August 19 is World Humanitarian Day, when we mark the work done by humanitarian staff all over the world, who often risk their lives to support people affected by crises. …
5 Top Tips for Designing Research to change Social Norms on Gender (or anything else)
Anam Parvez Butt and Gopika BashiAnam Parvez Butt is a Gender Justice Research Lead in the research team at Oxfam GB. Gopika Bashi is the Asia Campaigner for the Enough Campaign at Oxfam International.
Technology and inequality
Claire SpoorsWe are at a crossroads on the digital highway. Advocacy Adviser, Claire Spoors highlights some key themes for the international development sector to consider when thinking about the intersection of …
What are supermarkets doing to tackle human suffering in their supply chains?
Monica RomisLast year, Oxfam embarked on a campaign asking 16 supermarkets to take responsibility for ending human suffering in their food supply chains. A year on, Monica Romis asks, what has changed? Slow progress to respect human rights The 2019 Supermarket Scorecard shows that, while …
Why refugees must be equally represented in decision-making
Susan Grace DukuSusan Grace Duku, is a refugee and head of our partner agency, Refugee Women and Youth Aid in Uganda. This World Refugee Day, she focuses on why refugees must be …
Feminism under siege
Duncan GreenMaria Al Abdeh on the work of Women Now for Development in Syria, and the impact of Jo Cox. This is the first post of a new mini series on …
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 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 …
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 …
Why care is a political act
Shawna Wakefield and Heather ColeFacilitators Shawna Wakefield and Heather Cole outline why self and collective care is fundamental to social justice, and how individuals and organizations can lead by example. There are many ways …