Category: Women’s rights

More than 50 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women from across Australia gathered in Canberra in August for Oxfam’s annual Straight Talk summit. The summit teaches women about the federal political system, allows women to develop important networks and aims to empower them to engage in the political sphere, creating change in their communities. We […] Read more »

Women everywhere should have access to period products, nutritious food and be free to exercise and move their body, allowing them a healthy and dignified life. But many women who make our clothes can’t afford basic necessities. Many have to work long hours over a sewing machine due to low wages, resulting in painful injuries […] Read more »

In West and Central Africa, women have lost their “dance partners”, who have been killed by armed groups, disappeared or gone away. Read more »

Many 17-year-olds look forward to the moment when they can legally vote but not many plan to stand for election the same year. Read more »

Best&Less have made a strong commitment to pay living wages throughout their supply chains.  Read more »

Celebrating two years of tackling poverty in the fashion industry Read more »

Oxfam is working towards shifting harmful gender norms in the Pacific. Read more »

Thanks to you, we’re able to support 2700 earthquake-affected men and women with the tools and training to set up their own businesses in Nepal. Read more »

Try out this classroom round table role play/ debate game! Read more »

Lives were lost, homes reduced to rubble, and livelihoods shattered — but Muna survived. And amid the chaos, she welcomed her second son into the world. Read more »