Politics of Poverty
Ideas and analysis from Oxfam America's policy experts
Politics of Poverty
A Bigger Table: Why LGBTQIA+ Inclusion is Critical for Local Humanitarian Leadership
The humanitarian system is lagging in ensuring the inclusion of people with diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC). There is an assumption that localizing efforts will result in the needs and voices of the most vulnerable being elevated and addressed, yet evidence shows otherwise.
Politics of Poverty
It’s time to wake the sleeping giant
At the EITI Global Conference, Oxfam called for the transparency commitments built over two decades to be enforced in today’s resource deals.
Politics of Poverty
The Distress Signal: Reading the Rural Employment Spike: What’s Really Behind the Rise in Women’s Work in India
The most celebrated data point in India's recent employment story — the sharp rise in rural women's workforce participation — may be the least understood.