There are many social, political, religious, tribal and economic reasons that contribute to defining gender roles throughout the ages, and yet there appears to be a common thread of gender …
Can Twitter help drive policy change?
Rodrigo Barahona, Virginia Vaquera and Patricia CorcueraOxfam Intermón has supported allies using digital actions to put issues on the political agenda. Rodrigo Barahona, Virginia Vaquera and Patricia Corcuera share seven critical success factors. In recent years …
Broken promises: Why governments are failing to eliminate VAWG
Christine HughesWomen’s and feminist movements have fought hard to get laws on Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG) passed. New Oxfam research is now adding to the growing evidence that governments …
St. Valentine’s Day: Celebrating Healthy Relationships and Challenging Violence
Bethan CansfieldThis Saint Valentine’s Day, Bethan Cansfield and Lourdes Montero look at what it means to have a healthy relationship and how unhealthy ones may be formed. oday, many couples, in …
This is not bad luck it is sexist violence
Damaris RuizDamaris Ruiz, Coordinator of Women’s Rights for Latin America and the Caribbean, looks at the social acceptance of violence against women and what we can do to end it. “What …
The ladies’ room
Kerry AkersKerry Akers talks about the careful considerations and interdisciplinary collaboration needed to ensure that protection work is not based on harmful assumptions. umanitarian camps are dark at night. The curfew …
Making invisible voices visible in online EVAW campaigns
Amy O'DonnellOnline spaces are not free from violence against women and girls (VAWG) but, in this blog, Amy O’Donnell and Miranda Dobson discuss how specific online platforms, including Hollaback! are supporting …
Women’s economic empowerment and the HIV and AIDS response
Alysa RemtullaWe know that gender inequality fuels the HIV epidemic and that women’s economic empowerment is a powerful tool to change gender relations. Does that mean that women’s economic empowerment can …