Mainstreaming Gender in Development

Mainstreaming Gender in Development

Author: Fenella Porter

Publisher: Oxfam

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 9780855985516

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Articles discuss how gender mainstreaming has been understood in different organisations; provide examples of good work, which supports the empowerment of women; and look beyond gender mainstreaming to what new possibilities exist for transformation.


Everywhere/nowhere

Everywhere/nowhere

Author: Rebecca Tiessen

Publisher: Kumarian Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1565492382

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* Shows how development agencies have responded to the need for gender equality at all levels of operation * Scrutinizes the efficacy of gender mainstreaming’s thirty-year history Gender mainstreaming emerged in early gender and development work and gained strength following the 1975 Conference on Women in Mexico City. After three decades of gender and development approaches, and a more recent emphasis on gender mainstreaming, Everywhere/Nowhere presents a timely reflection on the challenges and opportunities development agencies have faced as they attempt to translate gender mainstreaming policies into practice. Reports on gender mainstreaming within development agencies tend to concentrate on technical solutions with little attention to the political changes necessary for transforming the mainstream. Technical solutions (such as quantitative information about the number of female staff members hired or the allocation of a certain amount of resources to gender-related activities) are more frequently reported and more easily measured. An emphasis on technical solutions has resulted in limited impact within organizations and minimal changes to gender inequitable relations. Development agencies and their staff members are, however, finding innovative - or subtle - strategies to transform the mainstream through networking, coalition-building, and leadership initiatives. This book examines these approaches and analyses their contributions to gender mainstreaming.


Gender Mainstreaming in Education

Gender Mainstreaming in Education

Author: Elsa Leo-Rhynie

Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 0850925983

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This is one of the sectoral guides which help to make up the Gender Management System (GMS) resource kit. GMS is an innovative system developed by the Commonwealth Secretariat for gender mainstreaming. This guide deals with how to mainstream gender issues in education.


Gender Mainstreaming

Gender Mainstreaming

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Publisher: United Nations Publications

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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This paper provides assistance in creating greater understanding of the mainstreaming approach and its practical implications and in identifying entry points for moving the analysis further in various concrete contexts.


Mainstreaming Men Into Gender and Development

Mainstreaming Men Into Gender and Development

Author: Sylvia H. Chant

Publisher: Oxfam

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 0855984511

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Based on research commissioned by the World Bank, this books primary focus is on incorporating men in gender and development interventions at the grass roots level. It draws attention to some of the key problems that have arisen from male exclusion; as well as to the potential benefits of - and obstacles to - men's inclusion.


The Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Development

The Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Development

Author: Wendy Harcourt

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-29

Total Pages: 672

ISBN-13: 1137382732

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With original and engaging contributions, this Handbook confirms feminist scholarship in development studies as a vibrant research field. It reveals the diverse ways that feminist theory and practice inform and shape gender analysis and development policies, bridging generations of feminists from different institutions, disciplines and regions.


Understanding Gender in the African Context

Understanding Gender in the African Context

Author: Kurebwa, Jeffrey

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-04-10

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1799828174

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One of the most significant dimensions of gender studies is that it is political. It raises questions about power in society and how and why power is differentially distributed between different genders. It asks questions about who has power over whom, in which situations, how power is exercised, and how it is, and can be, challenged. Different theories and perspectives within gender studies have different approaches to these questions and look for answers in different social processes. Many debates are on-going, as new data is revealed and new theories are put forth. Understanding Gender in the African Context is a scholarly reference that explores the complexities of the ideologies and social patterns that contribute to the field of gender studies. Featuring a range of topics such as human rights, feminism, and social media, this book is ideal for policymakers, sociologists, social scientists, civil society organizations, government officials, academicians, researchers, and students.


Gender Mainstreaming in Politics, Administration and Development in South Asia

Gender Mainstreaming in Politics, Administration and Development in South Asia

Author: Ishtiaq Jamil

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published: 2021-02-14

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 9783030360146

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This book explores and analyzes gender mainstreaming in South Asia. Gender mainstreaming as a concept is about removing disparities between men and women – about equal access to resources, inclusion and participation in the public sphere, representation in government, and empowerment, all with the aim of achieving equal opportunities for men and women in family life, society, administration, politics, and the economy. The challenges of gender mainstreaming in South Asia are huge, especially in the contexts of patriarchal, religious, and caste-based social norms and values. Men’s dominance in politics, administration, and economic activities is distinctly visible. Women have been subservient to the policy preferences of their male counterparts. However, in recent years, more women are participating in politics at the local and national levels, in administration, and in formal economic activities. Have gender equality and equity been ensured in South Asia? This book focuses on how gender-related issues are incorporated into policy formulation and governance, how they have fared, what challenges they have encountered when these policies were put into practice, and their implications and fate in the context of five South Asian countries. The authors have used varied frameworks to analyze gender mainstreaming at the micro and macro levels. Written from public administration and political science perspectives, the book provides an overview of the possibilities and constraints of gender mainstreaming in a region, which is not only diverse in ethnicity and religion, but also in economic progress, political culture, and the state of governance.


Women Reinventing Globalisation

Women Reinventing Globalisation

Author: Caroline Sweetman

Publisher: Oxfam

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780855984922

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This volume analyses approaches to economic and political change and propose ways of ensuring that ideas are translated into concrete actions. The aim is to re-politicise the gender and development community with a solutions-oriented approach which looks at globalisation through women's eyes, and finds energising ideas.