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Gender mainstreaming is the public policy concept of assessing the implications for people of different genders of a planned policy action, including legislation and programmes. The concept of gender mainstreaming was first proposed at the 1985 Third World Conference on Women and has subsequently been pushed in the United Nations development ...
Gender mainstreaming in mine action is derived from the fact that women and men often have different roles and responsibilities within their communities or families and consequently different decision-making power, mobility patterns, information and control over resources. [2]
The Gender and Development (GAD) approach in the 1980s attempted to redress the problem, using gender analysis to develop a broader view. [4] The approach is more concerned with relationships, the way in which men and women participate in development processes, rather than strictly focusing on women's issues.
Mainstreaming is not an end in itself but a strategy, an approach, a means to achieve the goal of gender equality. Mainstreaming involves ensuring that gender perspectives and attention to the goal of gender equality are central to all activities—policy development, research, advocacy/ dialogue, legislation, resource allocation, and planning ...
Policy goals need to state gender concerns specifically and visibly. Different performance indicators and sex-disaggregated data need to be considered to capture the gender dimensions. The stated goals need to take into consideration the different gender related barriers women and men face to benefit equally and equitably. [2] [3]
Mainstreaming may refer to: Gender mainstreaming, the practice of considering impacts on men and women of proposed public policy; Youth mainstreaming, a derivative concept focusing on the needs of young people; Mainstreaming (education), the practice of educating students with special needs in regular classes
In Belgium, gender budgeting is established in the framework of the 2007 law on gender mainstreaming. The law states that a gender perspective must be considered in all federal policies. [35] Gender budgeting is introduced in Article 2 of the law: “the integration of the gender perspective into the whole of its policies, measures, budgetary ...
Youth mainstreaming is a public policy concept. The Commonwealth of Nations describes it in this context: [1]. National youth development is often the sole responsibility of the government ministry or department where the youth portfolio lies, whereas youth issues should be mainstreamed across various sectors and line ministries such as health, finance, economic development, housing, justice ...