We had a fantastic day in the London campus of Northumbria University last Friday, 11th May! Inspiring presentations from a range of feminist researchers in policy, academia and practice – all accustomed to spanning and bridging those different locations! And to round off an amazing event, we had a panel featuring three key activist thinkers in gender and development – …
‘Bringing our feminist values to development research, policy and practice’ – Celebrating 25 years of Gender & Development journal Tune into our Facebook page on Friday 11th May, 3.30 – 5.00 pm British Summer Time (+1GMT) to see a panel discussion featuring: Professor Naila Kabeer, London School of Economics Professor Ruth Pearson, University of Leeds Professor Shirin Rai, University of …
Editor Caroline Sweetman introduces our new issue on sexualities. The universal human desire to have good and pleasurable relationships – including intimate relationships – is echoed in songs, poetry and the performing arts. But sex and sexuality are still seen as irrelevant to development, part of private life, like intimate partner violence and domestic violence. But treating sex and sexuality …
Happy birthday to us! Gender & Development began publishing twenty-five years ago this month – way back in 1993. Its first issue focused on women and the environment. For the first two years, we published as Focus on Gender, and guest editors were hired for each issue. Two hundred copies were posted out – to ‘friends and family’ in INGOs, …
Dear friends of Gender & Development You may know that Gender & Development is owned and funded entirely by Oxfam, on behalf of the whole development and humanitarian sector. In our 25 years of publication, the two entities have proudly kept separate brands and identities, and the journal is editorially and intellectually independent. However, the fact remains the journal is …
Gender equality and women’s rights are core to attaining sustainable, just human development. Editor, Caroline Sweetman, introduces the natural resource justice issue of the Gender & Development. 2017 was the deadliest year yet for environmental activism: 150 women and men have so far been murdered for defending natural resources and the communities who depend on them. Millions of the world’s poorest people live …
Having unmet needs for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) not only endangers life, it can negatively affect all aspects of daily existence, and women and girls suffer the most. Editor, Caroline Sweetman, introduces the WASH issue of Gender & Development. Imagine you’re a teenage girl, dying to go to the loo – but you can’t, until your mother comes home. Without …
On 6 December 2016, we held a fantastic panel debate at the LSE’s Centre for Women Peace & Security to launch our November issue. You can watch the video of the event here.
Oxfam and The Center for Gender in Organizations, Simmons College, Boston, USA, 23-24 March 2015 Conference Report by Liz Cooke Convened by Oxfam America, Oxfam Novib, Oxfam Intermon and The Center for Gender in Organizatons, Simmons College, Boston, this symposium brought together representatives from across the Oxfam confederation and members of The Center for Gender in Organizatons to examine Intersectionality …
In November 2013 Gender & Development launched its third Learning Project, this time focusing on Care.Care has an increasingly high profile as an issue in international spaces, but development practitioners, activists and researchers continue to encounter many challenges in making it visible, valued and recognised. This Learning Project aims to collate, synthesise and inspire learning on Care by: highlighting new …