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Christianity, development, and women’s liberation

01/03/1999

8 pages long

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Christianity, development, and women’s liberation

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Development practitioners working for gender equity must understand the significance of religion for many women who live in poverty. Both development interventions and religion are concerned with poverty; and both have often been problematic for women. Religious faith can offer women the opportunity for liberation; but it can also encourage conformity. This article is hosted […]

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Girl-trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and the position of women in Nepal

01/07/2000

6 pages long

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Girl-trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and the position of women in Nepal

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Overview

This article focuses on trafficking of young Nepalese girls and women. Trafficking is an integral part of the social and economic fabric of Nepal, as in other parts of the world. The practice causes intolerable degradation and suffering for the girls and young women involved, who are treated as a commodity. It presents a risk […]

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

01/07/2000

10 pages long

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

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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 […]

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

01/11/2000

10 pages long

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

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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 […]

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

01/11/2000

8 pages long

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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 […]

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

01/03/2001

7 pages long

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

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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 […]

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Empowering women through cash relief in humanitarian contexts

01/12/2001

10 pages long

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Empowering women through cash relief in humanitarian contexts

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Overview

This paper discusses the rationale behind cash transfer strategies as an alternative means of channelling resources to women and men in humanitarian contexts. It highlights key gender-related considerations that contribute to the success of the strategy. Food aid remains the largest part of United Nations appeals, but it is often delayed, inadequate in quantity and […]

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Slavery and gender: women’s double exploitation

01/03/2002

6 pages long

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Slavery and gender: women’s double exploitation

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Overview

For many people, the word slavery conjures up images from history – of the transatlantic slave trade, the practice of buying and selling people that the modern world is supposed to have left behind, and of the 19th century abolitionist movement. But the reality is that not only does slavery exist today, it is expanding. […]

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NGO responses to trafficking in women

01/03/2002

9 pages long

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NGO responses to trafficking in women

Keywords

Overview

As trafficking worldwide has become increasingly more sophisticated and widespread, some governments are implementing new legislation, hosting international conferences, and signing new and existing conventions. The United Nations (UN) and other Inter-Governmental Organisations (IGOs) are dedicating substantial resources to developing more effective solutions. However, the relative absence of government initiatives and assistance for trafficking victims, […]

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Promoting the role of women in sustainable energy development in Africa: networking and capacity-building

01/07/2002

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Promoting the role of women in sustainable energy development in Africa: networking and capacity-building

Keywords

Overview

The issue of sustainable energy development is a key consideration for climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives, and is an integral component of Africa’s ability to achieve the inter-related economic, social, and environmental aims of sustainable development. Nearly one-third of the global population lacks access to energy-efficient services that do not degrade the ecosystem or […]

Showing 500 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Christianity, development, and women’s liberation

01/03/1999

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Christianity, development, and women’s liberation

Keywords

Overview

Development practitioners working for gender equity must understand the significance of religion for many women who live in poverty. Both development interventions and religion are concerned with poverty; and both have often been problematic for women. Religious faith can offer women the opportunity for liberation; but it can also encourage conformity. This article is hosted […]

Journal article

Girl-trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and the position of women in Nepal

01/07/2000

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Girl-trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and the position of women in Nepal

Keywords

Overview

This article focuses on trafficking of young Nepalese girls and women. Trafficking is an integral part of the social and economic fabric of Nepal, as in other parts of the world. The practice causes intolerable degradation and suffering for the girls and young women involved, who are treated as a commodity. It presents a risk […]

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 […]

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

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

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 […]

Journal article

Empowering women through cash relief in humanitarian contexts

01/12/2001

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Empowering women through cash relief in humanitarian contexts

Keywords

Overview

This paper discusses the rationale behind cash transfer strategies as an alternative means of channelling resources to women and men in humanitarian contexts. It highlights key gender-related considerations that contribute to the success of the strategy. Food aid remains the largest part of United Nations appeals, but it is often delayed, inadequate in quantity and […]

Journal article

Slavery and gender: women’s double exploitation

01/03/2002

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Slavery and gender: women’s double exploitation

Keywords

Overview

For many people, the word slavery conjures up images from history – of the transatlantic slave trade, the practice of buying and selling people that the modern world is supposed to have left behind, and of the 19th century abolitionist movement. But the reality is that not only does slavery exist today, it is expanding. […]

Journal article

NGO responses to trafficking in women

01/03/2002

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

NGO responses to trafficking in women

Keywords

Overview

As trafficking worldwide has become increasingly more sophisticated and widespread, some governments are implementing new legislation, hosting international conferences, and signing new and existing conventions. The United Nations (UN) and other Inter-Governmental Organisations (IGOs) are dedicating substantial resources to developing more effective solutions. However, the relative absence of government initiatives and assistance for trafficking victims, […]

Journal article

Promoting the role of women in sustainable energy development in Africa: networking and capacity-building

01/07/2002

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Promoting the role of women in sustainable energy development in Africa: networking and capacity-building

Keywords

Overview

The issue of sustainable energy development is a key consideration for climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives, and is an integral component of Africa’s ability to achieve the inter-related economic, social, and environmental aims of sustainable development. Nearly one-third of the global population lacks access to energy-efficient services that do not degrade the ecosystem or […]

Showing 500 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Christianity, development, and women’s liberation

01/03/1999

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Christianity, development, and women’s liberation

Keywords

Overview

Development practitioners working for gender equity must understand the significance of religion for many women who live in poverty. Both development interventions and religion are concerned with poverty; and both have often been problematic for women. Religious faith can offer women the opportunity for liberation; but it can also encourage conformity. This article is hosted […]

Journal article

Girl-trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and the position of women in Nepal

01/07/2000

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Girl-trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and the position of women in Nepal

Keywords

Overview

This article focuses on trafficking of young Nepalese girls and women. Trafficking is an integral part of the social and economic fabric of Nepal, as in other parts of the world. The practice causes intolerable degradation and suffering for the girls and young women involved, who are treated as a commodity. It presents a risk […]

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 […]

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

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

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 […]

Journal article

Empowering women through cash relief in humanitarian contexts

01/12/2001

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Empowering women through cash relief in humanitarian contexts

Keywords

Overview

This paper discusses the rationale behind cash transfer strategies as an alternative means of channelling resources to women and men in humanitarian contexts. It highlights key gender-related considerations that contribute to the success of the strategy. Food aid remains the largest part of United Nations appeals, but it is often delayed, inadequate in quantity and […]

Journal article

Slavery and gender: women’s double exploitation

01/03/2002

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Slavery and gender: women’s double exploitation

Keywords

Overview

For many people, the word slavery conjures up images from history – of the transatlantic slave trade, the practice of buying and selling people that the modern world is supposed to have left behind, and of the 19th century abolitionist movement. But the reality is that not only does slavery exist today, it is expanding. […]

Journal article

NGO responses to trafficking in women

01/03/2002

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

NGO responses to trafficking in women

Keywords

Overview

As trafficking worldwide has become increasingly more sophisticated and widespread, some governments are implementing new legislation, hosting international conferences, and signing new and existing conventions. The United Nations (UN) and other Inter-Governmental Organisations (IGOs) are dedicating substantial resources to developing more effective solutions. However, the relative absence of government initiatives and assistance for trafficking victims, […]

Journal article

Promoting the role of women in sustainable energy development in Africa: networking and capacity-building

01/07/2002

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Promoting the role of women in sustainable energy development in Africa: networking and capacity-building

Keywords

Overview

The issue of sustainable energy development is a key consideration for climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives, and is an integral component of Africa’s ability to achieve the inter-related economic, social, and environmental aims of sustainable development. Nearly one-third of the global population lacks access to energy-efficient services that do not degrade the ecosystem or […]