Job creation in the MENA Region, the context and challenges The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region face unemployment as a common challenge. The youth population is growing but …
Podcast: Feminist leadership in the hardest places to be a woman
Annie Kelly, Fenella Porter, Hala Al-Karib, Rasha Obaid, Preet Kaur Gill and Riya William YuyadaAs part of Oxfam’s Breaking New Ground Series, we host a panel of inspiring female leaders from the world of politics and civil society. The panel discuss their perspectives on …
Feminist leadership in action
Damaris Ruiz, Yohanka Valdes, Maritza Gallardo Lopez and Tamsin SmithTamsin Smith interviews Damaris Ruiz, Yohanka Valdes, and Maritza Gallardo Lopez, from Oxfam’s Latin America & Caribbean (LAC) Regional Women’s Rights and Gender Justice group. They share five ways they …
Standing up for women’s rights and local leadership in Uganda
Elizabeth StevensElizabeth Stevens describes how a small, local NGO has had an outsized impact on Uganda’s refugee response. Heart, guts, big ideas, and an investor. If you are launching a tiny …
Investing in women’s entrepreneurship is not enough
Caroline Ashley, Dr Miranda Morgan, Thalia Kidder and Fabian LlinaresAhead of the Gender Smart Investing Summit, Caroline Ashley, Miranda Morgan, Thalia Kidder and Fabian Llinares set out Oxfam’s top tips for gender-smart investing. So you want to invest in women and …
Now is the time for women’s rights in the Middle East
Farah KobaissyThe realization of women’s rights and gender justice in the Middle East and North Africa is inseparably entwined with conflict resolution and peace building efforts explains Farah Kobaissy. “No matter …
Claiming rights for women in Pakistan’s informal economy
Hadia Majid and Ammar A. MalikUrban growth in Pakistan brings new challenges for women and new gender inequalities. Hadia Majid and Ammar A. Malik identify key factors which could help women workers in the informal …
‘I am human and I have hope’: Working with women in Oxfam’s shops
Nikki van der GaagThe Future Skills programme is empowering marginalised women in the UK to grow in confidence and pursue their goals through shop work experience. Nikki van der Gaag recently visited Oxfam’s …
Role models for the next generation: women and democracy in Morocco
Nikki van der GaagWe arrive in the village in Larache province in Morocco via several wrong turns and a long bumpy earth road that wasn’t really a road at all, to find a …
A manifesto for a new era – or seven reasons why the Women’s March was different
Nikki van der GaagNikki van der Gaag reflects on her experience of the Women’s March on London; why Oxfam supported it, why it was different from past events and where we can go …
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