Women's leadership and participation : case studies on learning for action
Prelims (Boxes and figures, Acknowledgements) 1. Women's leadership and participation: overview Joanna Hoare and Fiona Gell 2. Pa Kite M Deyo! Don't Leave Me Out! Haitian women demand their right to participate in public affairs Kristie van Wetering 3. Creating the space to empower women fi shers: lessons from the Philippines Aurora Urgel and Gaynor Tanyang 4. Strengthening the voices of women leaders: lessons from Cambodia Menh Navy 5. Breaking the barriers: Sierra Leonean women on the march Joanna Hoare 6. Raising voices: training for empowerment for women experiencing poverty in Britain Sue Smith 7. Women's leadership in economic change in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel Joanna Hoare 8. Advocacy and national elections: women's political participation in Honduras Maite Matheu 9. Fighting for women's rights in Chile: supporting women workers and promoting women's political participation Michael van Gelderen 10. Useful resources Joanna Hoare 11. Concluding update Joanna Hoare Back Matter (Index)
Women as visible and invisible workers in fisheries: A case study of Northern England
This paper is based on an externally-funded research project on women’s roles and contributions in fisheries conducted in Northern England in 2010. The research focuses on the key roles played by the women involved in fisheries in this region of the country, aiming to help promote the equality and participation of women in the industry by contributing to policy making with independent evidences. The paper analyses some of the major roles played by women and their contribution in four selected sectors: capture fishing, families and communities, trading, processing and management/administration. It identifies the main issues and barriers which prevent women from equal treatment and full participation in the industry and from a more effective involvement in policy making in the country. The paper also presents and analyses women’s strong wish for change with suggestions for policy reform.
The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Landrights: Case Studies from Kenya
The purpose of this study is to examine rigorously the relationship between HIV/AIDS and land rights in Kenya. This means first developing our understanding of the various mechanisms that may link the AIDS-affectedness of a household to a change in that household’s land tenure status and in particular how these relate to the legal economic and cultural context; second attempting to gauge the frequency with which these phenomena occur in particular relative to the experience of land tenure change generally; and third identifying practical measures that could be introduced to reduce the extent to which HIV/AIDS diminishes tenure security. The study involves in-depth investigation of the link between HIV/AIDS and land tenure in three rural sites. Although this falls short of a nationally representative sample it has allowed for some cross-regional and cross-cultural comparisons. Moreover the intention of the study was to develop and test a research methodology that could be refined and then replicated elsewhere in the future. The research involved a combination of participatory research techniques household surveys and in-depth person-to-person interviews and attempted to distinguish the role of HIV/AIDS in aggravating tenure insecurity from other possible influences. The three sites that were ultimately identified were located in Embu Thika and Bondo Districts in Eastern Central and Nyanza Provinces respectively. Pastoral and urban areas were specifically excluded as their inclusion would have vastly expanded the ambit of the study. The fieldwork was conducted in September and October 2002. (authors)