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Subject: gender

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08 Mar 2013

Women making change in Nepal

After a few hours along the curvy road in Surkhet district, we finally reached Chhinchu village,...

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The Women Leaders

By Dow Punpiputt

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25 Nov 2012

Video: Ending violence against women in Lebanon

In Lebanon we're working with men to end violence against women - through activities such as...

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By Al Kinley

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15 Oct 2012

'The Power of We' in Azerbaijan: An impossible dream

In rural Azerbaijan, many women shoulder the burden of caring for their families and earning a...

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By Arzu Geybullayeva

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11 Oct 2012

Oxfam responds to The Human Security Report 2012

The Human Security Report is at it again. The latest edition from Canada's Simon Fraser...

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Women and girls spend several hours a day collecting water often standing in baking heat. They then carry the heavy jerry cans home, either on their heads or tied to the end of poles.

By Ed Cairns

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25 Sep 2012

Top 10 Oxfam videos

Oxfam loves the movies. We've got more than 500 videos on our channel and together people like...

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By Al Kinley

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13 Aug 2012

Olympics facts, fair food and flying fish: The latest blogs in brief

Did you know Trailwalker and Trailtrekker participants together walked a whopping 157,200 miles...

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By Al Kinley

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06 Aug 2012

Yemen: A wake up call to early marriage

Aisha, Wafa and Hafsa never imagined that their tragedies would signal a wake-up call for the residents...

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By Amal Alariqi

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13 Jul 2012

A radical approach to women's rights

Radical Muslim clerics might be the least likely people to speak out against the injustices facing...

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By James Whitehead

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06 Jun 2012

Bloggers support Birth Rights campaign

Every week, around 75 women in Ghana die because of complications during pregnancy and childbirth....

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Selina’s two sons meet their baby sister for the first time

By Anna Kroeger

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30 Mar 2012

Forget the Apprentice: women using business as a force for change

This month, the well-known TV show The Apprentice returned to British television, and a motley...

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Women filtering honey at the Agunta Primary Cooperative at Dangla. Credit: Tom Pietrasik/Oxfam

By Caroline Sweetman

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