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News, topics & links

Latest news

New Call for Papers: Education and Learning

The March 2014 issue of G&D will focus on Education and Learning from a gender justice and women's rights perspective. Read the Call for Papers

New issue themes announced for 2013 and 2014

2013

July: Feminist solidarity and collective action
Nov: Conflict and violence 

2014
March: Education - Read the Call for Papers
July: After the MDGs
Nov: The care economy

If you're interested in contributing to any of these issues, check our website for calls for papers, or for more regular updates follow us on twitter.


The Beyond Gender Mainstreaming Learning Project

From  November 2011 to November 2012 Gender & Development ran a major Learning Project on Beyond Gender Mainstreaming, in partnership with the UK Gender and Development Network (GADN).

It involved a conceptual discussion about experience and successes of different approaches to integrating gender and women’s rights into development and humanitarian work. 

Read the Beyond Gender Mainstreaming issue >


Events

Oxfam at AWID 2012 >

We will be adding information on events planned for 2013 shortly.


Links

Other organisations working on gender and development issues:

Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID)
Bridge (at IDS)
Eldis Gender Resource Guide
FEMNET
Gender & Development Network (GADN), UK
Siyanda (database)
UK Development Studies Association Gender and Practice Study Group
UN Women
Women’s Human Rights net (WHRnet)
Women in Development Europe (WIDE)

WOMANKIND Worldwide


Further gender resources

Tracking the impact of the global economic crisis - 10 things women's groups can investigate

This short piece, written by leading feminist economist Diane Elson, featured in the Views, Events, and Debates section of G&D 18(1). We're making it available here, as we believe it constitutes a valuable tool for activists and researchers seeking to uncover and track the impact of the crisis at a human, rather than macroeconomic, level.

Read the article (PDF) >


The International Handbook of Gender and Poverty: Concepts, Research, Policy edited by Sylvia Chant

This major new work from Edward Elgar Publishing includes a chapter by G&D Editor, Dr. Caroline Sweetman - 'A woman and an empty house are never alone for long': autonomy, control, marriage and microfinance in women's livelihoods in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Read Caroline's chapter (PDF) >

Order a copy of The International Handbook of Gender and Poverty with a 10% online discount >


More Oxfam resources on gender are available to search and download free from the Oxfam Policy & Practice website.

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