A Long Way to Go: Influencing Social Norms to Combat Gender-Based Violence in Iraq
Diego Redondo CripovichThere are many social, political, religious, tribal and economic reasons that contribute to defining gender roles throughout the ages, and yet there appears to be a common thread of gender …
Local to global campaigns challenging power and patriarchy
Charikleia Poucha and Gopika BashiChariklea Poucha and Gopika Bashi describe how co-creation, innovation & taking a feminist approach to campaigning has enabled the Enough campaign to start shifting social norms that perpetuate violence against …
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.
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 …
How small and regular design tweaks can make a big difference to latrine use
Tanya Glanville-WallisCommunications Advisor, Tanya Glanville-Wallis, talks us through the process of developing Sani Tweaks—a series of communications tools for technical staff, promoting best practices in sanitation. Visiting the Rohingya refugee camps …
We must do more to make emergency sanitation safer
Rachel HastieWhy do so few women and girls use emergency latrines? Rachel Hastie shares key findings that could help make sanitation safer in camps. We looked at the latrine with dismay, …
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 …
Young feminists driving change
Imogen DaviesImogen Davies, Oxfam GB’s Global Adviser on Youth, Gender & Active Citizenship, and co-editor of the latest issue of Gender & Development, describes the political approaches young feminist movements are taking …