Background Emerging market economies face a significant credit gap and access to finance is considered the biggest obstacle for enterprises. Banks have been the traditional source of funding, but the …
Counting care: Everything you need to know about the new Household Care Survey toolkit
Amber Parkes‘What doesn’t get measured doesn’t get seen’. I’ve heard this phrase so many times but never has it felt truer than when it comes to unpaid care and domestic work. …
‘What will the others think?’ Reflections on social norms and unpaid care work in Tunisia
Soufia Galand“Shhhh, the Others are listening! We can’t do that, the Others will see us!” I come from a migrant family, and we are what we could call a ‘modern’ one. However, this has …
10 brilliant questions you asked about Oxfam’s inequality report
Oxfam InternationalOxfam’s new inequality report, which reveals that the world’s billionaires —just 2,153 people— have more wealth than 4.6 billion people, is making headlines across the globe. Since we launched our report, …
Why businesses are addressing unpaid care work
Sarah HallSarah Hall, Oxfam’s Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care (WE-Care) Programme Manager, explores what businesses stand to gain from easing the burden of unpaid care and domestic work. A productive, healthy …
Feminist solutions to man-made economic inequality
Francesca Rhodes, Man-Kwun Chan and Anam Parvez ButtFrancesca Rhodes, Gender Policy Advisor, Man-Kwun Chan, Influencing Advisor, Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care, and Anam Parvez Butt, Gender Justice Research Lead at Oxfam GB outline some of the key …
How improving access to water can help reduce care work
Lucia RostChanges to infrastructure and equipment can make a real difference to time spent on care work . Lucia Rost and the WE-Care team share research from the Philippines, Uganda and …
Women’s work? Challenging gender roles in the Philippines
Nikki van der Gaag‘We forget our tiredness when the kiss is there.’ Nikki van der Gaag reports from the Philippines on a partnership that is changing ideas about men’s and women’s roles in …
How businesses can tackle the social norms that limit women
Claudia CanepaAcross the world, women make a significant contribution to global supply chains, in spite of complex hurdles that limit their inclusion and their leadership. How can businesses make it easier …
Taking women’s empowerment beyond the paid economy
Mar MaestreHow can development programmes support women’s economic empowerment while taking into account the burden of unpaid care work? Mar Maestre shares her research findings as part of the discussions taking …
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