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Women's voluntary work in the community: a question of recognition and rewards 妇女在社区的志愿工作:一个承认和奖励的问题

Gender and Development Pub Date : 2022-05-04 DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2022.2071969

Hyunok Lee, Hyun-Kyung Im

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Devising gender-responsive transport policies in South Asia 在南亚制定促进性别平等的交通政策

Gender and Development Pub Date : 2022-05-04 DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2022.2066266

Saakshi Joshi, Sanghamitra Roy, Seama Mowri, A. Bailey

引用次数: 4

Grandmother, breadwinner, caregiver, widow, entrepreneur: COVID-19, older women, and challenges for the implementation of the women’s economic empowerment agenda 祖母、养家糊口者、照顾者、寡妇、企业家:COVID-19、老年妇女以及实施妇女经济赋权议程的挑战

Gender and Development Pub Date : 2022-05-04 DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2022.2071983

B. Chatterjee, Luciana Caffarelli, Anupama M Ranawana

{"title":"Grandmother, breadwinner, caregiver, widow, entrepreneur: COVID-19, older women, and challenges for the implementation of the women’s economic empowerment agenda","authors":"B. Chatterjee, Luciana Caffarelli, Anupama M Ranawana","doi":"10.1080/13552074.2022.2071983","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13552074.2022.2071983","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In both academic and practitioner work on women’s work, there is significant focus on women in the 18–55 age bracket. However, there remains a gap in the policy agenda on the impact of COVID-19 on older women in the 55+ age group, including those with disabilities. Christian Aid research and projects that have focused on Myanmar, Bangladesh, Ghana, and Nigeria provide anecdotal evidence with regards to this. This paper addresses what the authors argue to be a distinct gap in programmatic work regarding the economic and social labour of women over the age of 55. During the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular, anecdotal evidence arose that noted how women of that age bracket were holding the significant role of breadwinner, as well as main caregiver, for their families. However, on further investigation, we noted that this is an issue that has, so far, received little attention in policy and programmatic work in the international development sector, and that data surrounding the issue are often very limited, and usually found in anecdotal formats. Noting gaps within the work of our own organisation, we reflect on how such a lacuna in policy and programmatic work limits the ‘liberating’ aspect of women’s economic empowerment. Using this reflection, and drawing from anecdotal evidence, as well as discussions with individuals working with older women, we suggest strategies towards recognising and rewarding such workers, and with this to add to literature arguing for a more diverse implementation of the women’s economic empowerment agenda.","PeriodicalId":35882,"journal":{"name":"Gender and Development","volume":"30 1","pages":"247 - 264"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47490979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Thembakazi ‘Roundy’ Peter – South African COVID Hero

Gender and Development Pub Date : 2022-05-04 DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2022.2087990

Asanda Ngoasheng

引用次数: 1

Analysing care policies and practices in times of austerity and conflict: the case of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) 分析紧缩和冲突时期的护理政策和做法:以巴勒斯坦被占领土(被占领土)为例

Gender and Development Pub Date : 2022-05-04 DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2022.2072020

Asmaa AbuMezied, M. Sawafta

{"title":"Analysing care policies and practices in times of austerity and conflict: the case of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)","authors":"Asmaa AbuMezied, M. Sawafta","doi":"10.1080/13552074.2022.2072020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13552074.2022.2072020","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In fragile and conflict-affected contexts, the COVID-19 pandemic hit communities much harder than elsewhere by adding another layer of vulnerability to their already precarious circumstances. Around the world, many pandemic recovery plans were devoid of gender-sensitivity, such as lacking explicit recognition of, or introduction of, substantive steps, supporting women’s quest for improved care services. In the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), where the pandemic coincided with other crises such as the occupation, an escalated military offensive (May 2021 in Gaza), heatwaves due to climate change, and a longstanding economic crisis, pandemic recovery is particularly challenging. This paper examines the channels through which Palestinian women’s multi-layered vulnerabilities continue to worsen despite the Palestinian Authority’s pandemic recovery measures. It does so by documenting the plethora of ways in which women’s wellbeing is hampered by critical factors such as informal modes of employment, patriarchal social norms, unpaid care responsibilities, and the longstanding absence of any social protections. The policy analysis reveals that there is widespread fragmentation in the design of pandemic recovery policies which attempt to address their highly complex and multi-layered challenges. Using the case of women in the OPT as an example, it proposes several policy recommendations to help address Palestinian women’s unique vulnerabilities even within their existing limitations.","PeriodicalId":35882,"journal":{"name":"Gender and Development","volume":"30 1","pages":"341 - 359"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48670955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

COVID-19 and women migrant workers in informal employment: recommendations for strengthening social protection efforts in Lao People’s Democratic Republic 新冠肺炎与非正规就业的移徙女工：关于加强老挝人民民主共和国社会保护工作的建议

Gender and Development Pub Date : 2022-05-04 DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2022.2066806

Francisco Bolaños Cámbara

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引用次数: 1

The Care Crisis: What Caused It and How Can We End It? 护理危机:是什么造成的，我们如何结束它?

Gender and Development Pub Date : 2021-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2021.1981699

Amber Parkes

引用次数: 0

Fighting all demons: feminist voices on popular protests in Lebanon and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region 与所有恶魔抗争:黎巴嫩与中东北非(MENA)地区民众抗议中的女权主义声音

Gender and Development Pub Date : 2021-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2021.1978726

H. Qazzaz

{"title":"Fighting all demons: feminist voices on popular protests in Lebanon and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region","authors":"H. Qazzaz","doi":"10.1080/13552074.2021.1978726","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13552074.2021.1978726","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT For generations, feminists in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have fought all types of oppression and discrimination. Joining and leading popular protests of the last decade or so in different MENA countries was part of their ongoing struggle to gain social justice, equality, and better representation in society. A feminist struggle has its own battles and distinct demands even within a national social justice agenda. The popular protests made feminists in the region realise more than ever the importance of having a trans-generational, intersectional, and diverse movement that is capable of continuing old battles and being strong in the face of new challenges. This article is based on reflective conversations with Hayat Mirshad, a feminist activist from Lebanon, during April 2021. These conversations showed that feminist struggles for social justice and equality in MENA have gained knowledge and experience through engaging with popular protests, using new communication tools and approaches, and not shying away from difficult conversations; the most important trends being those of embracing multiple forms of feminisms, working in an intersectional manner, maintaining financial autonomy, addressing the needs and priorities of multiple segments in society, and having new types of leadership that are more collective and participatory.","PeriodicalId":35882,"journal":{"name":"Gender and Development","volume":"29 1","pages":"431 - 446"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45571103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Rise and Decline of Patriarchal Systems: An Intersectional Political Economy 宗法制度的兴衰:一个交叉的政治经济学

Gender and Development Pub Date : 2021-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2021.1981702

D. Eade

引用次数: 24

Women’s movements under women presidents: bringing a gender perspective to the legal system 女总统领导下的妇女运动：将性别观点纳入法律体系

Gender and Development Pub Date : 2021-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2021.1978736

Ramona Vijeyarasa

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