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Tajik woman holding hand behind back

Voices of Tajik Women during Covid

Nazira Kurbonova

November 5th, 2020 Women's Economic Empowerment

the stories of three Tajik women, sharing their challenges, their successes and how they persevere, in their own words.

CoronavirusCOVID-19Disability rightssmall businessTajikistanWomen's economic empowermentwomen's rights
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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PhilippinesUnpaid care workWE CareWomen's economic empowerment
A women's group in Cambodia. Credit: Sokunthea Chor/Oxfam America

How do we measure women’s empowerment?

Simone Lombardini

May 25th, 2017 Gender, Real Geek

Empowering women and supporting gender equality is the stated aim of many development projects. Often these projects are asked to monitor and evaluate the extent to which their work is …

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Effectiveness ReviewsMonitoring evaluation and learningWomen's economic empowerment
Credit: Abir Abdullah / Oxfam

Empowering girls and women through ICTs

Kirsten Bickford

April 24th, 2017 Gender, ICT4D, Innovation

Empowering girls and women through ICTs isn’t just a question of social justice, it’s also smart economics. Kirsten Bickford explains why. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are often cited as …

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Gendergender equalityGender inequalityGirls in ICTGirls in ICT dayICTICT4DTechnologyWEEWomen's economic empowerment
Zambia is among the top ten fastest growing economies in the world, but most of the population are not seeing the benefits of this economic development. Here, Barbara risks the crocodiles to collect water from the Zambezi river.

Winners of the WEE leadership awards 2017 announced!

Vincent Trousseau

March 8th, 2017 Gender, Women's Economic Empowerment

Today, Winnie Byanyima, Oxfam International Executive Director, has announced the four winners of the WEE Leadership Awards 2017 organised by Oxfam’s Knowledge Hub on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Agriculture! In …

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Oxfam’s engagement at the Commission on the Status of Women

Francesca Rhodes

February 27th, 2017 Gender

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the global policy making body concerning women’s rights and gender equality issues. Francesca Rhodes and Vincent Trousseau explore how and why …

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