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Book

Women’s Leadership and Participation: Case studies on learning for action

09/11/2009

1 documents

144 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Women across the world bear a disproportionate burden of poverty in terms of material deprivation, discrimination, and denial of their basic rights. This means they often have little opportunity to influence the processes and institutions which shape their lives. The under-representation of women’s voices in decision-making and agenda-setting at all levels mean that their interests […]

Journal article

(In)Equality and action: the role of women’s training initiatives in promoting women’s leadership opportunities in Myanmar

20/03/2014

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

(In)Equality and action: the role of women’s training initiatives in promoting women’s leadership opportunities in Myanmar

Keywords

Overview

As Myanmar has moved to a civilian government following decades of military rule, new opportunities for women’s political participation have emerged. However, persistent social and institutional inequalities – including lack of high-quality formal education – have left many women ill-positioned to contribute to political debate. While recent reforms are indicating increased attention to supporting education […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Women and Men Hand in Hand Against Violence: Strategies and approaches of working with men and boys for ending violence against women

22/11/2010

2 documents

168 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Ending violence against women (VAW) requires the collaboration of all community members. There is a growing awareness that men, in partnership with women, can play a significant role in ending violence against women. This training resource was developed for use in Arab countries in order to teach the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to promote […]

Case study

Policy, Advocacy, and Programming on the Africa Women’s Protocol: Overview of Oxfam GB’s support to women’s-rights organisations and government stakeholders in Southern Africa

01/02/2008

1 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This series of programme insights papers highlights some of the work undertaken by Oxfam GB’s partners in Southern Africa to popularise and lobby for the ratification, domestication, and implementation of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women (the Africa Women’s Protocol). Oxfam GB’s mission is to […]

Research report

Women’s Land Rights Scorecard: The failure of land policy and legal reforms in securing women’s land rights in Africa

24/11/2020

1 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The realization of women’s land rights often tends to get no further than the level of action plans and policies that are rarely implemented, due to a lack of real political commitment and the patriarchal values that still predominate in Africa. To realize full gender equality (Goal 17), the implementation plan of the African Union […]

Case study

Supporting Rural Women to Drive Peacebuilding Processes in Colombia

10/07/2017

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Equality and Territorial Development for Rural Women programme draws on Oxfam’s 10-year experience in Colombia and its evidence-based advocacy work that has led to significant changes in women’s lives. It has been reviewed, along with Oxfam’s strategy for the country, following the results of the October 2016 peace plebiscite and subsequent agreement with the […]

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Rwanda: Evaluation of women’s economic leadership through horticulture planting material business

26/03/2015

3 documents

61 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in March 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the ‘Women’s Economic Leadership through Horticulture Planting-Material Business’ project.This project […]

Journal article

The leadership role of international law in enforcing women’s rights: the optional protocol to the women’s convention

01/11/2000

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

The leadership role of international law in enforcing women’s rights: the optional protocol to the women’s convention

Keywords

Overview

In October 1999, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Optional Protocol to the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (otherwise known as the Women’s Convention). As of September 2000, 62 states have signed the Optional Protocol, and nine of these have ratified it. Women’s rights activists hope that […]

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Lebanon: Impact Evaluation of the Women’s Access to Justice project

12/09/2019

2 documents

68 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2017/18. The ‘Women’s Access to Justice Programme: Phase 2 (WAJ2) in Lebanon was selected for review under the ‘Women’s Empowerment’ thematic area. The overall objective of the project was to contribute to equitable access to formal and informal justice for poor and vulnerable women […]

Case study

Women for Women: Strengthening women’s capacity to identify and fight human trafficking

17/09/2021

3 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

This is a case study produced by Sanjida Naima, Protection Officer at Oxfam in Bangladesh, as part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses capacity strengthening, COVID-19, human trafficking, self-protection outside community protection structures, sensitisation and social cohesion.

Showing 500 matching results from Policy & Practice

Book

Women’s Leadership and Participation: Case studies on learning for action

09/11/2009

1 documents

144 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Women across the world bear a disproportionate burden of poverty in terms of material deprivation, discrimination, and denial of their basic rights. This means they often have little opportunity to influence the processes and institutions which shape their lives. The under-representation of women’s voices in decision-making and agenda-setting at all levels mean that their interests […]

Journal article

(In)Equality and action: the role of women’s training initiatives in promoting women’s leadership opportunities in Myanmar

20/03/2014

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

(In)Equality and action: the role of women’s training initiatives in promoting women’s leadership opportunities in Myanmar

Keywords

Overview

As Myanmar has moved to a civilian government following decades of military rule, new opportunities for women’s political participation have emerged. However, persistent social and institutional inequalities – including lack of high-quality formal education – have left many women ill-positioned to contribute to political debate. While recent reforms are indicating increased attention to supporting education […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Women and Men Hand in Hand Against Violence: Strategies and approaches of working with men and boys for ending violence against women

22/11/2010

2 documents

168 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Ending violence against women (VAW) requires the collaboration of all community members. There is a growing awareness that men, in partnership with women, can play a significant role in ending violence against women. This training resource was developed for use in Arab countries in order to teach the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to promote […]

Case study

Policy, Advocacy, and Programming on the Africa Women’s Protocol: Overview of Oxfam GB’s support to women’s-rights organisations and government stakeholders in Southern Africa

01/02/2008

1 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This series of programme insights papers highlights some of the work undertaken by Oxfam GB’s partners in Southern Africa to popularise and lobby for the ratification, domestication, and implementation of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women (the Africa Women’s Protocol). Oxfam GB’s mission is to […]

Research report

Women’s Land Rights Scorecard: The failure of land policy and legal reforms in securing women’s land rights in Africa

24/11/2020

1 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The realization of women’s land rights often tends to get no further than the level of action plans and policies that are rarely implemented, due to a lack of real political commitment and the patriarchal values that still predominate in Africa. To realize full gender equality (Goal 17), the implementation plan of the African Union […]

Case study

Supporting Rural Women to Drive Peacebuilding Processes in Colombia

10/07/2017

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Equality and Territorial Development for Rural Women programme draws on Oxfam’s 10-year experience in Colombia and its evidence-based advocacy work that has led to significant changes in women’s lives. It has been reviewed, along with Oxfam’s strategy for the country, following the results of the October 2016 peace plebiscite and subsequent agreement with the […]

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Rwanda: Evaluation of women’s economic leadership through horticulture planting material business

26/03/2015

3 documents

61 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in March 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the ‘Women’s Economic Leadership through Horticulture Planting-Material Business’ project.This project […]

Journal article

The leadership role of international law in enforcing women’s rights: the optional protocol to the women’s convention

01/11/2000

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

The leadership role of international law in enforcing women’s rights: the optional protocol to the women’s convention

Keywords

Overview

In October 1999, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Optional Protocol to the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (otherwise known as the Women’s Convention). As of September 2000, 62 states have signed the Optional Protocol, and nine of these have ratified it. Women’s rights activists hope that […]

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Lebanon: Impact Evaluation of the Women’s Access to Justice project

12/09/2019

2 documents

68 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2017/18. The ‘Women’s Access to Justice Programme: Phase 2 (WAJ2) in Lebanon was selected for review under the ‘Women’s Empowerment’ thematic area. The overall objective of the project was to contribute to equitable access to formal and informal justice for poor and vulnerable women […]

Case study

Women for Women: Strengthening women’s capacity to identify and fight human trafficking

17/09/2021

3 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

This is a case study produced by Sanjida Naima, Protection Officer at Oxfam in Bangladesh, as part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses capacity strengthening, COVID-19, human trafficking, self-protection outside community protection structures, sensitisation and social cohesion.

Showing 500 matching results from Policy & Practice

Book

Women’s Leadership and Participation: Case studies on learning for action

09/11/2009

1 documents

144 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Women across the world bear a disproportionate burden of poverty in terms of material deprivation, discrimination, and denial of their basic rights. This means they often have little opportunity to influence the processes and institutions which shape their lives. The under-representation of women’s voices in decision-making and agenda-setting at all levels mean that their interests […]

Journal article

(In)Equality and action: the role of women’s training initiatives in promoting women’s leadership opportunities in Myanmar

20/03/2014

15 pages long

Free access through journal website

(In)Equality and action: the role of women’s training initiatives in promoting women’s leadership opportunities in Myanmar

Keywords

Overview

As Myanmar has moved to a civilian government following decades of military rule, new opportunities for women’s political participation have emerged. However, persistent social and institutional inequalities – including lack of high-quality formal education – have left many women ill-positioned to contribute to political debate. While recent reforms are indicating increased attention to supporting education […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Women and Men Hand in Hand Against Violence: Strategies and approaches of working with men and boys for ending violence against women

22/11/2010

2 documents

168 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

Keywords

Overview

Ending violence against women (VAW) requires the collaboration of all community members. There is a growing awareness that men, in partnership with women, can play a significant role in ending violence against women. This training resource was developed for use in Arab countries in order to teach the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to promote […]

Case study

Policy, Advocacy, and Programming on the Africa Women’s Protocol: Overview of Oxfam GB’s support to women’s-rights organisations and government stakeholders in Southern Africa

01/02/2008

1 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This series of programme insights papers highlights some of the work undertaken by Oxfam GB’s partners in Southern Africa to popularise and lobby for the ratification, domestication, and implementation of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women (the Africa Women’s Protocol). Oxfam GB’s mission is to […]

Research report

Women’s Land Rights Scorecard: The failure of land policy and legal reforms in securing women’s land rights in Africa

24/11/2020

1 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The realization of women’s land rights often tends to get no further than the level of action plans and policies that are rarely implemented, due to a lack of real political commitment and the patriarchal values that still predominate in Africa. To realize full gender equality (Goal 17), the implementation plan of the African Union […]

Case study

Supporting Rural Women to Drive Peacebuilding Processes in Colombia

10/07/2017

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Equality and Territorial Development for Rural Women programme draws on Oxfam’s 10-year experience in Colombia and its evidence-based advocacy work that has led to significant changes in women’s lives. It has been reviewed, along with Oxfam’s strategy for the country, following the results of the October 2016 peace plebiscite and subsequent agreement with the […]

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Rwanda: Evaluation of women’s economic leadership through horticulture planting material business

26/03/2015

3 documents

61 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the women’s empowerment thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in March 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the ‘Women’s Economic Leadership through Horticulture Planting-Material Business’ project.This project […]

Journal article

The leadership role of international law in enforcing women’s rights: the optional protocol to the women’s convention

01/11/2000

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

The leadership role of international law in enforcing women’s rights: the optional protocol to the women’s convention

Keywords

Overview

In October 1999, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Optional Protocol to the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (otherwise known as the Women’s Convention). As of September 2000, 62 states have signed the Optional Protocol, and nine of these have ratified it. Women’s rights activists hope that […]

Evaluation report

Women’s Empowerment in Lebanon: Impact Evaluation of the Women’s Access to Justice project

12/09/2019

2 documents

68 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2017/18. The ‘Women’s Access to Justice Programme: Phase 2 (WAJ2) in Lebanon was selected for review under the ‘Women’s Empowerment’ thematic area. The overall objective of the project was to contribute to equitable access to formal and informal justice for poor and vulnerable women […]

Case study

Women for Women: Strengthening women’s capacity to identify and fight human trafficking

17/09/2021

3 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

This is a case study produced by Sanjida Naima, Protection Officer at Oxfam in Bangladesh, as part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses capacity strengthening, COVID-19, human trafficking, self-protection outside community protection structures, sensitisation and social cohesion.