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Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

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Gender Justice & Women’s Rights

If we are to end poverty we must tackle intersecting systems of oppression to realise gender equality and to protect, promote and realise the rights of women

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Women’s Economic Empowerment

Seeking to change economic models so that women’s paid and unpaid work is valued and their rights and voices are stronger

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WE-Care Programme

Tackling heavy and unequal unpaid care and domestic work to create lasting change for women and girls

Journal article

Women’s movements under women presidents: bringing a gender perspective to the legal system

07/12/2021

22 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s movements under women presidents: bringing a gender perspective to the legal system

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Overview

Few women have risen to the ranks of heads of state or government worldwide. The low numbers of female presidents and prime ministers in world history have left many untested assumptions about the impact of female leadership on the lives of fellow women. This article builds upon two bodies of work – studies of female […]

Journal article

Locating young women in a plethora of issues: reflections from the tenth Young Women Leader’s Conference 2010

25/11/2011

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Locating young women in a plethora of issues: reflections from the tenth Young Women Leader’s Conference 2010

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Overview

The present article assesses the outcome of the tenth Young Women Leaders Conference, held on 27 September 2010 at Miriam College, Philippines. “As we see it: young women redefining active citizenship” was the theme of the conference. Its main objective was to inquire into the connections between thinking on citizenship, and Filipino young women’s activism, […]

Research report

Breaking the Mould: Changing belief systems and gender norms to eliminate violence against women

25/07/2018

4 documents

102 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

Keywords

Belief systems

Overview

In Latin America and the Caribbean, 1831 women died at the hands of men in 2016, and three out of ten women have suffered male violence during their lives. In recent years, countries in the region have made significant progress in tackling the problem by adopting national laws to protect women. This legislative progress is […]

Case study

Your Struggle is My Struggle: Integrating intersectionality in work with lesbian women, bisexual women and trans-women in Zimbabwe

30/11/2015

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper presents the work of Voice of the Voiceless (VOVO), a civil society organization based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and development partner of Oxfam. VOVO is working to integrate intersectionality in its work with lesbian women, bisexual women and trans-women (LBT). This work highlights the importance of using intersectional awareness to build bridges and form […]

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Lebanon: Impact evaluation of the project ‘Women’s access to justice in the Middle East and North Africa region’

16/11/2015

3 documents

55 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2014/15, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental impact evaluation carried out in December 2014 that sought to assess the impact of project activities, implemented at individual and community level, on women’s empowerment. This […]

Case study

Women Leading Change: Experiences promoting women’s empowerment, leadership, and gender justice

21/03/2012

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Four case studies describe experiences from Cambodia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Indonesia in promoting women’s political and economic empowerment and leadership. Drawn from Oxfam partner organizations which operate in unique environments and have their own approaches, the case studies reveal a number of common themes. They describe the context in which women live, what […]

Research report

Women Leading Locally: Exploring women’s leadership in humanitarian action in Bangladesh and South Sudan

29/01/2020

5 documents

70 pages long

Languages: Arabic, Bengali, English

Keywords

Overview

This report examines women’s leadership in locally led humanitarian action with case studies from Bangladesh and South Sudan. Co-authored with two women’s organizations, Ashroy Foundation of Bangladesh and Rural Women for Development in South Sudan, it seeks to understand whether and how local humanitarian leadership (LHL) can promote or constrain women’s leadership. The report finds […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Webpage

Gender Justice & Women’s Rights

If we are to end poverty we must tackle intersecting systems of oppression to realise gender equality and to protect, promote and realise the rights of women

Webpage

Women’s Economic Empowerment

Seeking to change economic models so that women’s paid and unpaid work is valued and their rights and voices are stronger

Webpage

WE-Care Programme

Tackling heavy and unequal unpaid care and domestic work to create lasting change for women and girls

Journal article

Women’s movements under women presidents: bringing a gender perspective to the legal system

07/12/2021

22 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s movements under women presidents: bringing a gender perspective to the legal system

Keywords

Overview

Few women have risen to the ranks of heads of state or government worldwide. The low numbers of female presidents and prime ministers in world history have left many untested assumptions about the impact of female leadership on the lives of fellow women. This article builds upon two bodies of work – studies of female […]

Journal article

Locating young women in a plethora of issues: reflections from the tenth Young Women Leader’s Conference 2010

25/11/2011

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Locating young women in a plethora of issues: reflections from the tenth Young Women Leader’s Conference 2010

Keywords

Overview

The present article assesses the outcome of the tenth Young Women Leaders Conference, held on 27 September 2010 at Miriam College, Philippines. “As we see it: young women redefining active citizenship” was the theme of the conference. Its main objective was to inquire into the connections between thinking on citizenship, and Filipino young women’s activism, […]

Research report

Breaking the Mould: Changing belief systems and gender norms to eliminate violence against women

25/07/2018

4 documents

102 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

Keywords

Belief systems

Overview

In Latin America and the Caribbean, 1831 women died at the hands of men in 2016, and three out of ten women have suffered male violence during their lives. In recent years, countries in the region have made significant progress in tackling the problem by adopting national laws to protect women. This legislative progress is […]

Case study

Your Struggle is My Struggle: Integrating intersectionality in work with lesbian women, bisexual women and trans-women in Zimbabwe

30/11/2015

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper presents the work of Voice of the Voiceless (VOVO), a civil society organization based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and development partner of Oxfam. VOVO is working to integrate intersectionality in its work with lesbian women, bisexual women and trans-women (LBT). This work highlights the importance of using intersectional awareness to build bridges and form […]

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Lebanon: Impact evaluation of the project ‘Women’s access to justice in the Middle East and North Africa region’

16/11/2015

3 documents

55 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2014/15, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental impact evaluation carried out in December 2014 that sought to assess the impact of project activities, implemented at individual and community level, on women’s empowerment. This […]

Case study

Women Leading Change: Experiences promoting women’s empowerment, leadership, and gender justice

21/03/2012

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Four case studies describe experiences from Cambodia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Indonesia in promoting women’s political and economic empowerment and leadership. Drawn from Oxfam partner organizations which operate in unique environments and have their own approaches, the case studies reveal a number of common themes. They describe the context in which women live, what […]

Research report

Women Leading Locally: Exploring women’s leadership in humanitarian action in Bangladesh and South Sudan

29/01/2020

5 documents

70 pages long

Languages: Arabic, Bengali, English

Keywords

Overview

This report examines women’s leadership in locally led humanitarian action with case studies from Bangladesh and South Sudan. Co-authored with two women’s organizations, Ashroy Foundation of Bangladesh and Rural Women for Development in South Sudan, it seeks to understand whether and how local humanitarian leadership (LHL) can promote or constrain women’s leadership. The report finds […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Webpage

Gender Justice & Women’s Rights

If we are to end poverty we must tackle intersecting systems of oppression to realise gender equality and to protect, promote and realise the rights of women

Webpage

Women’s Economic Empowerment

Seeking to change economic models so that women’s paid and unpaid work is valued and their rights and voices are stronger

Webpage

WE-Care Programme

Tackling heavy and unequal unpaid care and domestic work to create lasting change for women and girls

Journal article

Women’s movements under women presidents: bringing a gender perspective to the legal system

07/12/2021

22 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s movements under women presidents: bringing a gender perspective to the legal system

Keywords

Overview

Few women have risen to the ranks of heads of state or government worldwide. The low numbers of female presidents and prime ministers in world history have left many untested assumptions about the impact of female leadership on the lives of fellow women. This article builds upon two bodies of work – studies of female […]

Journal article

Locating young women in a plethora of issues: reflections from the tenth Young Women Leader’s Conference 2010

25/11/2011

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Locating young women in a plethora of issues: reflections from the tenth Young Women Leader’s Conference 2010

Keywords

Overview

The present article assesses the outcome of the tenth Young Women Leaders Conference, held on 27 September 2010 at Miriam College, Philippines. “As we see it: young women redefining active citizenship” was the theme of the conference. Its main objective was to inquire into the connections between thinking on citizenship, and Filipino young women’s activism, […]

Research report

Breaking the Mould: Changing belief systems and gender norms to eliminate violence against women

25/07/2018

4 documents

102 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

Keywords

Belief systems

Overview

In Latin America and the Caribbean, 1831 women died at the hands of men in 2016, and three out of ten women have suffered male violence during their lives. In recent years, countries in the region have made significant progress in tackling the problem by adopting national laws to protect women. This legislative progress is […]

Case study

Your Struggle is My Struggle: Integrating intersectionality in work with lesbian women, bisexual women and trans-women in Zimbabwe

30/11/2015

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper presents the work of Voice of the Voiceless (VOVO), a civil society organization based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and development partner of Oxfam. VOVO is working to integrate intersectionality in its work with lesbian women, bisexual women and trans-women (LBT). This work highlights the importance of using intersectional awareness to build bridges and form […]

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Lebanon: Impact evaluation of the project ‘Women’s access to justice in the Middle East and North Africa region’

16/11/2015

3 documents

55 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2014/15, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental impact evaluation carried out in December 2014 that sought to assess the impact of project activities, implemented at individual and community level, on women’s empowerment. This […]

Case study

Women Leading Change: Experiences promoting women’s empowerment, leadership, and gender justice

21/03/2012

1 documents

80 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Four case studies describe experiences from Cambodia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Indonesia in promoting women’s political and economic empowerment and leadership. Drawn from Oxfam partner organizations which operate in unique environments and have their own approaches, the case studies reveal a number of common themes. They describe the context in which women live, what […]

Research report

Women Leading Locally: Exploring women’s leadership in humanitarian action in Bangladesh and South Sudan

29/01/2020

5 documents

70 pages long

Languages: Arabic, Bengali, English

Keywords

Overview

This report examines women’s leadership in locally led humanitarian action with case studies from Bangladesh and South Sudan. Co-authored with two women’s organizations, Ashroy Foundation of Bangladesh and Rural Women for Development in South Sudan, it seeks to understand whether and how local humanitarian leadership (LHL) can promote or constrain women’s leadership. The report finds […]