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A Leap of Faith: Conversations with funders of women’s organizations

01/07/2019

1 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Investment in women and girls is growing: as we see the launch of new funds dedicated to work in this area and an increasing discussion among funders around gender (in)equality, how can we maximize this momentum? Private philanthropy offers a huge opportunity to offer creative solutions to chronically underfunded issues. Through conversations with Trusts, Foundations […]

Journal article

Shaping women’s reproductive decisions: the case of Georgia

01/07/2008

12 pages long

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Shaping women’s reproductive decisions: the case of Georgia

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This article discusses decisions that women in Georgia make concerning their reproductive lives. Based on 26 in-depth interviews conducted in the urban and rural areas of Georgia, the research explores how women’s reproductive experiences and decisions are shaped by different factors even in the context of liberal state legislation concerning reproductive rights. The article demonstrates […]

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Women’s empowerment revisited: a case study from Bangladesh

01/09/2010

15 pages long

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Women’s empowerment revisited: a case study from Bangladesh

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Development methods

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This article explores the changing dimensions of women’s empowerment over time in three Bangladesh villages where one of the authors has been conducting research since 1991. The article discusses theoretical issues related to the measurement of women’s empowerment, and describes findings from a recent study in the villages exploring the current salience of indicators developed […]

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‘Localising’ humanitarian action: reflections on delivering women’s rights-based and feminist services in an ongoing crisis

11/07/2019

15 pages long

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‘Localising’ humanitarian action: reflections on delivering women’s rights-based and feminist services in an ongoing crisis

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Overview

This article shares the experiences of Women Now for Development, a women’s organisation working with Syrian women in Syria and neighbouring countries. The key questions under consideration are whether important policy commitments to empower local actors are bearing fruit in practice and identify some of the challenges that still frustrate working with women and girls […]

Journal article

Transforming images: reimagining women’s work through participatory video

01/06/2009

12 pages long

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Transforming images: reimagining women’s work through participatory video

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Overview

This ethnographic study of a participatory video workshop conducted with rural women in Fiji observed how communities engage with processes of production for empowerment, and the implications for dialogue, community building, and representation within Fiji’s fragmented multicultural society. The study found that rural women in Fiji integrate local norms and practices in the production of […]

Journal article

Re-thinking the integration of women in population development initiatives

01/09/2009

7 pages long

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Re-thinking the integration of women in population development initiatives

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This article argues that the integration of women in population development initiatives was largely the outcome of four overlapping historical events: the decolonisation of the South; the population ‘explosion’ following World War II; the momentous developments in contraceptive technology; and the re-emergence of women’s movements in the North. These developments pushed women to the forefront […]

Journal article

Memory, suffering, survival tactics, and healing among Jopadhola women in post-war Uganda

01/05/2009

9 pages long

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Memory, suffering, survival tactics, and healing among Jopadhola women in post-war Uganda

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Overview

This ethnographic case study addresses the question of how women in Jopadhola patriarchal society in Eastern Uganda remember three decades of civil war and violence and survived its aftermath. When the war ended, little changed for these women, who are still exposed to a continuum of gender-based violence and continue to use the same tactics […]

Briefing paper

No Simple Solutions: Women, displacement and durable solutions in South Sudan

03/09/2019

1 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Conversations around returns and relocations of internally displaced people and refugees in South Sudan and the future of the UN Protection of Civilians sites are often framed by clear-cut distinctions between single push and pull factors. This framing – often based on perceptions of international actors of what internally displaced people or refugees do or […]

Journal article

Why does Community-Based Rehabilitation fail physically disabled women in northern Thailand?

01/01/2009

10 pages long

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Why does Community-Based Rehabilitation fail physically disabled women in northern Thailand?

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Development methods

Overview

Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) has been adopted in many countries to help disabled people. This article analyses the interplay between CBR and the self-alienation of physically disabled women from their communities. In-depth interviews with 40 women with physical disabilities in northern Thailand found that CBR was barely capable of enabling women with physical disabilities to realise […]

Journal article

The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

01/08/2019

16 pages long

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The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

Keywords

Overview

Under half of international migrants throughout the world are women. While large movements of people, human rights and humanitarian crises, and migrant deaths are not new, the public attention given to the arrivals of refugees and migrants to the shores of Europe has compelled governments to engage in a multilateral manner. In September 2016, the […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Research report

A Leap of Faith: Conversations with funders of women’s organizations

01/07/2019

1 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Investment in women and girls is growing: as we see the launch of new funds dedicated to work in this area and an increasing discussion among funders around gender (in)equality, how can we maximize this momentum? Private philanthropy offers a huge opportunity to offer creative solutions to chronically underfunded issues. Through conversations with Trusts, Foundations […]

Journal article

Shaping women’s reproductive decisions: the case of Georgia

01/07/2008

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Shaping women’s reproductive decisions: the case of Georgia

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses decisions that women in Georgia make concerning their reproductive lives. Based on 26 in-depth interviews conducted in the urban and rural areas of Georgia, the research explores how women’s reproductive experiences and decisions are shaped by different factors even in the context of liberal state legislation concerning reproductive rights. The article demonstrates […]

Journal article

Women’s empowerment revisited: a case study from Bangladesh

01/09/2010

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s empowerment revisited: a case study from Bangladesh

Keywords

Development methods

Overview

This article explores the changing dimensions of women’s empowerment over time in three Bangladesh villages where one of the authors has been conducting research since 1991. The article discusses theoretical issues related to the measurement of women’s empowerment, and describes findings from a recent study in the villages exploring the current salience of indicators developed […]

Journal article

‘Localising’ humanitarian action: reflections on delivering women’s rights-based and feminist services in an ongoing crisis

11/07/2019

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Localising’ humanitarian action: reflections on delivering women’s rights-based and feminist services in an ongoing crisis

Keywords

Overview

This article shares the experiences of Women Now for Development, a women’s organisation working with Syrian women in Syria and neighbouring countries. The key questions under consideration are whether important policy commitments to empower local actors are bearing fruit in practice and identify some of the challenges that still frustrate working with women and girls […]

Journal article

Transforming images: reimagining women’s work through participatory video

01/06/2009

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Transforming images: reimagining women’s work through participatory video

Keywords

Overview

This ethnographic study of a participatory video workshop conducted with rural women in Fiji observed how communities engage with processes of production for empowerment, and the implications for dialogue, community building, and representation within Fiji’s fragmented multicultural society. The study found that rural women in Fiji integrate local norms and practices in the production of […]

Journal article

Re-thinking the integration of women in population development initiatives

01/09/2009

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Re-thinking the integration of women in population development initiatives

Keywords

Overview

This article argues that the integration of women in population development initiatives was largely the outcome of four overlapping historical events: the decolonisation of the South; the population ‘explosion’ following World War II; the momentous developments in contraceptive technology; and the re-emergence of women’s movements in the North. These developments pushed women to the forefront […]

Journal article

Memory, suffering, survival tactics, and healing among Jopadhola women in post-war Uganda

01/05/2009

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Memory, suffering, survival tactics, and healing among Jopadhola women in post-war Uganda

Keywords

Overview

This ethnographic case study addresses the question of how women in Jopadhola patriarchal society in Eastern Uganda remember three decades of civil war and violence and survived its aftermath. When the war ended, little changed for these women, who are still exposed to a continuum of gender-based violence and continue to use the same tactics […]

Briefing paper

No Simple Solutions: Women, displacement and durable solutions in South Sudan

03/09/2019

1 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Conversations around returns and relocations of internally displaced people and refugees in South Sudan and the future of the UN Protection of Civilians sites are often framed by clear-cut distinctions between single push and pull factors. This framing – often based on perceptions of international actors of what internally displaced people or refugees do or […]

Journal article

Why does Community-Based Rehabilitation fail physically disabled women in northern Thailand?

01/01/2009

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Why does Community-Based Rehabilitation fail physically disabled women in northern Thailand?

Keywords

Development methods

Overview

Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) has been adopted in many countries to help disabled people. This article analyses the interplay between CBR and the self-alienation of physically disabled women from their communities. In-depth interviews with 40 women with physical disabilities in northern Thailand found that CBR was barely capable of enabling women with physical disabilities to realise […]

Journal article

The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

01/08/2019

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

Keywords

Overview

Under half of international migrants throughout the world are women. While large movements of people, human rights and humanitarian crises, and migrant deaths are not new, the public attention given to the arrivals of refugees and migrants to the shores of Europe has compelled governments to engage in a multilateral manner. In September 2016, the […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Research report

A Leap of Faith: Conversations with funders of women’s organizations

01/07/2019

1 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Investment in women and girls is growing: as we see the launch of new funds dedicated to work in this area and an increasing discussion among funders around gender (in)equality, how can we maximize this momentum? Private philanthropy offers a huge opportunity to offer creative solutions to chronically underfunded issues. Through conversations with Trusts, Foundations […]

Journal article

Shaping women’s reproductive decisions: the case of Georgia

01/07/2008

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Shaping women’s reproductive decisions: the case of Georgia

Keywords

Overview

This article discusses decisions that women in Georgia make concerning their reproductive lives. Based on 26 in-depth interviews conducted in the urban and rural areas of Georgia, the research explores how women’s reproductive experiences and decisions are shaped by different factors even in the context of liberal state legislation concerning reproductive rights. The article demonstrates […]

Journal article

Women’s empowerment revisited: a case study from Bangladesh

01/09/2010

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women’s empowerment revisited: a case study from Bangladesh

Keywords

Development methods

Overview

This article explores the changing dimensions of women’s empowerment over time in three Bangladesh villages where one of the authors has been conducting research since 1991. The article discusses theoretical issues related to the measurement of women’s empowerment, and describes findings from a recent study in the villages exploring the current salience of indicators developed […]

Journal article

‘Localising’ humanitarian action: reflections on delivering women’s rights-based and feminist services in an ongoing crisis

11/07/2019

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

‘Localising’ humanitarian action: reflections on delivering women’s rights-based and feminist services in an ongoing crisis

Keywords

Overview

This article shares the experiences of Women Now for Development, a women’s organisation working with Syrian women in Syria and neighbouring countries. The key questions under consideration are whether important policy commitments to empower local actors are bearing fruit in practice and identify some of the challenges that still frustrate working with women and girls […]

Journal article

Transforming images: reimagining women’s work through participatory video

01/06/2009

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Transforming images: reimagining women’s work through participatory video

Keywords

Overview

This ethnographic study of a participatory video workshop conducted with rural women in Fiji observed how communities engage with processes of production for empowerment, and the implications for dialogue, community building, and representation within Fiji’s fragmented multicultural society. The study found that rural women in Fiji integrate local norms and practices in the production of […]

Journal article

Re-thinking the integration of women in population development initiatives

01/09/2009

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

Re-thinking the integration of women in population development initiatives

Keywords

Overview

This article argues that the integration of women in population development initiatives was largely the outcome of four overlapping historical events: the decolonisation of the South; the population ‘explosion’ following World War II; the momentous developments in contraceptive technology; and the re-emergence of women’s movements in the North. These developments pushed women to the forefront […]

Journal article

Memory, suffering, survival tactics, and healing among Jopadhola women in post-war Uganda

01/05/2009

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Memory, suffering, survival tactics, and healing among Jopadhola women in post-war Uganda

Keywords

Overview

This ethnographic case study addresses the question of how women in Jopadhola patriarchal society in Eastern Uganda remember three decades of civil war and violence and survived its aftermath. When the war ended, little changed for these women, who are still exposed to a continuum of gender-based violence and continue to use the same tactics […]

Briefing paper

No Simple Solutions: Women, displacement and durable solutions in South Sudan

03/09/2019

1 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Conversations around returns and relocations of internally displaced people and refugees in South Sudan and the future of the UN Protection of Civilians sites are often framed by clear-cut distinctions between single push and pull factors. This framing – often based on perceptions of international actors of what internally displaced people or refugees do or […]

Journal article

Why does Community-Based Rehabilitation fail physically disabled women in northern Thailand?

01/01/2009

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Why does Community-Based Rehabilitation fail physically disabled women in northern Thailand?

Keywords

Development methods

Overview

Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) has been adopted in many countries to help disabled people. This article analyses the interplay between CBR and the self-alienation of physically disabled women from their communities. In-depth interviews with 40 women with physical disabilities in northern Thailand found that CBR was barely capable of enabling women with physical disabilities to realise […]

Journal article

The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

01/08/2019

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

The Global Compact for Migration: what could it mean for women and gender relations?

Keywords

Overview

Under half of international migrants throughout the world are women. While large movements of people, human rights and humanitarian crises, and migrant deaths are not new, the public attention given to the arrivals of refugees and migrants to the shores of Europe has compelled governments to engage in a multilateral manner. In September 2016, the […]