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Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Raising Poor and Marginalised Women’s Voices, Liberia

22/11/2012

4 documents

37 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The ‘Raising Poor and Marginalised Women’s Voices in Liberia’ project is part Oxfam’s global Raising Her Voice (RHV) programme, which seeks to promote the rights and capacity of poor women to engage effectively in governance at all levels through increased voice and influence and more effective institutional accountability. Oxfam Liberia, with two local partners, Women […]

Case study

Women’s Collective Action in the Vegetable Sector in Tanzania

27/03/2013

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Women’s collective action (WCA) has provided significant opportunities for women to increase their role in vegetable markets in Tanzania, and enhances the benefits which they derive from this sector. Women already perform much of the labour needed to grow vegetables, whether in their own households or as casual labourers. However, men own most of the […]

Briefing note

Close the Gap: How to eliminate violence against women beyond 2015

11/03/2014

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

At least one in three women worldwide will experience some form of violence during their lifetime, often perpetrated by an intimate partner. Violence against women and girls is a fundamental human rights issue and a central challenge to development, democracy and peace. Oxfam is very concerned that efforts to eliminate violence against women do not […]

Case study

Women Dairy Producers in Colombia: Women and dairy sector enterprises leverage private and public sector investment at scale

30/10/2014

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case study explores a partnership between a private company foundation, Oxfam and farmer cooperatives, which combined targeted training for women, finance, a market opportunity and addressing care work, resulting in increased recognition of women as dairy farmers and demonstrating that smallholders could be commercial suppliers. The success of the project has changed government credit […]

Issue briefing

Women, Peace and Security in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Factsheet

17/02/2016

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Political upheaval, instability and conflict have been on the rise in the Middle East and North Africa following the uprisings that swept the region in 2011. Women and girls face particular challenges to their basic human rights. This factsheet gives an overview of the status of women in the region, focusing on two key themes: […]

Discussion paper

Women’s Rights in the Cocoa Sector: Examples of emerging good practice

10/03/2016

2 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

Women cocoa farmers are central to the sustainability of the cocoa supply chain and cocoa-growing communities. Too often unrecognized and undervalued, women’s labor makes significant contributions to the amount of cocoa produced, which is under increasing demand. Empowering women cocoa farmers not only has a positive impact on the lives of women, men and communities, […]

Case study

Women and Peace Building in Afghanistan: Building local and national-level peace with the meaningful participation of women

06/09/2016

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Conflict has destroyed countless lives in Afghanistan. Searching for an elusive peace is a focus for many; but women have often been left with no voice, with the result that a fair and equitable end to conflict remains out of reach. Within and Without the State is working with women to support their meaningful participation […]

Annual report

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care (WE-Care) – Oxfam: Phase 1 final report

02/11/2016

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The eradication of poverty and injustice depends on women’s equal enjoyment of their human rights. Oxfam has invested significantly in women’s economic leadership, and affirms that economic empowerment requires parallel progress in women’s political, social and personal empowerment. Women’s control over their own time and labour is increasingly recognized as a precondition for, and component […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Oxfam’s Conceptual Framework on Women’s Economic Empowerment

23/05/2017

3 documents

52 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Effective economic empowerment for women occurs when women enjoy their rights to control and benefit from: resources assets income their own time the ability to manage risk improve their economic status and wellbeing. However, for this to become real, women must also have the autonomy and self-belief to make changes in their own lives, including […]

Journal article

Going underground in South African platinum mines to explore women miners’ experiences

09/11/2017

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Going underground in South African platinum mines to explore women miners’ experiences

Keywords

Overview

Women have worked underground in South African mines since 2003. Their inclusion has been lauded by some as a step in the right direction – that is, towards gender equality in employment, as well as challenging gender stereotypes about work and women’s abilities. This dominant narrative, however, fails to acknowledge and address the challenges faced […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Raising Poor and Marginalised Women’s Voices, Liberia

22/11/2012

4 documents

37 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The ‘Raising Poor and Marginalised Women’s Voices in Liberia’ project is part Oxfam’s global Raising Her Voice (RHV) programme, which seeks to promote the rights and capacity of poor women to engage effectively in governance at all levels through increased voice and influence and more effective institutional accountability. Oxfam Liberia, with two local partners, Women […]

Case study

Women’s Collective Action in the Vegetable Sector in Tanzania

27/03/2013

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Women’s collective action (WCA) has provided significant opportunities for women to increase their role in vegetable markets in Tanzania, and enhances the benefits which they derive from this sector. Women already perform much of the labour needed to grow vegetables, whether in their own households or as casual labourers. However, men own most of the […]

Briefing note

Close the Gap: How to eliminate violence against women beyond 2015

11/03/2014

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

At least one in three women worldwide will experience some form of violence during their lifetime, often perpetrated by an intimate partner. Violence against women and girls is a fundamental human rights issue and a central challenge to development, democracy and peace. Oxfam is very concerned that efforts to eliminate violence against women do not […]

Case study

Women Dairy Producers in Colombia: Women and dairy sector enterprises leverage private and public sector investment at scale

30/10/2014

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case study explores a partnership between a private company foundation, Oxfam and farmer cooperatives, which combined targeted training for women, finance, a market opportunity and addressing care work, resulting in increased recognition of women as dairy farmers and demonstrating that smallholders could be commercial suppliers. The success of the project has changed government credit […]

Issue briefing

Women, Peace and Security in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Factsheet

17/02/2016

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Political upheaval, instability and conflict have been on the rise in the Middle East and North Africa following the uprisings that swept the region in 2011. Women and girls face particular challenges to their basic human rights. This factsheet gives an overview of the status of women in the region, focusing on two key themes: […]

Discussion paper

Women’s Rights in the Cocoa Sector: Examples of emerging good practice

10/03/2016

2 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

Women cocoa farmers are central to the sustainability of the cocoa supply chain and cocoa-growing communities. Too often unrecognized and undervalued, women’s labor makes significant contributions to the amount of cocoa produced, which is under increasing demand. Empowering women cocoa farmers not only has a positive impact on the lives of women, men and communities, […]

Case study

Women and Peace Building in Afghanistan: Building local and national-level peace with the meaningful participation of women

06/09/2016

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Conflict has destroyed countless lives in Afghanistan. Searching for an elusive peace is a focus for many; but women have often been left with no voice, with the result that a fair and equitable end to conflict remains out of reach. Within and Without the State is working with women to support their meaningful participation […]

Annual report

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care (WE-Care) – Oxfam: Phase 1 final report

02/11/2016

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The eradication of poverty and injustice depends on women’s equal enjoyment of their human rights. Oxfam has invested significantly in women’s economic leadership, and affirms that economic empowerment requires parallel progress in women’s political, social and personal empowerment. Women’s control over their own time and labour is increasingly recognized as a precondition for, and component […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Oxfam’s Conceptual Framework on Women’s Economic Empowerment

23/05/2017

3 documents

52 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Effective economic empowerment for women occurs when women enjoy their rights to control and benefit from: resources assets income their own time the ability to manage risk improve their economic status and wellbeing. However, for this to become real, women must also have the autonomy and self-belief to make changes in their own lives, including […]

Journal article

Going underground in South African platinum mines to explore women miners’ experiences

09/11/2017

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Going underground in South African platinum mines to explore women miners’ experiences

Keywords

Overview

Women have worked underground in South African mines since 2003. Their inclusion has been lauded by some as a step in the right direction – that is, towards gender equality in employment, as well as challenging gender stereotypes about work and women’s abilities. This dominant narrative, however, fails to acknowledge and address the challenges faced […]

Showing 498 matching results from Policy & Practice

Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Raising Poor and Marginalised Women’s Voices, Liberia

22/11/2012

4 documents

37 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The ‘Raising Poor and Marginalised Women’s Voices in Liberia’ project is part Oxfam’s global Raising Her Voice (RHV) programme, which seeks to promote the rights and capacity of poor women to engage effectively in governance at all levels through increased voice and influence and more effective institutional accountability. Oxfam Liberia, with two local partners, Women […]

Case study

Women’s Collective Action in the Vegetable Sector in Tanzania

27/03/2013

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Women’s collective action (WCA) has provided significant opportunities for women to increase their role in vegetable markets in Tanzania, and enhances the benefits which they derive from this sector. Women already perform much of the labour needed to grow vegetables, whether in their own households or as casual labourers. However, men own most of the […]

Briefing note

Close the Gap: How to eliminate violence against women beyond 2015

11/03/2014

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

At least one in three women worldwide will experience some form of violence during their lifetime, often perpetrated by an intimate partner. Violence against women and girls is a fundamental human rights issue and a central challenge to development, democracy and peace. Oxfam is very concerned that efforts to eliminate violence against women do not […]

Case study

Women Dairy Producers in Colombia: Women and dairy sector enterprises leverage private and public sector investment at scale

30/10/2014

1 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

This case study explores a partnership between a private company foundation, Oxfam and farmer cooperatives, which combined targeted training for women, finance, a market opportunity and addressing care work, resulting in increased recognition of women as dairy farmers and demonstrating that smallholders could be commercial suppliers. The success of the project has changed government credit […]

Issue briefing

Women, Peace and Security in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Factsheet

17/02/2016

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Political upheaval, instability and conflict have been on the rise in the Middle East and North Africa following the uprisings that swept the region in 2011. Women and girls face particular challenges to their basic human rights. This factsheet gives an overview of the status of women in the region, focusing on two key themes: […]

Discussion paper

Women’s Rights in the Cocoa Sector: Examples of emerging good practice

10/03/2016

2 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

Women cocoa farmers are central to the sustainability of the cocoa supply chain and cocoa-growing communities. Too often unrecognized and undervalued, women’s labor makes significant contributions to the amount of cocoa produced, which is under increasing demand. Empowering women cocoa farmers not only has a positive impact on the lives of women, men and communities, […]

Case study

Women and Peace Building in Afghanistan: Building local and national-level peace with the meaningful participation of women

06/09/2016

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

Conflict has destroyed countless lives in Afghanistan. Searching for an elusive peace is a focus for many; but women have often been left with no voice, with the result that a fair and equitable end to conflict remains out of reach. Within and Without the State is working with women to support their meaningful participation […]

Annual report

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care (WE-Care) – Oxfam: Phase 1 final report

02/11/2016

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The eradication of poverty and injustice depends on women’s equal enjoyment of their human rights. Oxfam has invested significantly in women’s economic leadership, and affirms that economic empowerment requires parallel progress in women’s political, social and personal empowerment. Women’s control over their own time and labour is increasingly recognized as a precondition for, and component […]

Guidelines and toolkits

Oxfam’s Conceptual Framework on Women’s Economic Empowerment

23/05/2017

3 documents

52 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Effective economic empowerment for women occurs when women enjoy their rights to control and benefit from: resources assets income their own time the ability to manage risk improve their economic status and wellbeing. However, for this to become real, women must also have the autonomy and self-belief to make changes in their own lives, including […]

Journal article

Going underground in South African platinum mines to explore women miners’ experiences

09/11/2017

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Going underground in South African platinum mines to explore women miners’ experiences

Keywords

Overview

Women have worked underground in South African mines since 2003. Their inclusion has been lauded by some as a step in the right direction – that is, towards gender equality in employment, as well as challenging gender stereotypes about work and women’s abilities. This dominant narrative, however, fails to acknowledge and address the challenges faced […]