ReGender – working with women, men and regeneration
Successful regeneration schemes understand that a strong gender analysis is at the heart of powerful and effective programming – right from the design and planning stage through to service delivery. Under pressure to deliver regeneration programmes, many organisations and groups involved forget that local people are actually the experts – no one understands better the different challenges they face and needs that they have as men and as women.
Oxfam’s ReGender Project works with local communities, voluntary organisations and local, regional and national government to ensure that both women’s and men’s needs are understood and addressed in regeneration schemes.
Member of the Beacon Women's Network , East Manchester
Resources: The UK Poverty resources page is full of valuable tools, policy papers and publications for practitioners, including:
Into the lion’s den: a practical guide to including women in regeneration
Where are the women in LSPs? - women’s representation in Local Strategic Partnerships
Not seen and not heard? Gender community engagement and representation
Find out more about ReGender and the work we do with public, voluntary, and community organisations to improve the lives of women and men through regeneration.
Contact Helen Welch, ReGender Project Assistant, on 0161 861 7940, or by email on hwelch@oxfam.org.uk
ReGender is supported by the Big Lottery Fund.
