Gender Archives - Page 180 of 181 - Oxfam Policy & Practice

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Dedicated Lives: Women organising for a fairer world

01/01/1993

1 documents

68 pages long

Languages: English

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In many different countries, women are coming together to organise for a fairer world. Women’s organisations focus on many different aspects of women’s lives – health, income generation, employment rights, community activities – but they share a concern to counter the disadvantages experienced by women as a result of gender constraints. The eight women whose […]

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Book

Half the World Half a Chance: An introduction to gender and development

01/01/1993

5 documents

240 pages long

Languages: English

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What is gender, and why is it a development issue? How can development projects and programmes take gender issues into account? These are all vital questions which need to be addressed if development is to be truly effective. Half the World, Half a Chance explains how and why women are disadvantaged, not only by social […]

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Women and Economic Policy

01/01/1993

1 documents

67 pages long

Languages: English

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The articles in Women and Economic Policy are centred around two main themes: macroeconomic policy and gender relations; and income generation projects and women’s empowerment. In many countries of the South, the introduction of structural adjustment policies to address the problem of mounting international debt has had a profoundly damaging effect on poor women and […]

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Women and Conflict

01/01/1993

1 documents

67 pages long

Languages: English

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In situations of war or violent conflict, all civilians suffer. However, there are many specific, gender-related human rights issues which organisations involved in relief, development, and emergency work in conflict situations need to address. Women and Conflict concentrates on gender issues in situations of military and civil strife, and examines the effect of armed conflict […]

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Women and the Environment

01/01/1993

1 documents

68 pages long

Languages: English

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The majority of women in the South have a close and complex relationship to their surroundings. They are profoundly affected by environmental degradation, as they depend directly on natural resources for their livelihoods. Their need for access to these resources often goes unrecognised, as does their role as producers and environmental managers. At times of […]

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Journal article

Research on women’s health: Some methodological issues

01/11/1992

10 pages long

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Research on women’s health: Some methodological issues

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This article is written from the perspective of a health activist engaged in research on women’s health. It lays out a methodological framework for studying issues concerning women’s health, and goes on to describe a range of tools for collecting qualitative and quantitative information from the field. The article ends with a call for activist […]

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Journal article

Population control in the new world order

01/11/1992

6 pages long

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Population control in the new world order

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Population-control programmes can violate basic human rights and be a form of violence against women. The author presents her views on family planning as a form of social control arising from a neo-Malthusian world view which blames poverty and environmental degradation on population growth while obscuring the real causes: the increasing control of economic, political […]

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Journal article

A water programme in Vietnam and its impact on women

01/03/1992

14 pages long

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A water programme in Vietnam and its impact on women

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Evaluation is now recognised as an essential component in planning and implementing projects, and is one important means by which recipients can participate in the design process. In Vietnam, the liberalisation of the economic and social life of the country in the last few years has allowed Oxfam the scope to consider long-term development plans. […]

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Journal article

Gender, development, and training: Raising awareness in the planning process

01/11/1991

11 pages long

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Gender, development, and training: Raising awareness in the planning process

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Several decades of development experience have yielded a wealth of findings about the key assumptions, procedures, and practices by which women have been marginalised in development planning. The value of these insights lies not only in highlighting flawed planning procedures, but also in helping to formulate alternative frameworks for thinking about development. This article discusses […]

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Journal article

Ambassatna Nadif: An experimental household-rubbish collection project

01/03/1991

4 pages long

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Ambassatna Nadif: An experimental household-rubbish collection project

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In 1989 Oxfam approached the town council of N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, Africa, and set up a joint project to encourage community participation in improving sanitary conditions in Ambassatna. The author highlights the main problems and lessons to be learned from the project, three years into it, including issues around neglecting the role of […]

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