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Vanuatu women in Australia urge action on climate change

Australians can learn about how one of our Pacific neighbours is meeting the challenge of climate change at public events around the country from next week. Oxfam and CARE International are hosting a national speaking tour with Shirley Laban and Mala Silas, two women at the frontline of efforts to tackle climate change in Vanuatu. […]

Change the world in an instant

Oxfam is calling on Australians to help change the world in an instant with the release of its new Instant Coffee. Oxfam Australia Trading General Manager Julia Sumner said switching everyday purchases such as coffee was the easiest way for Australians to instantly help change the world.

75 years for equal pay

In a village near Faizabad in India, 32-year-old mother of three, Manju Tiwari, works hard as a farmer, growing a wide variety of produce, including sugar cane, rice, wheat and potatoes. “Women do the majority of the work.  We do domestic work and we also work in the field.  We do everything but our work […]

We won’t wait another 75 years

Across the world, women continue to earn less than men and do the majority of unpaid work.  An Oxfam report today finds that gender equality is far from a reality, in rich and poor countries alike. One of the most alarming figures is that at the current rate of progress, it will be 75 years […]

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