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A laundry line outside Tendai Chauke’s (40) home in Misvago region, Zimbabwe. Credit: Aurelie Marrier d’Unienville / Oxfam

‘What will the others think?’ Reflections on social norms and unpaid care work in Tunisia

Soufia Galand

February 17th, 2020 Gender, Women's Economic Empowerment

“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 …

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Oxfam and Unilever’s laundry brand, Surf, have been in a partnership to address unpaid care work – giving women more choices to improve the quality of their lives, and create a brighter future for their families. Photo: Aurelie Marrier d'Unienville / Oxfam.

Why businesses are addressing unpaid care work

Sarah Hall

June 4th, 2019 Gender, Inequality, Participation and Leadership, Private sector, Women's Economic Empowerment

Sarah 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 …

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Ulita Mutambo’s and her husband Muchineripi Sibanda walk to collect water from an OXFAM built water pump just over a 1km from their home in Ture Village, Zvishevane region, Zimbabwe. Aurelie Marrier d'Unienville / Oxfam

Care work matters – public services and infrastructure can make a difference

Thalia Kidder and Claudia Canepa

April 26th, 2018 Gender, Women's Economic Empowerment

Thalia Kidder and Claudia Canepa explain why unpaid care work matters in tackling poverty and gender inequality, and discuss what can be done to recognise, reduce and redistribute the work …

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How improving access to water can help reduce care work

Lucia Rost

March 12th, 2018 General, Research, Women's Economic Empowerment

Changes 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 …

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"I did realise the difference between the hours men worked and the hours women worked. We thought this was natural – we thought it was what everyone was doing." Kitabe, 25, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Credit: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Oxfam

Critical junctures and the redistribution of care work

Martin Walsh

December 7th, 2017 Research, Women's Economic Empowerment

Women’s heavy and unequal contributions to care work are a challenge to their participation in social, economic and political life and overall wellbeing. How can project interventions change this? Senior …

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Shienna Cabus and her 4 year old daughter travel to a local water source to collect spring water for the family in Salcedo, Eastern Samar, Philippines.Credit: Aurelie Marrier d'Unienville/Oxfam

Women’s work? Challenging gender roles in the Philippines

Nikki van der Gaag

October 17th, 2017 Gender, General, Women's Economic Empowerment

‘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 …

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Paulina Sibanda’s husband Opheus Dube helps her with cooking in their kitchen in Zvishevane region, Zimbabwe. Paulina is a beneciary of the Oxfam We-Care project in partnership with Unilever/Surf. Paulina received this fuel efficient wood stove and as well as a solar panel. Credit: Aurelie Marrier d'Unienville / Oxfam

How businesses can tackle the social norms that limit women

Claudia Canepa

September 7th, 2017 General, Private sector, Women's Economic Empowerment

Across 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 …

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Virginie Mukagatare and her two daughters, remove beans from their pods. As well as working on a tea farm, Virginie farms beans to feed her family. Credit: Aurelie Marrier d'Unienville / Oxfam

Taking women’s empowerment beyond the paid economy

Mar Maestre

May 24th, 2017 Gender, Women's Economic Empowerment

How 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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Grace Aloyo, 23 and Mark Olara, 30 years old, have been married for 7 years and they have 5 children, including a pair of twin girls. The three older children go to school. They are farmers who grow millet, maize, sorghum, pigeon peas and simsim. “I mainly sell sorghum. I put aside 3 acres of land for maize and pigeon peas. We use oxen to cultivate the land,” Aloyo says. Credit: Julius Ceaser Kasujja/Oxfam

#WEEForumchat – Unpaid Care Work

Vincent Trousseau

May 12th, 2017 Gender, Women's Economic Empowerment

Oxfam and the Women’s Economic Empowerment in Agriculture Knowledge Hub, recently held a Twitter chat on unpaid care and women’s economic empowerment for the WEE Global Learning Forum. As part of …

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WE care programme beneficiary.

Showing that we care: Challenging assumptions on unpaid care

Nikki van der Gaag

November 2nd, 2016 Gender, Women's Economic Empowerment

Nikki van der Gaag, Director of Gender Justice and Women’s Rights at Oxfam, introduces us to the issue of unpaid care work and the impact that this has on women’s …

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