Gender Justice
Asha Sode, Masu Wache, Fatuma Adan of Uye women group in Marsabit County, Kenya, are gathering among members of their collective investment and saving group. (Photo: Michael Kamau/Oxfam)
We promote a continent where women and girls reclaim their rights and live with dignity, free from discrimination and violence.
A dignified life free from gender-based discrimination and violence is a basic human right that underlies human progress and equality. The realization and protection of women’s equal rights must be seen as fundamental to achieving all other goals of human development and social justice. Women’s rights are not just an issue of fairness but a prerequisite for sustainable progress across economic, political and social domains. Thus, women’s equal rights are the foundation upon which inclusive, resilient and just societies are built.
Our Focus Areas
Mebrit Kesaye is the leader of a self-help group in Sekota, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. (Photo: Petterik Wiggers/Oxfam)
We advocate for the formulation and implementation of policies and practices that challenge and transform the social norms at the root of gender inequality.
Darare Gonche Saldesa meets with community members in Marsabit County, northern Kenya, to discuss social injustices and create opportunities for women to not only learn about their rights, but to also strengthen their livelihoods. (Photo: Peter Irungu/Oxfam)
We promote women’s rights, feminist movements and civic space which guarantees meaningful engagement of all people.
Safura Abdulai is the leader of the Bunglung Suglo Mali Nyori Cooperative Shea Butter Producers. Northern Region, Ghana. (Photo: Nana Kofi Acquah/Oxfam)
We promote and develop feminist economic models that put care, equity and wellbeing for all at the centre of success.
Girl students at Ingome school receive sanitary wear during their menstrual cycle. This has contributed to a decline in number of girls missing school due to lack of proper sanitary wear. (Photo: Collin Nduna/Oxfam)
Together with feminist organizations, we shift social norms to protect sexual and reproductive health rights across Africa.
By 2030, we hope that:
- The Maputo Protocol is ratified and implemented in most African countries.
- Unpaid care and domestic work are recognized, reduced and redistributed. We support and join well-resourced continental coalitions that actively campaign for the dismantling of patriarchal norms and practices.
- The 30-year review of the Beijing Platform for Action includes contributions from Oxfam and its allies.
- Rigorous application of a gender lens to all internal processes and policies.
