Gender & Development turns 25
Caroline SweetmanThis year, Oxfam’s international journal Gender & Development turns 25. The UK Development Studies Association and Oxfam marked the occasion by convening a one-day seminar for feminist activists from academia …
No environmental justice without gender justice
Caroline SweetmanGender equality and women’s rights are core to attaining sustainable, just human development. Editor, Caroline Sweetman, introduces the natural resource justice issue of the Gender & Development journal. 2017 is …
Taking a toilet break: on the railway line
Caroline SweetmanHaving unmet needs for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) not only endangers life, it can negatively affect all aspects of daily existence, and women and girls suffer the most. Editor, …
Fundamental questions, women’s rights responses
Caroline SweetmanCaroline Sweetman, Editor of Gender and Development, introduces their latest issue on women’s rights and fundamentalisms. The new issue of Gender & Development focuses on nothing less than the question …
Women leading in the peace
Caroline SweetmanAccording to World Bank estimates of September 2016, two billion people live in countries where development outcomes are affected by fragility, conflict, and violence. By 2030, the share of global …
1 in 3 women suffer violence, but it’s everyone’s problem
Caroline SweetmanNEWS: 1 in 3 women are estimated to directly experience violence. In the Gender & Development’s latest journal, issues around violence against women and girls (VAWG) are explored as a …
Are the Sustainable Development Goals good news for women?
Caroline SweetmanThe 2015 Sustainable Development Goal agreement was a historic moment for development and for feminism. Much hope rests on the goals, but what will they really achieve, for people living …
Gender and Development talks resilience
Caroline SweetmanHow are men and women affected differently by shocks and stresses, and how can a women’s rights approach be applied? Caroline Sweetman, Editor of the Gender & Development journal, introduces …
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