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Oxfam training document blames women for "the root causes of sexual violence"

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ChristinaXYZ · 09/06/2021 22:18

Original thread was deleted. Reposting according to advice received from MNHQ

The article below from the Telegraph appears to be from an Oxfam training document called Learning About Trans Rights and Inclusion

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/06/09/oxfam-training-guide-blames-privileged-white-women-root-causes/

An Oxfam staff training document says “privileged white women” are supporting the root causes of sexual violence by wanting "bad men" imprisoned.

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Whatwouldscullydo · 16/06/2021 14:52

I think they see the word woman in an.email , panic and shove out a disclaimer without thinking about it or reading it Hmm

stumbledin · 16/06/2021 14:53

Thanks for posting the emails. I did wonder about the training content (external) and it being chosen given that Oxfam does have a public statement about women's rights.

So it seems that the LGBTQI network at Oxfam set up their own training, and chose to use the material of a gender academic (ie not the vast resources based on the actual experience of Oxfam's work in various countries) to educate the network into a very narrow unrepresentative view of feminism.

On one level I am not surprised (assuming that this is sort of what happened) but you would like to think that Oxfam as a support agency, that has been publicly criticised for its exploitation of women, would ensure that any employee or voluteer at Oxfam has appropriate behaviour. You cant run an organisation that is a service provider with individuals within deciding their own ethos and approach to responding to women who have been raped.

I am surprised that given their history, they didn't immediately issue a statment clarifying how this training happened, and explained what official training they give their staff.

Just how hands off were then is this.

On the other thread about the originator of the training material, she has deleted her twitter account which previously she used to promote her ideas. But apparently has now got a new academic post. So the publicity obviously hasn't done her any harm. See www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/4267550-Who-are-the-real-casualties-of-the-white-feminist-war-machine

stumbledin · 16/06/2021 23:06

Angry This is from today's Times:

Oxfam has sacked three aid workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo today after an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, intimidation, nepotism and fraud in its mission.
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/oxfam-sacks-aid-workers-after-allegations-of-sexual-misconduct-p6mkxdmhx

MrsRockAndRoll · 16/06/2021 23:30

Once again women are blamed for being raped

Will this ever end

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