GenderWorks Resources
Policy and research - Gender and race equality
Programme - Gender and race equality
Policy and research - Gender and regeneration
Participation of people in poverty
Gender journals and newsletters
Useful websites
Policy and research - Gender and race equality
Women and Social Exclusion – Oxfam's submission to NAP 2008 (PDF) Italian (PDF) German (PDF)
WAVE Network’s submission to Austria’s NAP 2008 (PDF)
Lamoro’s submission to Italy’s NAP 2008 (PDF)
Forgotten women: Domestic violence, poverty and South
Asian women with no recourse to public
funds (PDF)
This report documents research findings relevant to understanding the experiences of South Asian women who have survived domestic violence and who have No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF), the “forgotten women”. This study was sponsored by Oxfam GB, with additional contributions from Care Services Improvement Partnership North West (CSIP NW) and the University of Huddersfield.
Tackling Inequalities: A guide to planning better services (PDF)
In the same way that you must always consider cost when designing a project or service, you must always consider fairness. This booklet is designed to help people consider inequalities from the outset when designing projects. By considering how to make sure that our services are suitable and accessible, we are also ensuring that our services are more effective. South Lanarkshire Community Planning Partnership and Oxfam, November 2007.
Review of Sub-national economic development and regeneration for Comprehensive Spending Review: contribution from the Oxfam UK Poverty Programme (PDF)
Oxfam GB, October 2006.
Oxfam response to the Equalities Review: Interim report for consultation (PDF) Oxfam GB, June 2006.
Gender Budgeting as a means to fulfil Public Sector Duty on Gender (PDF)
This paper explores how gender budgeting will be a useful tool to monitor performance delivery of the Public Sector Duty on Gender Equality. Wales Gender Budget Group, February 2006.
Advancing Equality for Men and Women: Oxfam GB response to government proposals to introduce a public sector duty to promote gender equality (PDF)
Oxfam's key concerns to government proposals, including: the importance of a strategic approach; issues of structural inequality between men and women; the effects of the proposals on men as well as women; equal pay and women experiencing poverty; the importance of gender-disaggregated data; and the process of conducting Gender Impact Assessments.
Oxfam GB, January 2006
Fairness for All: A New Commission for Equality and Human Rights - Oxfam’s response to the White Paper (PDF)
Oxfam's response to the UK Government’s proposals to establish a Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR). Oxfam GB, August 2004.
Oxfam GB’s submission to the UN Commission on the Status of Women meeting, March 2004 (PDF)
This paper lays out Oxfam GB’s position in relation to gender work with men and boys. Oxfam GB, March 2004.
Programme – Gender and race equality
Proofed for parents by parents toolkit (SPAN website)
This toolkit draws on the findings of the Single Parent Action Network's One Parent Proofing research project and presents a practical resource for initiatives to One Parent Proof their policy and practice.
Oxfam GB's Gender Mainstreaming Tools (PDF)
This document was written to facilitate the process of mainstreaming gender across the programme management cycle. It is a compilation of checklists of key issues and questions that should be addressed in all programme and campaign work. Oxfam GB, November 2002.
A Change in Thinking: Gender Budgeting - now's the time (link)
A Change in Thinking is a CD that Oxfam has put together with its partners to show how gender budgeting can deliver better value services for both women and men. We spoke to people across the UK who are conducting, lobbying for, or benefiting from gender budgeting locally and nationally. We hope the results will encourage government use of gender-budgeting techniques. Oxfam GB, May 2006.
Into the lion’s den: a practical guide to including women in regeneration.
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This guide aims to develop the capacity of community-based groups in regeneration areas by providing the tools and techniques for them to hold decision-makers to account. It follows the examples of three local women’s groups who worked to ensure that they were involved in local regeneration initiatives. Throughout the guide, there are illustrated practical examples of tools that were used with the ReGender pilot groups. Oxfam GB, July 2005.
Section 1: Contains the chapter Gender and regeneration – which takes the confusion out of ‘the gender agenda’, maps out the local regeneration scene, and looks at why gender matters in regeneration.
Section 2: Explores how women can become agents of change – as individuals and as collective groups and looks at ways to identify and target those who hold decision-making power in regeneration areas. It is composed of tools that have been piloted with the three ReGender groups.
Section 3: Focuses on Reflecting on women’s journeys, which contains tools that enable reflection and assessment of the processes of change. There are examples of how the facilitator of a group can measure the effectiveness of the gender and regeneration tools, and to improve or adapt them, if necessary. The section concludes with a look at the successes and journeys of each of the ReGender pilot groups, as well as two appendices there is a jargon-busting glossary of terms, and a reference section of useful resources.
Into The Lion’s Den ends with an opportunity for improvement – an evaluation form that you are encouraged to complete and return to us. Your feedback is valuable and will enable us to learn from the first phase of ReGender.
Programme Insights: Learning for action on women’s leadership and participation
This set of ten papers brings together lessons and experience on women’s leadership and participation from Oxfam GB and its partners.
Programme Insights: The Africa Women’s Protocol
A tool to mobilise resources for financing gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Programme Insights: Education and gender equality
These papers on education and gender contribute to improving policy development and practice by presenting new learning and examples of good practice in a clear and straightforward manner, with recommendations for action.
Women’s and children’s poverty: making the links (PDF)
This report explores the links between women’s and children’s poverty. The key message is that women are ‘shock absorbers’ in the home, and that government targets to reduce child poverty cannot be successfully achieved without attention to women's poverty. The report is based on both academic and experiential expertise in this field.
Ruth Lister and WBG Poverty Working Group, Women’s Budget Group, March 2005
Accounting for Gender – Support for Work in South Bank and Grangetown (PDF)
A gender analysis of the Job Connect employment service from Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. Findings revealed a quality service, but one that met men's needs more than women's.
Romi Jones and Julia Lyford, Fourth Action, on behalf of South Bank Women's Centre, Oxfam and Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, March 2005.
Gender Equality and Men: learning from practice
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Based on work with men from a range of countries including the UK, this book aims to provide a critical account of practical experience of work with men for gender equality.
Ed. Sandy Ruxton, Oxfam GB, June 2004.
Men, Masculinities, and Poverty in the UK
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This book was commissioned by Oxfam’s UK Poverty Programme to explore how changing economic, social, and political circumstances are affecting gender relations.
Sandy Ruxton, Oxfam GB, October 2002
Policy and research – Gender and regeneration
Where are the women in LSPs? Women's representation in Local Strategic Partnerships (PDF)
Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) are a way of bringing together local people, including public sector organisations, voluntary and community organisations, and businesses to work to improve the quality of local life. They aim to improve how local services are planned and delivered. This report looks at the shortage of women in LSPs, especially in senior bodies, as well as the lack of monitoring which masks the problem, and the absence of specific support to shift the balance. It makes recommendations for systematic monitoring, specific support for women, and use of the Public Sector Duty on Gender Equality to improve service delivery.
Urban Forum, Oxfam and Women's Resource Centre, August 2007
Not seen and not heard? Gender, community engagement and representation (PDF)
Local people, the most important stakeholders when it comes to improving neighbourhoods, have a right to participate in decisions that affect their lives. However, men and women experience our communities differently, have different aspirations, and mobilise around different issues. Based on the findings of the ‘Gender and Community Engagement in Manchester’ (GEM) Project and other recent studies, this paper argues that a gender-aware approach is essential for effective community engagement. It looks at key policy areas and outlines practical steps for integrating gender into decision-making processes. Oxfam GB, 2007.
A place for everyone: gender equality and urban planning (PDF)
Our towns and cities are shaped by government policy and land-use planning. However, planning policy tends to ignore the fact that women and men use public space very differently and have different concerns about how it meets their needs. Looking at gender issues in planning is central to success in economic regeneration and social inclusion. This paper looks at the barriers facing local authorities, examines planning levels, and recommends changes, giving examples of good practice. For more detailed guidance, we recommend the Royal Town Planning Institute Good Practice Note on Gender and Spatial Planning (RTPI, 2007) Oxfam GB in partnership with the Royal Town Planning Institute, 2007.
From getting by to getting on: women's employment and local regeneration programmes (PDF)
Why does regeneration fail the poorest women, and what can be done to help? The issues are complex, but the solutions are achievable. This report demonstrates that women’s employment needs have been left out of regeneration planning. As long as employment plans neglect the complex needs of women in poor communities, local economic underperformance will continue. Sustained, integrated support services are needed at neighbourhood level, with stronger links between regeneration policy, welfare policy and labour market strategies. Most importantly, workers and policy makers should listen more carefully to the needs of women in low paid employment or disengaged from the labour market.
Oxfam GB and RENEW North/West, November 2007.
Gender at the heart of regeneration (PDF)
This introductory leaflet makes the case for including a gender perspective in regeneration work. It outlines how women are in the majority in many of the poorest groups, yet are in the minority when it comes to making the decisions about how regeneration money should be spent. Oxfam GB, 2006.
For better or worse: tackling women's and men's poverty in regeneration (PDF)
Report on conference, 24 May 2007, Glasgow.
See both Sides: A practical guide to gender analysis for quality service delivery
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This hands-on guide is designed to help those responsible for planning and delivering services to ensure that the services they offer have a real impact on the everyday, different lives of women and men. The guide explains how service delivery is never gender-neutral, and that even if offered and available to all, take up is affected by the difference in men and women’s lives, roles and responsibilities.
Training exercises and tools show how to examine the assumptions on which services may be based, collect and examine data by sex, and use this information to develop more effective services for the public. An in-depth case study runs throughout the guide, highlighting each step with real examples. Oxfam GB, 2004.
Participation of people in poverty
The Axis of Influence (PDF)
The Axis of Influence is a discussion-based tool for community groups and networks to assess and improve the influence they have on agencies and partnerships. It is appropriate for small, large, newly formed and well established networks, as well as those with paid or unpaid members. The Axis of Influence was produced by CDX and Changes.
Newsletters and journals
GenderWorks Newsletter February 2009 - Special edition - International Practice Exchange (PDF)
GenderWorks Newsletter February 2009 (PDF)
GenderWorks Newsletter November 2008 - Special edition - International Practice Exchange (PDF)
German (PDF) | Italian (PDF)
GenderWorks Newsletter October 2008 (PDF)
Links – Oxfam’s newsletter on gender
Gender Links newsletter reports on Oxfam GB's gender and development work in its programme in over 70 countries worldwide.
Exchange - Social Protection and Inclusion in the EU
Europe-wide newsletter aimed at all key actors involved in combating poverty and social exclusion.FEMPOWER
A magazine published by our Austria-based partner WAVE, each edition of FEMPOWER focuses on a different issue related to violence against women.
Gender & Development journal
Gender & Development is the only journal published to focus specifically on international gender and development issues, and to explore the connections between gender and development initiatives, and feminist perspectives.
Useful websites
GenderWorks partners:
European Commision:
EUROPA – Employment, Social Affairs & Equal Opportunities: Social Protection Social Inclusion
National Action Plans on Social Inclusion (NAPs):
Austria NAP 2006-2008 (English)
Italy NAP 2006-2008 (Italian)
All EU member governments’ NAPs
The National Council of Voluntary Organisations
NCVO provides a guide to lobbying at the European Union level, including everything from an introduction to different EU institutions and bodies to tips from campaigners and decision makers on how to influence.
Gender websites:
Bridge
Supports gender advocacy and mainstreaming efforts by bridging the gaps between theory, policy, and practice with accessible and diverse gender information in print and online
Siyanda
An online database of gender and development materials from around the world. It is also an interactive space where gender practitioners can share ideas, experiences, and resources
Gender Responsive Budgeting
The Gender Responsive Budgeting website is a collaborative effort between the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the Commonwealth Secretariat, and Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC), which was launched in 2001. The website strives to support efforts of governments, women’s organisations, members of parliaments, and academics to ensure that planning and budgeting effectively respond to gender equality goals.
Women’s organisations and support groups:
Single Parent Action Network (SPAN)
Rise (formerly the Women’s Refuge Project)
Community development:
Community Development Exchange (CDX)
CDX works to ensure that community development is recognised and supported as a powerful way of tackling inequality and achieving social justice. As an organisation with members from across the UK, CDX reflects a diverse range of interests in community development across all sectors and fields.
The GenderWorks project was supported by the European Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity (2007-2013).
The information contained in it does not necessarily reflect the position or opinion of the European Commission.
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