Aeby will lead a newly formed team comprised of the former Membership and Standards, Communications and NGO Futures teams.
Women have played a key role in countries’ labor movements and economic development, but gender barriers continue to limit equality in the workplace.
Oxfam America President Abby Maxman hopes this is just the beginning of coordinated and collective action that the aid and development world needs to stamp out sexual abuse and harassment.
"We convened other CEOs in the sector and said, what can we do to bring more attention and capacity for better approaches to protecting staff, communities, and ensuring policies and systems are in place?" said Abby maxman, CEO of Oxfam America.
We work with Member organizations to drive forward a holistic and integrated approach to the prevention and response of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PSEAH) for staff and the communities they serve in both humanitarian and development settings.
Seven years ago, I had the opportunity to step back and reflect on the evolution of the U.S. international non-governmental…
“Our member organizations have already shown a strong commitment to addressing these issues," said Carolyn Aeby.
