Gender Mainstreaming in Development Flashcards
__________ provide a context for gender mainstreaming initiatives in the Philippines and serve as a basis for the assessment of these initiatives
International instruments
International Treatises/Standards on Gender
Equality and Human Development
- UN Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women or CEDAW (1979)
- Beijing Platform for Action (1994)
- Millennium Development Goals (2000)
- Sustainable Development Goals
A common standard of achievements for all
peoples and all nations
UN Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
Seeks to provide all people the same basic
human rights, regardless of sex or gender
UN Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
Translated to over 500 languages
UN Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
Also known as the International Bill of Rights of Women
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women or CEDAW (1979)
Created by the United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women or CEDAW (1979)
The only human rights treaty which affirms the reproductive rights of women and targets culture and tradition as influential forces shaping gender roles and family relations.
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women or CEDAW (1979)
any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment , or exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality of men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil, or any other field.
Discrimination
Following CEDAW, a state must work:
▪ to incorporate the principle of equality of men and women in
their legal system, abolish all discriminatory laws and adopt
appropriate ones prohibiting discrimination against women
▪ to establish tribunals and other public institutions to ensure
the effective protection of women against discrimination
▪ to ensure elimination of all acts of discrimination against
women by persons, organizations, or enterprises
A result of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for
the Advancement of Women (1985)
Beijing Platform for Action (1994)
A landmark act that recognizes the subordinate position of
women in the globe, and aims to promote and protect their
full rights while diagnosing problems related to women’s
issue
Beijing Platform for Action (1994)
Asserts that women share common concerns that
can be addressed only by working together and in
partnership with men towards the common goal of
[gender] equality around the world
Beijing Platform for Action (1994)
Twelve Critical Areas of Concern:
- Women and poverty
- Education and training of women
- Women and health
- Violence against women
- Women and armed conflict
- Women and the economy
- Women in power and decision-making
- Institutional mechanism for the advancement of women
- Human rights of women
- Women and the media
- Women and the environment
- The girl-child
seen as the most important mechanism to fulfill the commitment made to BPfA
Gender mainstreaming
The strategy for making sure that needs and rights of both
men and women are visibly considered in all policies,
programmes, strategies, research and other areas
Rodriguez & Rodriquez, 2019
Gender mainstreaming
A collection of eight goals that focus on major issues of
the underprivileged people around the world
Millennium Development Goals (1995)
The goals focus on reducing poverty, hunger, disease,
and gender inequality, as well as ensuring access to
water and sanitation by 2015
Millennium Development Goals (1995)
Three of the eight MDGs focus on education and/or
gender:
- Goal 2 - “to achieve universal primary education
- Goal 3 - “to promote gender equality and empower women”
- Goal 5 - “to improve maternal health”
Of all the sub-regions in Asia-Pacific, _____ has had the most success in meeting MDG targets.Yet, it too failed to meet some gender targets for 2015.
South-East Asia
TRUE or FALSE
The roadmap to gender equality warrants broader
reframing of policies along many dimensions of gender and development
TRUE