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GENDER TRAINING WEEK at EU Headquarters
Brussels, 14 - 18 June 2010
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A. Basic Gender training (14-15 June 2010)• Why gender• Gender concepts• Gender equality strategies• Tools for gender mainstreaming• Gender mainstreaming in PCM
B. Gender Focal Persons Workshop (16-17-18 June 2010)• EU Gender policy commitments• How to go from Policy to Practice at country level• Instruments, Tools and Entry Points for promoting gender
equality in EU Development Cooperation• Sharing Good Practices• Connecting GFPs to the EU, the Global Agenda and Networks• Gender Focal Persons Guide
C. Follow up of the GFP-Workshop
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Gender: this concept refers to socially constructed differences, which change in time and place
Gender Equality: The needs, aspirations, and interests of women and men are equally valued and favoured in a way that both benefit from the development process and fully enjoy their human rights.
Gender mainstreaming: the process of promoting gender equality in all policies, programmes and projects at all levels and at all stages. The ultimate goal is achieving gender equality
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o Equal opportunitieso Capacity buildingo Women’s machineryo Temporary special measures (Cedaw, art. 4)o Women’s empowermento Gender mainstreamingo Specific actions to enhance gender equalityo Gender budgetingo Political and policy dialogue
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Three-pronged approach: o Political and policy dialogueo gender mainstreaming o specific actions
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DG AIDCOWhere to mainstream gender equality? Analytical framework
Macro-Level:
Meso Level:
Micro level:
Project Macro level
Meso level
Micro level
Sectors
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WID
Women’s projects are seperated from the rest. Now and then gender issues are taken into account in other projects and programmes
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DG AIDCOSustainable gender mainstreaming
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DG AIDCOTools for gender mainstreaming•Gender Roles Table•Framework for equal Access to and Control over Benefits and Resources•Gender Needs Table: practical and strategic gender needs•Gender analysis: essential for Country Gender Profile = compulsory for next generation CSPs•GESCi (Gender Equality Screening Checklist in the Identification Phase) = Compulsory tool since 2010•G-Marker (Gender Equality Policy Marker): To be applied in CRIS for marking relevance
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DG AIDCOMain Policy Commitments to promote Gender Equality (GE) and Women’s Empowerment (WE)
2. Women’s Charter:gender perspective into
all policies and measures to promote equality in 5 areas.
3. Roadmapfor Equality between
Women and Men (2006-2010)
7. Comprehensive Approach to
EU implementation of UNSCR 1325
and 1820
6. EU Plan of Actionon GE and WE (2010-2015)
8. EU Guidelines to end Violence
and Discrimination against women
and girls
4. EU Consensus on Development:
GE is a goal, a human right and
a question of social justice
5. Communication on GE and WE
of 8 March 2007
1. Treaty of Lisbon: Gender Equality
is a common value
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From the founding ‘Treaty of Rome (1957)’ to the current
‘Treaty of Lisbon’ (2009):
Equality between women and men is a common value of the European Union
To bring policy into practice, gender equality shall be promoted
in internal and external actions of the EU.
1. Treaty on European UnionGender Equality = Common value of the EUand shall be promoted
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Declaration which defines at the level of the European Union:
• Common values• Principles in favour of• Objectives poverty eradication. • Means
It commits the European Union as a whole; the Member States, not only as members of the Council, but also as bilateral donors.
4. European Consensus on Development
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EuropeAidDG DEV4. European Consensus on Development
Gender equality and women’s empowerment at the EU agenda as:
• a goal • a common value • a fundamental human right • a question of social justice
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Gender equality and women’s empowerment at the heart of EU development cooperation as they are:
o key prerequisites for poverty reductiono key to all development o core part of all policy strategies o instrumental in achieving international
commitments
… and will be promoted through support to equal rights, access and control over resources, political and economic voice, and must be mainstreamed in all aspects of development cooperation.
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5. Communication of 8 March 2007 on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment
in Development Cooperation (& Conclusion of the Council)
• Frame for a better EU coordination
• Main objectives:1. Increase efficiency of gender mainstreaming2. Refocus specific actions for women’s
empowerment in partner countries
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5. Communication of 8 March 2007:
Efficient Gender MainstreamingChanges pursued in 3 areas:
1. Political action: Bring gender equality into political dialogue at the highest level
2. Development cooperation: • make gender assessments in the preparation phase• involve relevant stakeholders • ensure gender accountability mechanisms • link budget support to gender performance indicators
3. Institutional capacity building: • use updated practical tools • create access to information and best practices • organize gender training for staff and partners
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5. Communication of 8 March 2007:
Actions to Empower Women
Promote Gender Specific Actions in the area of:
1. Governance: e.g. human rights, women’s political participation, gender-based violence
2. Employment and economic activities: e.g. equality in the labour market, gender-aware PFM
3. Education: e.g. MDG-2 and MDG-34. Health: e.g. MDGs + sexual and reproductive health 5. Gender-based violence: e.g. legislation, victim
protection, awareness raising
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5. Communication of 8 March 2007:
Gender Equality and Aid Effectiveness
• Ownership: ensure women’s participation in the whole process at all levels• Alignment: bring Country Strategy Papers in line with
shared (inter)national commitments on gender equality • Harmonization: ensure EU-wide donor coordination and
joint efforts•Management for results: ensure equal rights and
opportunities in economic & social spheres, equal access to and control over resources & benefits and equal voice •Mutual accountability: include gender-equality indicators
in Performance Assessment Frameworks, use gender-disaggregated data where possible, and apply gender budgeting tools.
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EuropeAidDG DEV6. EU Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) in Development (2010-2015)
Approved by the EU Council (14 June 2010) as an Operational Framework to reiterate the strong EU
Commitment to Gender Equality as:
- A human right- A question of social justice- A core value of the EU development policy
Operational Framework built upon political and practical consensus among EU Member States, with inputs from delegations and civil society organizations.
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EuropeAidDG DEV6. EU Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) in Development (2010-2015)
Overall objective: Accelerate the achievement of the MDGs, especially MDG-3 and MDG-5, as well as to attain the goals set out by CEDAW, Beijing Platform for Action, and the Cairo Programme of Action
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9 Specific Objectives:1. Lead role of EU to promote GEWE in development2. Ensure adequate human and financial resources for
GEWE3. GE-issues systematically on the agenda of dialogue4. Mainstream GE in all EU funded aid modalities5. Prioritize NSA’s participation, capacity building, and
advocacy on GEWE6. Improve EU monitoring, accountability and transparency
on allocation of funds for GEWE7. Strengthen country’s efforts to achieve
MDG-3 + MDG-58. Strengthen country’s efforts to combat GBV and
discrimination against women and girls9. Support countries to implement UNSCRs 1325,1820,1888,
1889
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Operational Framework
For each of the 9 Specific Objectives:- Actions- Indicators- Time-table
Tasks for Commission and EU Member States- At HQ level- At Country Level (worked out by GFPs)
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7. Comprehensive Approach to the EU Implementation of the UNSCRs 1325 and 1820 on Women, Peace and Security (2008)
Comprehensive guidance to ensure that the EU’s external actions
o are shaped to protect women from violence
o contribute to increased equality between women and men during and after armed conflict and in situations of fragility.
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8. EU Guidelines on Violence against Women and Girls and Combating All Forms of Discrimination against them (2008)
Purpose: Mark the EU’s clear political
will to treat the subject of women’s rights as a priority and to take long-term action in that field
Three aims:o Preventiono Protection and supporto Prosecution of
perpetrators
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EuropeAidDG DEVSharing good practices: Presentations by GFPs
• Turkey: How EU funding and policy dialogue contributed to
the gender equality agenda in Turkey
• Guatemala: Gender Coordination Mechanisms at country
level
• Lebanon: Gender working Groups (GEWOG) between EU and
Member States
• Cambodia: Good practice on Empowerment of women
through grassroots activism
• Bangladesh: Working with Government and UN to empower
girls
• Uganda: Experience on Gender in conflict situation
• Ukraine: Working with UN on Women’s and Children’s Rights
• West Bank, Gaza Strip: Films by Palestinian Women
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•Gender work of OECD Development Centre and Wikigender• EU Networks and resources, including intranet•Good Practice: Regional GFP Network in Latin America• Connecting with CSO Networks: European Women’s Lobby, WIDE (Women in Development) , global network VAWIC (Violence against Women and Girls in Conflict)•Mapping own networks and access to information
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OUTCOME and FOLLOW-UPof the GFP workshop
1.GUIDE FOR GENDER FOCAL PERSONS2.Overview of “ACTIONS THAT REFER
EXCLUSIVELY TO DELEGATIONS DIRECTLY” (derived from EU Plan of Action on GEWE 2010-2015)
3.Letter of 30 June 2010 from Koos RICHELLE and Stefano MANSERVISI to all Heads of Delegation on implementing the EU Plan of Action on GEWE at country level and giving FOLLOW UP to GFP Workshop
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THANKS
Questions and Answers
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