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Research report

Empowering British Bangladeshi Women Through Small Enterprise?

01/06/2014

1 documents

82 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Most British Bangladeshi women do not have paid work, and the multiple barriers they face to employment are largely unaddressed by mainstream policies, leading to social exclusion and poverty. This study reviews the viability of supporting British Bangladeshi women to transition to self-employment. Findings suggest that British Bangladeshi women have a keen interest in economic […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Implementing the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa: Analysing the compliance of Kenya’s legal framework

01/03/2014

1 documents

132 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report is a joint initiative between the Lawyers’ Circle and Oxfam. It analyses the implementation of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, better known as the Maputo Protocol in Kenya. The Maputo Protocol guarantees comprehensive rights to women. The report analyses the […]

Journal article

Policy advocacy for women’s unpaid care work: comparing approaches and strategies in Nepal and Nigeria

10/11/2014

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Policy advocacy for women’s unpaid care work: comparing approaches and strategies in Nepal and Nigeria

Keywords

Overview

This article focuses on policy advocacy programmes in Nepal and Nigeria, instigated by ActionAid International with local women’s rights organisations and non-government organisations, and supported by the Institute of Development Studies, UK. These programmes aimed to challenge women’s unequal responsibility for care work and to influence policymakers to understand the importance of providing services to support them. One of the […]

Case study

Women Producers of ‘Bouquets and Beans’ in Kenya: Exploring the links between international business and poverty reduction

30/10/2014

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case-study explores the findings of a Poverty Footprint study in the horticultural sector in Kenya, published jointly by Oxfam and IPL (International Procurement and Logistics Ltd) in 2013. Key findings were that women make up over 60% of the workforce and whilst the sector provides job opportunities women workers are disempowered, suffer sexual harassment […]

Case study

The Raising Her Voice Pakistan Programme

16/01/2015

1 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Well known for its highly articulate and influential women, Pakistan is also notorious for the severe restrictions placed on women’s personal and political liberties. The Raising Her Voice (RHV) programme started working on this very complex and sensitive issue by building a country-level partnership with the Aurat Foundation (AF), which for the past 26 years […]

Case study

I Care About Her: Building a movement of champions in Zambia to end violence against women and girls

05/03/2015

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Over half of women in Zambia have experienced physical or sexual violence (Zambia Demographic and Health Survey, 2007). Oxfam is partnering with several local organisations to implement I Care About Her, a programme which works to end violence against women and girls by transforming attitudes and beliefs and mobilising men and boys to champion non-violence. […]

Discussion paper

Thorny Transition: Women’s empowerment and exposure to violence in India

01/07/2014

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper examines the relation between women’s empowerment in India and the risk of violence. It starts by situating women’s exposure to violence in the context of a gradual growth in female mobilization and freedom-from-violence rights, yet recognises that this is happening in the context of unfavourable social norms. The two conflicting trends produce a […]

Briefing note

Why India Needs the Women’s Reservation Bill

08/04/2014

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Nine out of ten parliamentarians in India are men. Such dismal figures reveal the lasting grip of unfavourable social norms. Six decades have gone by since India’s Independence brought hopes that democracy would make gender representation more equal. Since the 1990s, reservation has opened up access to local bodies for women. Major parties have since […]

Journal article

Grassroots women’s accountability mechanisms: strengthening urban governance through organising and partnerships

27/03/2015

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Grassroots women’s accountability mechanisms: strengthening urban governance through organising and partnerships

Keywords

Overview

Women living in marginalised urban neighbourhoods are often excluded from the economic, political, and social resources available to other city dwellers. The focus on the decentralisation of services and resource provision in urban areas presents an opportunity to citizens, including women, to organise to hold local government to account. This article builds on case studies […]

Journal article

‘Leave no one behind’ and the challenge of intersectionality: Christian Aid’s experience of working with single and Dalit women in India

31/07/2015

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Leave no one behind’ and the challenge of intersectionality: Christian Aid’s experience of working with single and Dalit women in India

Keywords

Overview

The principle of ‘leaving no one behind’ is strongly emerging as a defining aspect of the new development framework under negotiation in 2015. This stems from an acknowledgement of the failure of the Millennium Development Goals in securing benefits for the most marginalised groups, those suffering from economic deprivation and discrimination as a result of […]

Showing 500 matching results from Policy & Practice

Research report

Empowering British Bangladeshi Women Through Small Enterprise?

01/06/2014

1 documents

82 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Most British Bangladeshi women do not have paid work, and the multiple barriers they face to employment are largely unaddressed by mainstream policies, leading to social exclusion and poverty. This study reviews the viability of supporting British Bangladeshi women to transition to self-employment. Findings suggest that British Bangladeshi women have a keen interest in economic […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Implementing the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa: Analysing the compliance of Kenya’s legal framework

01/03/2014

1 documents

132 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report is a joint initiative between the Lawyers’ Circle and Oxfam. It analyses the implementation of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, better known as the Maputo Protocol in Kenya. The Maputo Protocol guarantees comprehensive rights to women. The report analyses the […]

Journal article

Policy advocacy for women’s unpaid care work: comparing approaches and strategies in Nepal and Nigeria

10/11/2014

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Policy advocacy for women’s unpaid care work: comparing approaches and strategies in Nepal and Nigeria

Keywords

Overview

This article focuses on policy advocacy programmes in Nepal and Nigeria, instigated by ActionAid International with local women’s rights organisations and non-government organisations, and supported by the Institute of Development Studies, UK. These programmes aimed to challenge women’s unequal responsibility for care work and to influence policymakers to understand the importance of providing services to support them. One of the […]

Case study

Women Producers of ‘Bouquets and Beans’ in Kenya: Exploring the links between international business and poverty reduction

30/10/2014

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case-study explores the findings of a Poverty Footprint study in the horticultural sector in Kenya, published jointly by Oxfam and IPL (International Procurement and Logistics Ltd) in 2013. Key findings were that women make up over 60% of the workforce and whilst the sector provides job opportunities women workers are disempowered, suffer sexual harassment […]

Case study

The Raising Her Voice Pakistan Programme

16/01/2015

1 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Well known for its highly articulate and influential women, Pakistan is also notorious for the severe restrictions placed on women’s personal and political liberties. The Raising Her Voice (RHV) programme started working on this very complex and sensitive issue by building a country-level partnership with the Aurat Foundation (AF), which for the past 26 years […]

Case study

I Care About Her: Building a movement of champions in Zambia to end violence against women and girls

05/03/2015

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Over half of women in Zambia have experienced physical or sexual violence (Zambia Demographic and Health Survey, 2007). Oxfam is partnering with several local organisations to implement I Care About Her, a programme which works to end violence against women and girls by transforming attitudes and beliefs and mobilising men and boys to champion non-violence. […]

Discussion paper

Thorny Transition: Women’s empowerment and exposure to violence in India

01/07/2014

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper examines the relation between women’s empowerment in India and the risk of violence. It starts by situating women’s exposure to violence in the context of a gradual growth in female mobilization and freedom-from-violence rights, yet recognises that this is happening in the context of unfavourable social norms. The two conflicting trends produce a […]

Briefing note

Why India Needs the Women’s Reservation Bill

08/04/2014

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Nine out of ten parliamentarians in India are men. Such dismal figures reveal the lasting grip of unfavourable social norms. Six decades have gone by since India’s Independence brought hopes that democracy would make gender representation more equal. Since the 1990s, reservation has opened up access to local bodies for women. Major parties have since […]

Journal article

Grassroots women’s accountability mechanisms: strengthening urban governance through organising and partnerships

27/03/2015

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Grassroots women’s accountability mechanisms: strengthening urban governance through organising and partnerships

Keywords

Overview

Women living in marginalised urban neighbourhoods are often excluded from the economic, political, and social resources available to other city dwellers. The focus on the decentralisation of services and resource provision in urban areas presents an opportunity to citizens, including women, to organise to hold local government to account. This article builds on case studies […]

Journal article

‘Leave no one behind’ and the challenge of intersectionality: Christian Aid’s experience of working with single and Dalit women in India

31/07/2015

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Leave no one behind’ and the challenge of intersectionality: Christian Aid’s experience of working with single and Dalit women in India

Keywords

Overview

The principle of ‘leaving no one behind’ is strongly emerging as a defining aspect of the new development framework under negotiation in 2015. This stems from an acknowledgement of the failure of the Millennium Development Goals in securing benefits for the most marginalised groups, those suffering from economic deprivation and discrimination as a result of […]

Showing 500 matching results from Policy & Practice

Research report

Empowering British Bangladeshi Women Through Small Enterprise?

01/06/2014

1 documents

82 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Most British Bangladeshi women do not have paid work, and the multiple barriers they face to employment are largely unaddressed by mainstream policies, leading to social exclusion and poverty. This study reviews the viability of supporting British Bangladeshi women to transition to self-employment. Findings suggest that British Bangladeshi women have a keen interest in economic […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Implementing the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa: Analysing the compliance of Kenya’s legal framework

01/03/2014

1 documents

132 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This report is a joint initiative between the Lawyers’ Circle and Oxfam. It analyses the implementation of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, better known as the Maputo Protocol in Kenya. The Maputo Protocol guarantees comprehensive rights to women. The report analyses the […]

Journal article

Policy advocacy for women’s unpaid care work: comparing approaches and strategies in Nepal and Nigeria

10/11/2014

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Policy advocacy for women’s unpaid care work: comparing approaches and strategies in Nepal and Nigeria

Keywords

Overview

This article focuses on policy advocacy programmes in Nepal and Nigeria, instigated by ActionAid International with local women’s rights organisations and non-government organisations, and supported by the Institute of Development Studies, UK. These programmes aimed to challenge women’s unequal responsibility for care work and to influence policymakers to understand the importance of providing services to support them. One of the […]

Case study

Women Producers of ‘Bouquets and Beans’ in Kenya: Exploring the links between international business and poverty reduction

30/10/2014

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case-study explores the findings of a Poverty Footprint study in the horticultural sector in Kenya, published jointly by Oxfam and IPL (International Procurement and Logistics Ltd) in 2013. Key findings were that women make up over 60% of the workforce and whilst the sector provides job opportunities women workers are disempowered, suffer sexual harassment […]

Case study

The Raising Her Voice Pakistan Programme

16/01/2015

1 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Well known for its highly articulate and influential women, Pakistan is also notorious for the severe restrictions placed on women’s personal and political liberties. The Raising Her Voice (RHV) programme started working on this very complex and sensitive issue by building a country-level partnership with the Aurat Foundation (AF), which for the past 26 years […]

Case study

I Care About Her: Building a movement of champions in Zambia to end violence against women and girls

05/03/2015

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Over half of women in Zambia have experienced physical or sexual violence (Zambia Demographic and Health Survey, 2007). Oxfam is partnering with several local organisations to implement I Care About Her, a programme which works to end violence against women and girls by transforming attitudes and beliefs and mobilising men and boys to champion non-violence. […]

Discussion paper

Thorny Transition: Women’s empowerment and exposure to violence in India

01/07/2014

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper examines the relation between women’s empowerment in India and the risk of violence. It starts by situating women’s exposure to violence in the context of a gradual growth in female mobilization and freedom-from-violence rights, yet recognises that this is happening in the context of unfavourable social norms. The two conflicting trends produce a […]

Briefing note

Why India Needs the Women’s Reservation Bill

08/04/2014

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Nine out of ten parliamentarians in India are men. Such dismal figures reveal the lasting grip of unfavourable social norms. Six decades have gone by since India’s Independence brought hopes that democracy would make gender representation more equal. Since the 1990s, reservation has opened up access to local bodies for women. Major parties have since […]

Journal article

Grassroots women’s accountability mechanisms: strengthening urban governance through organising and partnerships

27/03/2015

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Grassroots women’s accountability mechanisms: strengthening urban governance through organising and partnerships

Keywords

Overview

Women living in marginalised urban neighbourhoods are often excluded from the economic, political, and social resources available to other city dwellers. The focus on the decentralisation of services and resource provision in urban areas presents an opportunity to citizens, including women, to organise to hold local government to account. This article builds on case studies […]

Journal article

‘Leave no one behind’ and the challenge of intersectionality: Christian Aid’s experience of working with single and Dalit women in India

31/07/2015

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Leave no one behind’ and the challenge of intersectionality: Christian Aid’s experience of working with single and Dalit women in India

Keywords

Overview

The principle of ‘leaving no one behind’ is strongly emerging as a defining aspect of the new development framework under negotiation in 2015. This stems from an acknowledgement of the failure of the Millennium Development Goals in securing benefits for the most marginalised groups, those suffering from economic deprivation and discrimination as a result of […]