gender assessments: building capacity of tb activists 13 th to 15 th january 2015 nairobi, kenya...

GENDER ASSESSMENTS: BUILDING CAPACITY OF TB ACTIVISTS13TH TO 15TH JANUARY 2015

NAIROBI, KENYA

Building a MovementGender Equality (Equity?) in

TB

Blessina Kumar

Equality or Equity?

SEX GENDER

Biological Socially constructed set of roles and responsibilities

Born with Not born with

Natural Learned

Universal Cultural

Cannot be changed Can be changed

No variation from culture to culture or time to time

Variation from culture to culture or time to time

Definitions

Gender equality is the measurable equal representation of women and men. Gender equality does not imply that women and men are the same, but that they have equal value and should be accorded equal treatment.

Gender Equity is the process of allocating resources, programs, and decision making fairly to both males and females without any discrimination on the basis of sex…and addressing any imbalances in the benefits available to males and females.

TB and Gender

About 60% of TB cases and deaths occur among men, but the burden of disease among women is also high. In 2013, an estimated 510 000 women died as a result of TB, more than one third of whom were HIV-positive. There were 80 000 deaths from TB among HIV-negative children in the same year.

TB affects women disproportionatelySome studies have argued that men’s greater

engagement in smoking, drinking, criminalized activities and deep pit mining account for higher

male TB infection rates

TB and Gender

BURDEN OF TUBERCULOSIS IN WOMEN In 2013, an estimated 3.3 million women fell ill with TB, of which the African and South East Asia regions accounted for nearly 70% of cases. TB is among the top killers of women of reproductive age. 510,000 women died from TB in 2013. Of all HIV-related TB deaths globally, around a half (180,000) were among women. Almost 90% of the HIV-associated TB deaths among women were in Africa, where TB is estimated to have claimed more female lives than male lives.

Building a movement

What is a movement?-MOBILIZATION What is needed? Will Allies Passion Belief CommitmentAgreement on issue – Cannot agree on everything at all times! Sacrifice?

Challenges?

Moving Ahead……

The Advocacy Ecosystem

ADVOCATES - Community stakeholders

THE CONSCIENTIOU

S PUBLIC

DECISION-MAKERSMoney-movers and policy-shapers

THOUGHT LEADERS

COMMUNITIES

ACTIONS &

OUTCOMES

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