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Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

COVID-19 and women migrant workers in informal employment: recommendations for strengthening social protection efforts in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

31/08/2022

17 pages long

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COVID-19 and women migrant workers in informal employment: recommendations for strengthening social protection efforts in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Keywords

Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, tens of thousands of migrant workers returned from their countries of employment to their families in Lao People’s Democratic Republic. This article focuses on a specific population of migrant workers – Lao women returnee migrant workers in informal employment in Thailand – to explore how COVID-19 impacted their well-being and […]

Journal article

Advancing women’s reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights system

01/11/2000

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Advancing women’s reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights system

Keywords

Overview

Often the primary barriers to improving women’s health are rooted in socio-economic, legal, and cultural factors. Women are generally assigned subordinate status in terms of economic power, decision making, and options regarding education, work, and family. National laws often restrict or prohibit equality and choice within society. Thus, the improvement of reproductive health is not […]

Discussion paper

Using Internal Evaluations to Measure Organizational Impact: A meta-analysis of Oxfam’s women’s empowerment projects

27/09/2017

2 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper presents the results of a meta-analysis examining the overall impact of women’s empowerment projects evaluated as part of Oxfam GB’s Effectiveness Reviews. Results show a positive and significant impact on the Women’s Empowerment Index and mixed results with its individual indicators. We found a statistically significant effect on opinions on women’s economic role […]

Briefing note

Still Waiting For Change: Making the political transition work for women in Yemen

24/09/2012

2 documents

10 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Women played a key role in Yemen’s 2011 popular uprising, but almost a year on they are still waiting for change. This report draws on research from a series of focus groups with Yemeni women, and calls on the Government of Yemen and the international community to support the humanitarian response, and help ensure women […]

Journal article

Women and family poultry production in rural Africa

01/02/2000

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The author discusses the importance of rural family poultry (RFP) in Africa as an income generating and/or subsistence asset for families, particularly highlighting the gender dimension of RFP, since women are often the main owners of, and carers for, chickens. RFP development programmes must take account of other demands on women’s time, but should aim […]

Journal article

COVID-19 impact and recovery for women informal workers – a view from 2021

31/08/2022

29 pages long

Free access through journal website

COVID-19 impact and recovery for women informal workers – a view from 2021

Keywords

Overview

Studies show that the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions had disproportionately negative impacts on the majority of the world’s workers who work informally, and on women informal workers in particular. This reflects the interplay between the pandemic, existing decent work deficits in informal employment, and discriminatory gendered norms within and outside the workplace. Based on […]

Journal article

Linking women’s human rights and the MDGs: an agenda for 2005 from the UK Gender and Development Network

01/03/2005

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Linking women’s human rights and the MDGs: an agenda for 2005 from the UK Gender and Development Network

Keywords

Overview

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a potentially powerful tool for progress on development and human rights. Women’s human rights activists should recognise and build on the political will mobilised around the MDGs. However, the MDGs reflect problems in the dominant development approach. They seek to use women in their existing social roles to ‘deliver’ […]

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 […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

COVID-19 and women migrant workers in informal employment: recommendations for strengthening social protection efforts in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

31/08/2022

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

COVID-19 and women migrant workers in informal employment: recommendations for strengthening social protection efforts in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Keywords

Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, tens of thousands of migrant workers returned from their countries of employment to their families in Lao People’s Democratic Republic. This article focuses on a specific population of migrant workers – Lao women returnee migrant workers in informal employment in Thailand – to explore how COVID-19 impacted their well-being and […]

Journal article

Advancing women’s reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights system

01/11/2000

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Advancing women’s reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights system

Keywords

Overview

Often the primary barriers to improving women’s health are rooted in socio-economic, legal, and cultural factors. Women are generally assigned subordinate status in terms of economic power, decision making, and options regarding education, work, and family. National laws often restrict or prohibit equality and choice within society. Thus, the improvement of reproductive health is not […]

Discussion paper

Using Internal Evaluations to Measure Organizational Impact: A meta-analysis of Oxfam’s women’s empowerment projects

27/09/2017

2 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper presents the results of a meta-analysis examining the overall impact of women’s empowerment projects evaluated as part of Oxfam GB’s Effectiveness Reviews. Results show a positive and significant impact on the Women’s Empowerment Index and mixed results with its individual indicators. We found a statistically significant effect on opinions on women’s economic role […]

Briefing note

Still Waiting For Change: Making the political transition work for women in Yemen

24/09/2012

2 documents

10 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Women played a key role in Yemen’s 2011 popular uprising, but almost a year on they are still waiting for change. This report draws on research from a series of focus groups with Yemeni women, and calls on the Government of Yemen and the international community to support the humanitarian response, and help ensure women […]

Journal article

Women and family poultry production in rural Africa

01/02/2000

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The author discusses the importance of rural family poultry (RFP) in Africa as an income generating and/or subsistence asset for families, particularly highlighting the gender dimension of RFP, since women are often the main owners of, and carers for, chickens. RFP development programmes must take account of other demands on women’s time, but should aim […]

Journal article

COVID-19 impact and recovery for women informal workers – a view from 2021

31/08/2022

29 pages long

Free access through journal website

COVID-19 impact and recovery for women informal workers – a view from 2021

Keywords

Overview

Studies show that the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions had disproportionately negative impacts on the majority of the world’s workers who work informally, and on women informal workers in particular. This reflects the interplay between the pandemic, existing decent work deficits in informal employment, and discriminatory gendered norms within and outside the workplace. Based on […]

Journal article

Linking women’s human rights and the MDGs: an agenda for 2005 from the UK Gender and Development Network

01/03/2005

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Linking women’s human rights and the MDGs: an agenda for 2005 from the UK Gender and Development Network

Keywords

Overview

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a potentially powerful tool for progress on development and human rights. Women’s human rights activists should recognise and build on the political will mobilised around the MDGs. However, the MDGs reflect problems in the dominant development approach. They seek to use women in their existing social roles to ‘deliver’ […]

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 […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

COVID-19 and women migrant workers in informal employment: recommendations for strengthening social protection efforts in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

31/08/2022

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

COVID-19 and women migrant workers in informal employment: recommendations for strengthening social protection efforts in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Keywords

Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, tens of thousands of migrant workers returned from their countries of employment to their families in Lao People’s Democratic Republic. This article focuses on a specific population of migrant workers – Lao women returnee migrant workers in informal employment in Thailand – to explore how COVID-19 impacted their well-being and […]

Journal article

Advancing women’s reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights system

01/11/2000

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

Advancing women’s reproductive and sexual health rights: using the International Human Rights system

Keywords

Overview

Often the primary barriers to improving women’s health are rooted in socio-economic, legal, and cultural factors. Women are generally assigned subordinate status in terms of economic power, decision making, and options regarding education, work, and family. National laws often restrict or prohibit equality and choice within society. Thus, the improvement of reproductive health is not […]

Discussion paper

Using Internal Evaluations to Measure Organizational Impact: A meta-analysis of Oxfam’s women’s empowerment projects

27/09/2017

2 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This paper presents the results of a meta-analysis examining the overall impact of women’s empowerment projects evaluated as part of Oxfam GB’s Effectiveness Reviews. Results show a positive and significant impact on the Women’s Empowerment Index and mixed results with its individual indicators. We found a statistically significant effect on opinions on women’s economic role […]

Briefing note

Still Waiting For Change: Making the political transition work for women in Yemen

24/09/2012

2 documents

10 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Women played a key role in Yemen’s 2011 popular uprising, but almost a year on they are still waiting for change. This report draws on research from a series of focus groups with Yemeni women, and calls on the Government of Yemen and the international community to support the humanitarian response, and help ensure women […]

Journal article

Women and family poultry production in rural Africa

01/02/2000

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The author discusses the importance of rural family poultry (RFP) in Africa as an income generating and/or subsistence asset for families, particularly highlighting the gender dimension of RFP, since women are often the main owners of, and carers for, chickens. RFP development programmes must take account of other demands on women’s time, but should aim […]

Journal article

COVID-19 impact and recovery for women informal workers – a view from 2021

31/08/2022

29 pages long

Free access through journal website

COVID-19 impact and recovery for women informal workers – a view from 2021

Keywords

Overview

Studies show that the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions had disproportionately negative impacts on the majority of the world’s workers who work informally, and on women informal workers in particular. This reflects the interplay between the pandemic, existing decent work deficits in informal employment, and discriminatory gendered norms within and outside the workplace. Based on […]

Journal article

Linking women’s human rights and the MDGs: an agenda for 2005 from the UK Gender and Development Network

01/03/2005

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Linking women’s human rights and the MDGs: an agenda for 2005 from the UK Gender and Development Network

Keywords

Overview

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a potentially powerful tool for progress on development and human rights. Women’s human rights activists should recognise and build on the political will mobilised around the MDGs. However, the MDGs reflect problems in the dominant development approach. They seek to use women in their existing social roles to ‘deliver’ […]

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 […]