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Guidelines and toolkits

What Men and Women Want: A practical guide to gender and participation

01/08/2004

1 documents

108 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Based on an actual gendered participatory appraisal in Wales, this guide offers a thorough explanation of why looking at the differences in men’s and women’s life experiences is an essential part of any participatory work. What Men and Women Want guides the user through the stages of a process which is ‘gendered’ throughout – in […]

Journal article

Strengthening climate resilience and women’s networks: Brazilian inspiration from agroecology

10/12/2020

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Strengthening climate resilience and women’s networks: Brazilian inspiration from agroecology

Keywords

Overview

Women can face higher risks and more significant burdens from the impacts of climate change in situations of poverty than men, exacerbating existing disparities in gender roles, responsibilities, perceptions, and skewed power relations that tend to disadvantage women. Mitigation and adaptation measures are essential not only to increase community resilience to climate change but also […]

Journal article

Caregivers at the frontline of addressing the climate crisis

10/12/2020

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Caregivers at the frontline of addressing the climate crisis

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Overview

This article draws on Oxfam’s work in Pakistan. It explores the burdens of addressing the climate crisis on the unpaid labour of poverty-stricken women in Badin, Pakistan. A case study methodology has been used to highlight the experiences of four women farmers in Badin and understand the impact of climate change on their care workload. […]

Journal article

Disrupting the ‘life-cycle’ of violence in social relations: recommendations for anti-trafficking interventions from an analysis of pathways out of sex work for women in Eastern India

20/03/2018

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Disrupting the ‘life-cycle’ of violence in social relations: recommendations for anti-trafficking interventions from an analysis of pathways out of sex work for women in Eastern India

Keywords

Overview

This article argues for the need to change the ways in which anti-human trafficking (AT) non-government organisations (NGOs) and their interventions in India frame and address violence in sex work. The article asserts that AT NGOs need to move beyond their ideological allegiances and infuse their interventions with a better understanding of the lived realities […]

Journal article

Rural women’s participation in solar-powered irrigation in Niger: lessons from Dimitra Clubs

10/12/2020

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Rural women’s participation in solar-powered irrigation in Niger: lessons from Dimitra Clubs

Keywords

Overview

The relative lack of women’s participation in energy-related development projects around the world to transform agricultural productivity has been a source of significant concern globally. Out of 181 countries, Niger holds the current position for being the second most vulnerable to climate change. Despite the emphasis on women’s participation in solar-powered irrigation initiatives in Niger […]

Journal article

‘The seas are rising and so are we!’ – a conversation between two women in Extinction Rebellion

10/12/2020

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘The seas are rising and so are we!’ – a conversation between two women in Extinction Rebellion

Keywords

Overview

Extinction Rebellion (XR) is an international, non-violent movement against the climate and ecological crises that threaten our planet. This article is based on reflections and joint discussions on what it is to be women ‘rebels’ at the grassroots of this movement, utilising the feminist practice of ‘active listening’ to counter women’s experiences of being silenced […]

Research report

Women’s Collective Action in Agricultural Markets: Synthesis of preliminary findings from Ethiopia, Mali, and Tanzania

01/10/2011

1 documents

57 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper presents an analytical framework and preliminary findings from the second phase of the Researching Women’s Collective Action project. It documents participatory field research in Ethiopia, Mali, and Tanzania, covering 15 agricultural sub-sectors. Findings are reported on women smallholders’ motivations and capacities to engage in collective action, as well as on gender-based patterns and […]

Discussion paper

Macroeconomic Policy and Women’s Economic Empowerment

01/09/2017

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

At its core, the economic empowerment of women – to succeed and advance economically and to make and act on economic decisions – depends on the quantity and quality of paid employment, the provision or absence of public services, the amount of unpaid care work borne by women, as well as coverage or lack thereof […]

Journal article

Unequal burden: water privatisation and women’s human rights in Tanzania

01/03/2010

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Unequal burden: water privatisation and women’s human rights in Tanzania

Keywords

Overview

Access to water is a critical component in advancing the human rights of women. Although privatisation of water services continues to be pushed by donors such as The World Bank, the available information shows that privatisations are not increasing access to water for poor women. This paper examines the human right to water and why […]

Journal article

Sustainable development, water resources management and women’s empowerment: the Wanaraniya Water Project in Sri Lanka

01/03/2010

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Sustainable development, water resources management and women’s empowerment: the Wanaraniya Water Project in Sri Lanka

Keywords

Overview

Water is one of the most important natural resources, and its effective management is essential given its scarcity. In rural Sri Lanka, the management of available water resources needs special attention because investment for water resource improvement is hard to obtain, and water itself is relatively scarce in the drier areas of the country. The […]

Showing 500 matching results from Policy & Practice

Guidelines and toolkits

What Men and Women Want: A practical guide to gender and participation

01/08/2004

1 documents

108 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Based on an actual gendered participatory appraisal in Wales, this guide offers a thorough explanation of why looking at the differences in men’s and women’s life experiences is an essential part of any participatory work. What Men and Women Want guides the user through the stages of a process which is ‘gendered’ throughout – in […]

Journal article

Strengthening climate resilience and women’s networks: Brazilian inspiration from agroecology

10/12/2020

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Strengthening climate resilience and women’s networks: Brazilian inspiration from agroecology

Keywords

Overview

Women can face higher risks and more significant burdens from the impacts of climate change in situations of poverty than men, exacerbating existing disparities in gender roles, responsibilities, perceptions, and skewed power relations that tend to disadvantage women. Mitigation and adaptation measures are essential not only to increase community resilience to climate change but also […]

Journal article

Caregivers at the frontline of addressing the climate crisis

10/12/2020

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Caregivers at the frontline of addressing the climate crisis

Keywords

Overview

This article draws on Oxfam’s work in Pakistan. It explores the burdens of addressing the climate crisis on the unpaid labour of poverty-stricken women in Badin, Pakistan. A case study methodology has been used to highlight the experiences of four women farmers in Badin and understand the impact of climate change on their care workload. […]

Journal article

Disrupting the ‘life-cycle’ of violence in social relations: recommendations for anti-trafficking interventions from an analysis of pathways out of sex work for women in Eastern India

20/03/2018

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Disrupting the ‘life-cycle’ of violence in social relations: recommendations for anti-trafficking interventions from an analysis of pathways out of sex work for women in Eastern India

Keywords

Overview

This article argues for the need to change the ways in which anti-human trafficking (AT) non-government organisations (NGOs) and their interventions in India frame and address violence in sex work. The article asserts that AT NGOs need to move beyond their ideological allegiances and infuse their interventions with a better understanding of the lived realities […]

Journal article

Rural women’s participation in solar-powered irrigation in Niger: lessons from Dimitra Clubs

10/12/2020

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Rural women’s participation in solar-powered irrigation in Niger: lessons from Dimitra Clubs

Keywords

Overview

The relative lack of women’s participation in energy-related development projects around the world to transform agricultural productivity has been a source of significant concern globally. Out of 181 countries, Niger holds the current position for being the second most vulnerable to climate change. Despite the emphasis on women’s participation in solar-powered irrigation initiatives in Niger […]

Journal article

‘The seas are rising and so are we!’ – a conversation between two women in Extinction Rebellion

10/12/2020

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘The seas are rising and so are we!’ – a conversation between two women in Extinction Rebellion

Keywords

Overview

Extinction Rebellion (XR) is an international, non-violent movement against the climate and ecological crises that threaten our planet. This article is based on reflections and joint discussions on what it is to be women ‘rebels’ at the grassroots of this movement, utilising the feminist practice of ‘active listening’ to counter women’s experiences of being silenced […]

Research report

Women’s Collective Action in Agricultural Markets: Synthesis of preliminary findings from Ethiopia, Mali, and Tanzania

01/10/2011

1 documents

57 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper presents an analytical framework and preliminary findings from the second phase of the Researching Women’s Collective Action project. It documents participatory field research in Ethiopia, Mali, and Tanzania, covering 15 agricultural sub-sectors. Findings are reported on women smallholders’ motivations and capacities to engage in collective action, as well as on gender-based patterns and […]

Discussion paper

Macroeconomic Policy and Women’s Economic Empowerment

01/09/2017

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

At its core, the economic empowerment of women – to succeed and advance economically and to make and act on economic decisions – depends on the quantity and quality of paid employment, the provision or absence of public services, the amount of unpaid care work borne by women, as well as coverage or lack thereof […]

Journal article

Unequal burden: water privatisation and women’s human rights in Tanzania

01/03/2010

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Unequal burden: water privatisation and women’s human rights in Tanzania

Keywords

Overview

Access to water is a critical component in advancing the human rights of women. Although privatisation of water services continues to be pushed by donors such as The World Bank, the available information shows that privatisations are not increasing access to water for poor women. This paper examines the human right to water and why […]

Journal article

Sustainable development, water resources management and women’s empowerment: the Wanaraniya Water Project in Sri Lanka

01/03/2010

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Sustainable development, water resources management and women’s empowerment: the Wanaraniya Water Project in Sri Lanka

Keywords

Overview

Water is one of the most important natural resources, and its effective management is essential given its scarcity. In rural Sri Lanka, the management of available water resources needs special attention because investment for water resource improvement is hard to obtain, and water itself is relatively scarce in the drier areas of the country. The […]

Showing 500 matching results from Policy & Practice

Guidelines and toolkits

What Men and Women Want: A practical guide to gender and participation

01/08/2004

1 documents

108 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Based on an actual gendered participatory appraisal in Wales, this guide offers a thorough explanation of why looking at the differences in men’s and women’s life experiences is an essential part of any participatory work. What Men and Women Want guides the user through the stages of a process which is ‘gendered’ throughout – in […]

Journal article

Strengthening climate resilience and women’s networks: Brazilian inspiration from agroecology

10/12/2020

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Strengthening climate resilience and women’s networks: Brazilian inspiration from agroecology

Keywords

Overview

Women can face higher risks and more significant burdens from the impacts of climate change in situations of poverty than men, exacerbating existing disparities in gender roles, responsibilities, perceptions, and skewed power relations that tend to disadvantage women. Mitigation and adaptation measures are essential not only to increase community resilience to climate change but also […]

Journal article

Caregivers at the frontline of addressing the climate crisis

10/12/2020

19 pages long

Free access through journal website

Caregivers at the frontline of addressing the climate crisis

Keywords

Overview

This article draws on Oxfam’s work in Pakistan. It explores the burdens of addressing the climate crisis on the unpaid labour of poverty-stricken women in Badin, Pakistan. A case study methodology has been used to highlight the experiences of four women farmers in Badin and understand the impact of climate change on their care workload. […]

Journal article

Disrupting the ‘life-cycle’ of violence in social relations: recommendations for anti-trafficking interventions from an analysis of pathways out of sex work for women in Eastern India

20/03/2018

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Disrupting the ‘life-cycle’ of violence in social relations: recommendations for anti-trafficking interventions from an analysis of pathways out of sex work for women in Eastern India

Keywords

Overview

This article argues for the need to change the ways in which anti-human trafficking (AT) non-government organisations (NGOs) and their interventions in India frame and address violence in sex work. The article asserts that AT NGOs need to move beyond their ideological allegiances and infuse their interventions with a better understanding of the lived realities […]

Journal article

Rural women’s participation in solar-powered irrigation in Niger: lessons from Dimitra Clubs

10/12/2020

14 pages long

Free access through journal website

Rural women’s participation in solar-powered irrigation in Niger: lessons from Dimitra Clubs

Keywords

Overview

The relative lack of women’s participation in energy-related development projects around the world to transform agricultural productivity has been a source of significant concern globally. Out of 181 countries, Niger holds the current position for being the second most vulnerable to climate change. Despite the emphasis on women’s participation in solar-powered irrigation initiatives in Niger […]

Journal article

‘The seas are rising and so are we!’ – a conversation between two women in Extinction Rebellion

10/12/2020

18 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘The seas are rising and so are we!’ – a conversation between two women in Extinction Rebellion

Keywords

Overview

Extinction Rebellion (XR) is an international, non-violent movement against the climate and ecological crises that threaten our planet. This article is based on reflections and joint discussions on what it is to be women ‘rebels’ at the grassroots of this movement, utilising the feminist practice of ‘active listening’ to counter women’s experiences of being silenced […]

Research report

Women’s Collective Action in Agricultural Markets: Synthesis of preliminary findings from Ethiopia, Mali, and Tanzania

01/10/2011

1 documents

57 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper presents an analytical framework and preliminary findings from the second phase of the Researching Women’s Collective Action project. It documents participatory field research in Ethiopia, Mali, and Tanzania, covering 15 agricultural sub-sectors. Findings are reported on women smallholders’ motivations and capacities to engage in collective action, as well as on gender-based patterns and […]

Discussion paper

Macroeconomic Policy and Women’s Economic Empowerment

01/09/2017

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

At its core, the economic empowerment of women – to succeed and advance economically and to make and act on economic decisions – depends on the quantity and quality of paid employment, the provision or absence of public services, the amount of unpaid care work borne by women, as well as coverage or lack thereof […]

Journal article

Unequal burden: water privatisation and women’s human rights in Tanzania

01/03/2010

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Unequal burden: water privatisation and women’s human rights in Tanzania

Keywords

Overview

Access to water is a critical component in advancing the human rights of women. Although privatisation of water services continues to be pushed by donors such as The World Bank, the available information shows that privatisations are not increasing access to water for poor women. This paper examines the human right to water and why […]

Journal article

Sustainable development, water resources management and women’s empowerment: the Wanaraniya Water Project in Sri Lanka

01/03/2010

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Sustainable development, water resources management and women’s empowerment: the Wanaraniya Water Project in Sri Lanka

Keywords

Overview

Water is one of the most important natural resources, and its effective management is essential given its scarcity. In rural Sri Lanka, the management of available water resources needs special attention because investment for water resource improvement is hard to obtain, and water itself is relatively scarce in the drier areas of the country. The […]