In this addition to our Her Series Dr. Elise Klein, a Lecturer of Development Studies at Melbourne University, shares with us with her views on how we should be tackling gendered norms as part of women’s economic empowerment. This blog post draws on a background paper being prepared by Dr. Klein for the UN High Level Panel for Women’ s Economic Empowerment. hanging …
Why ‘care’ about development?
In this second instalment of our Her Series, Belén Sobrino from Oxfam Intermon sets the case to keeping unpaid care work high on the SDG agenda, and reminds us of the importance in ensuring we reduce the the burden of care, not just the work itself. omen around the world invest 2.5 times more time than men in unpaid care …
Tale of Buguru Chitamma: How a cooperative transformed fisher women into leaders
How can cooperatives help women to lead and take control of their livelihoods? In the first of our new ‘Her Series’ pieces, Savvy Soumya & Ranjana Das from Oxfam India takes us through an initiative in Odisha where women are working together in fishing communities. With a striking red bindi, about the size of a coin, and a radiant smile …
Commentaries on women’s economic empowerment
We’re delighted to announce the launch of a new blogging series focusing on women’s economic empowerment (WEE) and equality with contributors from Oxfam, INGOs, women’s organisations and academia. Francesca Rhodes, Gender Policy Advisor, introduces the series. hroughout August, Oxfam Policy and Practice in collaboration with the WEE Agriculture Knowledge Hub, will be hosting and highlighting discussions and research on women’s …
Interactive infographic: Overcoming barriers to family planning in Pakistan
LEARNING: Oxfam Novib recently released a report on family planning in Pakistan which aimed to give an overview into the barriers women and their husbands face in adopting family planning and propose how these can be overcome. Below is an interactive infographic of the key findings from the report. Author: OxfamArchive blog. Originally posted on Oxfam Policy & Practice.
Spread the bounty, credit the growers: A feminist approach to knowledge management
LEARNING: Knowledge management might not be the first thing one thinks of when tackling issues around Violence against Women and Girls and Gender Based Violence, but it can be essential for practitioners to share their learning outcomes. Here, Caroline Marrs and Christine Hughes from Oxfam Canada, share with us their experience in a networked approach to sharing knowledge. Knowledge sharing …
1 in 3 women suffer violence, but it’s everyone’s problem
NEWS: 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 central concern for development. Caroline Sweetman, Editor of Gender & Development, introduces the articles and their contributors. Counting Dead Women is a blog and social media campaign that lists the …
Can a radio series change attitudes and norms on violence against women?
LEARNING: Imagine you could just broadcast an entertaining radio soap opera, starring everyone’s favourite celebrities, and listeners would change their attitudes and perceptions of norms about violence against women for the better. Sounds too good to be true? We recently tried to find out as Caroline Hodges, Impact and Knowledge Specialist, explains. Edutainment combines media entertainment with educational messages and …
Women’s work: mothers, children and the global childcare crisis
OPINION: Both women and children are suffering as a result of a global childcare crisis and a lack of policies to address the childcare deficit argues Tanvi Bhatkal, Research Officer at the Overseas Development Institute. Families around the world are squeezed between the twin demands of work outside the home and that inside it. These conflicting demands have been contributing …
Public influencing to end violence against women and girls
NEWS: Violence against women and girls is a global issue that is all too often ignored, effective advocacy and campaigns can play an integral part in bringing it to an end. The latest in a series of webinars by Oxfam’s Regional Gender Justice Programme in the Middle East and North Africa discusses best practice with regards to raising awareness and …