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Page 1: Gender Equality and Gender Mainstreaming. Session Content –gender equality –Gender mainstreaming –Best practices

Gender Equality and Gender Mainstreaming

Page 2: Gender Equality and Gender Mainstreaming. Session Content –gender equality –Gender mainstreaming –Best practices

Session Content

– gender equality– Gender mainstreaming– Best practices

Page 3: Gender Equality and Gender Mainstreaming. Session Content –gender equality –Gender mainstreaming –Best practices

WHAT IS GENDER?

SEXBIOLOGICAL

FUNCTIONS

GENDERCONSTRUCTED

ROLES AND RELATIONS

• Social• Cultural• Traditional• Power relations…

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WHAT?

Ethnicity

Socioeconomic

status

Health condition Age

Religion, beliefs

Education

Gender

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GENDER EQUALITY

Women and men in the world of work

• equally contribute and have equal rights (de jure)

• but they still do not enjoy benefits and rights (de facto)

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Phase “Women in Development” (WID)...

In projects and activities

WID

Sensitive to women’s issues

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Phase “Gender and Development”...

Sensitive to problems link to women and men

In projects and acitivities

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Phase “Gender Mainstreaming…Sustainable

Sensitive and responsive to women and men

In projects and activities

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Gender

• Gender triple roles

• Stereotypes

• Affirmative action

• Equal chance

• Practical and strategic needs

• Gender/Sex discrimination

• Vertical/horizontal segregation

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Gender Mainstreaming

• Giving equal opportunities and rights to men and women

• Transforming systemic inequalities in legislation, policies, programmes, etc into equal and just structures.

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ILO’s Four Sectors

• How is gender integrated in these sectors:– Policy level– Bureau for Gender Equality,GenProm

Internationallabour standards - rights at work

Social protectionOSH Social Dialogue

Employment: quantity and quality

Gender Mainstreaming

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Gender Mainstreaming and ILO

• Sectors and strategic objectives

• Gender, the ILO and transversal themes

• Focussing on issues

• Way ahead

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Gender Mainstreaming in the ILO 1

• Policy on Gender Equality and Mainstreaming

• Two-pronged approach toward promoting gender equality– In all policies, programmes and

activities – targeted interventions - based on

analysis

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Gender Mainstreaming in the ILO 2

• Action Plan on Gender Mainstreaming: five main elements to rationalize gender mainstreaming are: strengthen institutional arrangements;

– introduce accountability and monitoring mechanisms;

– allocate adequate resources for gender mainstreaming;

– improve and increase staff's competence on gender;

– and improve the balance between women and men among staff at all levels.

– In addition to the ILO-wide policy and action plan, all five ILO regional offices have developed policy statements and strategies.

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Gender Mainstreaming in the ILO 3

• Implementation and Measuring Progress– Sets three indicators to measure progress of ILO

Constituents in taking positive action to increase gender equality in the world of work;

– The first indicator focuses on ratification by member States, and application of, the four key ILO equality Conventions;

– The second measures Constituents' introduction of positive changes in their policies, legislation, programmes or institutions aimed at bringing about significant improvements in equality between women and men in the world of work;

– The third indicator measures women's participation in ILO events and governing institutions;

Another strategy is providing specific tools– Participatory Gender Audits

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Equality Conventions

• C100 Equal Remuneration, 1951

• C111 Discrimination, 1958

• C156 Workers with Family Responsabilities, 1981

• C183, C83 Maternity

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Equality and employement

• Today’s context

• GMS versus women specific

• Legal literacy

• Enforcement of Equality in national laws and int’l conventions

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Barriers to Women’s Participation and Representation

• What are the barriers– Cultural– Organizational– Capacity-building– Family responsibilities– …..

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To encourage women’s participation

• Establish a structure • Study circles• Quotas, reserved seats, targets• Positive action• Gender mainstreaming vs

women specific activity• community unionism• Asks what women wants!