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1. Personal to Powerful: Holding the line for gender justice in the face of growing anti-rights movements

Author:
Lata Narayanaswamy and Amina Hersi
Publication Date:
03-2025
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Oxfam Publishing
Abstract:
Thirty years on from the commitments enshrined in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) this briefing reveals a picture of broken promises and unfulfilled ambition by States. This failure is not just due to a lack of political will, but also an economic system that is unequal by design. As world leaders prepare to review their commitments to the BPfA, they must reject the mainstreaming of anti-rights actors and their co-optation of human rights language as this risks violating universal human rights and eroding the hard-won gains of feminist and LGBTQIA+ activists and movements, ultimately breaking the social contract between the state and people.
Topic:
Women, Feminism, Decolonization, Care work, Gender Justice, and Bodily Autonomy
Political Geography:
Global Focus

2. Grounding Women’s Land Rights: Towards equity and climate justice

Author:
Naomi Shadrack and Trimita Chakma
Publication Date:
09-2024
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Oxfam Publishing
Abstract:
This policy paper provides a critical examination of international commitments on women's land rights, evaluating progress and persistent challenges. It scrutinizes commitments made through the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Generation Equality Forum (GEF) Action Coalitions, revealing a substantial disconnect between ambitions and implementation.
Topic:
Climate Change, Land Rights, Equity, Climate Justice, and Gender Justice
Political Geography:
Global Focus

3. Speaking Up: The role of women in building peace in Yemen

Author:
Fatma Jaffar
Publication Date:
03-2023
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Oxfam Publishing
Abstract:
This paper brings the voices of Yemeni women forward. Women were active in the 2011 protests, influencing political developments at key junctures. However, subsequent armed conflicts militarized the political environment and pushed forward a more limited religious agenda that saw more and more women systematically marginalized in the process. This paper outlines these major trends and offers some key recommendations to the government and wider international community to better support women’s participation in peace negotiations and involvement in the Yemeni political arena.
Topic:
Women, Leadership, Peacebuilding, and Gender Justice
Political Geography:
Middle East and Yemen