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July 9, 2014

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women creating change in community

The Straight Talk program has brought together more than 400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women from across the nation...

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March 26, 2014

Lifting women out of poverty in Bangladesh

Guest Blogger, Tania Cass describes her experiences working with women in Bangladesh: "The inspiration and dedication for my work comes...

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March 12, 2014

How cows are solving poverty

In Panjar Bhanga village, near Rangpur in northern Bangladesh, women are kept at home by the traditions of their society....

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January 24, 2014

Geneva II peace talks: where are the voices of Syrian women?

There is something almost surreal about the setting for the Syrian peace talks taking place in Switzerland this week. Montreux...

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January 23, 2014

Syria peace talks begin at last, but Syrian civil society and women sidelined

After months of postponements, the long-awaited Geneva II Conference to find a political solution to the crisis in Syria began...

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November 19, 2013

Gender and hydropower at the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) forum

Talking about gender is never easy and it’s even harder when you’re talking about it in relation to hydropower infrastructure....

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August 8, 2013

Women like Maleana need the support others have

Women play a vital role in the global food system and produce a large proportion of the food we eat;...

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August 5, 2013

The Impact of Mekong Dams on Women

One of our areas of work in the Mekong Region is ‘Hydropower and Gender’. But what does the construction of...

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August 5, 2013

Ending hunger: the women of Lembata

One in eight people go hungry every day. Unbelievably, 80% of those going hungry are food producers; small-scale farmers, fishermen...

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July 2, 2013

‘Mining has a masculine face’ – the impact of mining on women

By Christina Hill, Mining Advocacy Coordinator Oxfam’s work shows that the impacts of mining are not gender neutral. Women often...

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April 18, 2013

The female food heroes of Indonesia – part 8

  HELP SAVE LIVES Right now Oxfam is responding to emergencies around the world, including the recent earthquake and tsunami...

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April 17, 2013

The female food heroes of Indonesia – part 7

  HELP SAVE LIVES Right now Oxfam is responding to emergencies around the world, including the recent earthquake and tsunami...

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