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Journal article

Voices of (R)existence: Indigenous women, Instagram, and the fight against (fem)genocide in Brazil

15/06/2026

23 pages long

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Voices of (R)existence: Indigenous women, Instagram, and the fight against (fem)genocide in Brazil

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This paper examines the transformative political impact of Indigenous Brazilian women’s strategic use of Instagram as a platform for advocacy and political mobilisation. It argues that the election of Indigenous women to public office constitutes a decisive mechanism through which racist foundational laws are challenged and reconfigured within the Brazilian state. Figures such as Sônia […]

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Journal article

Transcontinental reflections of feminist advocates: Embracing plurality, embodying care, and pushing forward intersectionality

15/06/2026

17 pages long

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Transcontinental reflections of feminist advocates: Embracing plurality, embodying care, and pushing forward intersectionality

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This article presents a transcontinental dialogue between feminist advocates from Latin America and Europe, who critically reflect on the tensions, possibilities, and challenges of transnational feminist advocacy. It is based on exchanges between the two authors as participants and co-creators of concrete feminist advocacy networks, and is based on a collaborative research initiative with Indigenous […]

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Journal article

Revisiting feminist advocacy

15/06/2026

9 pages long

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This is the introduction to Gender & Development’s special issue on ‘Revisiting Feminist Advocacy’.

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Briefing paper

Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement: Practical guidance for companies in the agriculture and food manufacturing sector – A roadmap for centring workers and communities in your human rights and environmental due diligence

20/05/2026

6 documents

119 pages long

Languages: English

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This practical guidance helps companies in the agriculture and food manufacturing sector strengthen Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement (MSE) as part of human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD). MSE the process of engaging workers, farmers, communities, and other stakeholders in genuine, safe, and ongoing dialogue so their perspectives shape company decisions and outcomes. In complex, high-risk […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Safe Programming in Humanitarian Responses: A guide to managing risk

18/05/2026

15 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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The Safe Programming booklet outlines the safe programming approach, which exists to prevent harm in our work as Oxfam, centring the needs of communities and partners to be safe to participate. The simple risk assessment (Safe Programming Risk Assessment) is a suggested tool to complete the mandatory process of identifying and acknowledging risks in every […]

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Briefing paper

Paid up? Living wage efforts in banana supply chains of Dutch and German supermarkets

20/04/2026

1 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

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Bananas are a staple on supermarket shelves across Europe, but the workers who grow, harvest and pack them often earn wages that fall short of what they need to live with dignity. This report examines whether major Dutch and German supermarkets are delivering on their commitments to close living wage gaps in banana supply chains. […]

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Research report

Building Disaster Resilient Communities Through Women’s Leadership

05/03/2026

1 documents

50 pages long

Languages: English

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Women in Nepal and the Philippines, along with those in other Asian countries, suffer disproportionately from disasters caused by natural hazards yet are excluded from leadership in disaster preparedness and response (DPR). Even as women make a crucial contribution to community resilience, they are hindered from DPR participation by restrictive social norms, limited financial resources, […]

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Evaluation report

Ending the Discrimination faced by Informal and Marginalized Formal Women Workers in Bangladesh

30/01/2026

1 documents

77 pages long

Languages: English

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This impact evaluation examines Oxfam in Bangladesh’s interventions with two highly vulnerable informal and marginalized formal worker groups: domestic workers and tea-garden workers. Using a mixed-methods and contribution-analysis approach, the study assesses changes in livelihoods, workplace dignity, social protection, gender-based violence, and decision-making power. The findings show notable gains for domestic workers in skills, confidence, […]

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Briefing paper

Rights at the Core: Towards a rights-respecting digital ecosystem in ASEAN

26/01/2026

1 documents

72 pages long

Languages: English

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ASEAN is setting ambitious goals to advance and lead in the digital age. The forthcoming ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2030, expected in early 2026, will steer regional digital development for the next five years. As ASEAN enters this new phase, it is crucial that its strategies align with a rights‑based approach. In 2025, Access Now, EngageMedia, […]

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Briefing paper

Resisting the Rule of the Rich

19/01/2026

9 documents

69 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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Extreme inequality is reaching new heights. In 2025, billionaire wealth increased three times faster than the average annual rate over the previous five years. Meanwhile, one in four people don’t regularly have enough to eat and nearly half the world’s population live in poverty. The super-rich are becoming a new oligarchy, using their extreme wealth […]

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