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As an intersectional feminist ally, Oxfam believes in ending sexism and that women should be free of political, social, and economic oppression and exploitation. In support of this aim, our work will...
View ArticleUnleashing the Potential of Gender Responsible Budgeting and Technology to...
The case study shows how improvements in gender justice are possible even in one of the world’s most gender unequal countries. It illustrates how the mandatory introduction and mainstreaming of Gender...
View ArticleStrengthening Women’s Political Participation in Pakistan
The Strengthening Women’s Political participation initiative built on a long struggle for women’s rights in Pakistan. Raising Her Voice (RHV) was one of the first global campaigns to address both...
View ArticleWomen’s Land Rights Scorecard: The failure of land policy and legal reforms...
The realization of women’s land rights often tends to get no further than the level of action plans and policies that are rarely implemented, due to a lack of real political commitment and the...
View ArticleInspiring Better Futures: Evidence and hope for radical and transformative...
The world faces converging crises of health, climate, gender and racial injustice and extreme economic inequality. The calls are mounting to ‘build back better’ to create more inclusive, caring and...
View ArticleWomen’s Empowerment in the Philippines: Impact evaluation of the ‘BASIC...
This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2018/19 on women’s empowerment. The BASIC START (Building Autonomous and Stable Institutions and Communities through Socially...
View ArticleThe Value-Added Tax (VAT) Improvement Program: Raising the operational...
Bangladesh has a weak and inequitable tax system. Over the past 15 years, the government of Bangladesh (GoB) has relied on the regressive value-added tax (VAT) for more than a third of all revenues,...
View ArticleCreating Spaces to Take Action on Violence Against Women and Girls in the...
The Creating Spaces project was a five-year, multi-country initiative aimed at reducing violence against women and girls and the prevalence of child, early and forced marriage in Bangladesh, India,...
View ArticleSpeaking Up: The role of women in building peace in Yemen
This paper brings the voices of Yemeni women forward. Women were active in the 2011 protests, influencing political developments at key junctures. However, subsequent armed conflicts militarized the...
View ArticleGrounding Women’s Land Rights: Towards equity and climate justice
This policy paper provides a critical examination of international commitments on women's land rights, evaluating progress and persistent challenges. It scrutinizes commitments made through the UN...
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