding their own way to join the Jordanian economy

07/08/2018

2 documents

16 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Earning an income is a struggle for the residents of Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, and women’s economic participation is extremely low. Oxfam initiated the Lel-Haya (For Life) project in Za’atari to build the capacities of Syrian refugee women, both in vocational training and soft skills. A small number of women involved in the project […]

Campaign report

Protected and Powerful: Putting Resources and Decision Making Power in the Hands of Women in Conflict

16/10/2018

2 documents

27 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Evidence shows a strong link between gender equality and peace. Countries where women are empowered are vastly more secure. Helping women realize their rights in fragile countries helps prevent conflict and increases the likelihood of sustainable peace. This Oxfam Canada report examines the challenges women and girls face in conflict settings and recommends concrete actions […]

Journal article

The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

28/03/2019

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

Keywords

Overview

Under half of international migrants throughout the world are women. While large movements of people, human rights and humanitarian crises, and migrant deaths are not new, the public attention given to the arrivals of refugees and migrants to the shores of Europe has compelled governments to engage in a multilateral manner. In September 2016, the […]

Research report

Shifting Social Norms in the Economy for Women’s Economic Empowerment: Insights from a practitioner learning group

01/12/2018

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

In 2017, The SEEP Network and Oxfam’s Women’s Economic Empowerment in Agriculture Knowledge Hub partnered to facilitate a Practitioner Learning Group (PLG) on 'Shifting Social Norms in the Economy to Create Change at Scale.' The SEEP PLG process is a method that brings together market development practitioners to help each other overcome practical and urgent […]

Education resource

Decent Work for Women: Educational resources for 14-19 years

27/06/2019

10 documents

77 pages long

Languages: English, Welsh

Keywords

Overview

The Decent Work for Women education resources explore the inequalities faced by women in work globally and in Wales, following a learn-think-act approach to creating change. This resource also supports the Global Citizenship component of the Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge Certificate KS4 National/Foundation. Learners will use statistics, an infographic based on research in Wales, undertaken […]

Research report

A Leap of Faith: Conversations with funders of women’s organizations

01/07/2019

1 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Investment in women and girls is growing: as we see the launch of new funds dedicated to work in this area and an increasing discussion among funders around gender (in)equality, how can we maximize this momentum? Private philanthropy offers a huge opportunity to offer creative solutions to chronically underfunded issues. Through conversations with Trusts, Foundations […]

Journal article

‘Localising’ humanitarian action: reflections on delivering women’s rights-based and feminist services in an ongoing crisis

11/07/2019

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Localising’ humanitarian action: reflections on delivering women’s rights-based and feminist services in an ongoing crisis

Keywords

Overview

This article shares the experiences of Women Now for Development, a women’s organisation working with Syrian women in Syria and neighbouring countries. The key questions under consideration are whether important policy commitments to empower local actors are bearing fruit in practice and identify some of the challenges that still frustrate working with women and girls […]

Briefing paper

No Simple Solutions: Women, displacement and durable solutions in South Sudan

03/09/2019

1 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Conversations around returns and relocations of internally displaced people and refugees in South Sudan and the future of the UN Protection of Civilians sites are often framed by clear-cut distinctions between single push and pull factors. This framing – often based on perceptions of international actors of what internally displaced people or refugees do or […]

Journal article

The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

01/08/2019

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

Keywords

Overview

Under half of international migrants throughout the world are women. While large movements of people, human rights and humanitarian crises, and migrant deaths are not new, the public attention given to the arrivals of refugees and migrants to the shores of Europe has compelled governments to engage in a multilateral manner. In September 2016, the […]

Case study

A Model for Women-Led Value Chains in Market System Development in Fragile Contexts

26/11/2019

1 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Economic empowerment for women is a key component of Oxfam’s Economic Justice programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel (OPTI). The snake cucumber (faqous) value chain provides a good example of an intervention that focuses on women’s economic empowerment (WEE). This value chain is unique in its nature and scope as it is led […]