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dc.contributor.authorThylin, Theresia
dc.contributor.authorNovelo Duarte, María Fernanda
dc.contributor.editorSweetman, Caroline
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-28T21:30:16Z
dc.date.available2019-06-28T21:30:16Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-11
dc.identifier.issn1355-2074
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13552074.2019.1627778
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10546/620831
dc.description<html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>There is an increasing acknowledgement among policymakers and private-sector partners that we cannot overcome the challenges of our time without harnessing the potential of emerging technologies. As blockchain technology is rapidly being introduced to support work across a wide number of areas of humanitarian action, this article considers its potential impact on women and girls. The article draws on experiences emerging from UN Women&#8217;s explorations of blockchain technology and the first gender-responsive pilot targeting Syrian refugee women in UN Women&#8217;s cash-for-work programme in Jordan. The article reminds us how important it is to introduce technologies in ways that maximise their potential to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in humanitarian settings, and minimise the risk of doing harm. Without conscious commitment to these aims, blockchain technology may exacerbate the marginalisation of women and girls.</p> </body> </html>en_US
dc.format.extent19en_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherOxfam GBen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.relation.urlhttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/leveraging-blockchain-technology-in-humanitarian-settings--opportunities-and-ri-620831
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectHumanitarianen_US
dc.titleLeveraging blockchain technology in humanitarian settings – opportunities and risks for women and girlsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.identifier.eissn1364-9221
dc.identifier.journalGender & Developmenten_US
oxfam.signoff.statusFor public use. Can be shared outside Oxfamen_US
oxfam.subject.keywordBlockchain technologyen_US
oxfam.subject.keywordGender equalityen_US
oxfam.subject.keywordWomen's empowermenten_US
oxfam.subject.keywordHumanitarian actionen_US
prism.issuenameHumanitarian Action and Crisis Responseen_US
prism.number2en_US
prism.volume27en_US


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