Gender Equality

Equal visibility, empowerment and

participation of both sexes in all spheres
of public and private life.
 Inequality
between women
and men
Inequality between women and men
 Women tend to suffer
violence at the hands of
their intimate partners
more often than men
 Women’s
political
participation
 Representation in
decision making
structures lag behind
men’s
Women and men have
different economic
oppurtunities
 Women are
overrepresented
among the poor
 Women and girls make
up the majority human
trafficked and involved
in sex trade.
Some Statements
of politicians
 Some Statements of politicians

“Boys will be boys, why hang Rapist?”

“Marry off girls early to prevent rape.”
 Some Statements of politicians

“Marry off girls early to prevent rape.”

“Wearing skirts in school leads to sexual

harassment.”
 Some Statements of politicians
“Wearing skirts in school leads to sexual
harassment.”
“If you can't stop rape, enjoy it.”
 Some Statements of politicians
“If you can't stop rape, enjoy it.”
Most important targets
for gender Equality
Recognition and full
implementation of
women’s rights as
human rights
The development of
representative
democracy is the
important pole
Individuals economic
independence
 Education is the key
target for gender
equality as it involves
the way in which
societies transfer
norms, knowledge and
skills.
 Women’s and men’s
common acknowledgement
of the need to remove
imbalances in society and
their shared
responsibility in doing so
Gender Mainstreaming
Gender mainstreaming is an
approach to policy-making that
takes into account both women's
and men's interests and concerns.
Council of Europe defined gender mainstreaming
as:

“The (re)organization, improvement,

development and evaluation of policy processes,
so that a gender equality perspective is
incorporated in all policies at all levels and at all
stages, by the actors normally involved in policy-
making.”
 It was established as a strategy in
international gender equality policy through
the Beijing Platform for Action, adopted at
the 1995 Fourth United Nations World
Conference on Women in Beijing, and
subsequently adopted as a tool to promote
gender equality at all levels.
Why is Gender Mainstreaming so Important
Because it puts people at the Heart of PPolicy-making

Because it leads to better Government

Because it involves both women and men Makes full of Human resources

Because it makes gender Equality issues visible in the mainstram of the

society

Because it takes into account the diversity among women and men.
 How does Gender
Mainstreaming Relate to
Specific Gender Equality
Policy
How does Gender Mainstreaming Relate to Specific
Gender Equality Policy
Gender equality machineries have been able to reveal important and
new issues and to develop policies at the same time.
There is an important role for gender equality machineries and their
actors in this: constituting a think tank having the knowledge and input
in their disposal, they can give the necessary backup.
Gender machineries are direct and specific.
Gender mainstreaming builds up on the knowledge and lessons learnt
from former experiences with equality policies.
• What is Gender Equality?

• Gender equality is achieved when women and men enjoy the

same rights and opportunities across all sectors of society,
including economic participation and decision-making, and when
the different behaviours, aspirations and needs of women and
men are equally valued and favoured.