Category: Women’s rights
Discrimination and injustice are major causes of poverty worldwide, and women and girls bear the brunt of it in all aspects of their lives.
Siphon’s story
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Siphon’s community relies on Boeng Santhow Lake for fishing, watering their crops and general use. But a private banana company began threatening the health of their waterways. Here’s what she did about it, with support from people like you. Read more »
What the women of Gaza want you to know this International Women’s Day
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This Friday 8 March is International Women’s Day. It’s a day to honour women and their achievements while noting that our society is still not a safe, equal place for women. This is especially true for women living through humanitarian crises. In times of crisis and conflict, women face unique challenges. These can include an […] Read more »
Combining culture with technology: Obby’s story
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Thanks to committed supporters like you, Oxfam proudly partners with the Kimberley Aboriginal Women’s Council (KAWC). At the Council’s November 2023 Roundtable in Broome, we met Obby Bedford, who kindly shared her story with us. I am a Bunuba-speaking Miluwindi-clan woman from Fitzroy crossing. I grew up there, left for school, and now I’m back […] Read more »
Together we are stronger
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For over 30 years, Oxfam, the community organisations we partner with and people like you have worked in Vanuatu to reduce inequality and increase opportunities for women, the LGBTQI+ community and people with disabilities. Here’s how we’re supporting people to come together, learn new skills and challenge harmful social norms. We believe that everyone deserves […] Read more »
Visualising a brighter way for young Aboriginal women
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The oldest living culture in the world is embracing 21st century technology to keep young people connected to their communities and culture, thanks to a woman with big dreams and an even bigger vision. Leanne Sanders, a proud Kamilaroi, Tati Tati, Wadi Wadi and Mutti Mutti woman, has dedicated years to building Visual Dreaming, a […] Read more »
Telling it like it is: Straight Talk heads to Canberra
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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 »
What She Makes movement on IWD
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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 »
“The day we will dance”: Voices of women in the midst of conflicts in West and Central Africa
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In West and Central Africa, women have lost their “dance partners”, who have been killed by armed groups, disappeared or gone away. Read more »
How your donation is helping train future female leaders in Pakistan
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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 »
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Best&Less start their journey to pay a living wage
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Best&Less have made a strong commitment to pay living wages throughout their supply chains. Read more »