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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"Gender-mainstreaming"”.
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Gender mainstreaming and implementation of social responsibility
The purpose of this study was to examine gender mainstreaming and social responsibility, their connection and whether they promote each other. This subject intrigued authors interest, specially because of the growing gender equality in the world. Discussions on social responsibility has increased …
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The United Nations and Gender-mainstreaming; International Conferences on Women and the Development of Gender Mainstreaming Policies in Caribbean States
… the United Nations has played in influencing the gender mainstreaming process in accordance with the Beijing Platform for Action. In 1995, the United Nations convened in Beijing for its Fourth World Conference on Women, (hereinafter referred to as the FWCW). At this historic event, international …
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Why Women? Gender Mainstreaming in Undergraduate International Relations Discourse
… years, feminist international relations (IR) and gendered approaches to foreign policy and security have been gaining attention in both the academy and in government. However, the systems and institutions that exist in our country are strategically designed to maintain patriarchy and privilege …
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Bedrohungsszenario "Gender" : gesellschaftliches Geschlechterwissen und Antifeminismus in der Medienberichterstattung zum Gender Mainstreaming
… und Praxis, die 2006/2007 unter der Überschrift 'Gender Mainstreaming' stattfand. Dominiert wurde die Mediendebatte von einer Reihe antifeministischer Veröffentlichungen in überregionalen (Print- und Online-) Zeitungen und Magazinen; auf ihnen liegt das Hauptaugenmerk meiner Untersuchung. Im …
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Umsetzungsbedingungen für eine europäische Gleichstellungsstrategie im post-kommunistischen Kontext : Gender Mainstreaming in Estland
… gleichstellungspolitischen Strategie Gender Mainstreaming (GM) in der Ministerialverwaltung des neuen EU-Mitgliedslands Estland. GM hat die Umsetzung der Gleichstellung von Männern und Frauen zum Ziel und wird als eine Querschnittsaufgabe mit Instrumenten der Verwaltungsmodernisierung …
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Gender mainstreaming in education: case studies of Islamic primary schools in South Sulawesi, Indonesia 2000 - 2006
… thesis examined the extent and the manner of the gender mainstreaming policy implementation in three Islamic primary schools in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It investigated the commitment, gender ideology and practices of policy makers, school principals, teachers, and the school committees. …
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An exploration of gender mainstreaming in institutions of Higher learning: The case of rural university in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Gender mainstreaming has been adopted as a strategy for promoting gender equality in institutions of higher learning worldwide, and not least in Africa. There are perceptions that most strategic higher positions in institutions of Higher learning are dominated by men while women are marginalized. …
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Evaluation of Gender Mainstreaming on the appointment process of senior management: A case study of the Office of the Premier in Limpopo Province, South Africa
… of the system of apartheid and colonialism. Gender inequality continues to exist even during the new dispensation despite the existence of national, regional and international legislation to address inequality. This study evaluated the extent of the implementation and enforcement of …
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Gender and Water management: It's implications on Women empowerment
Gender mainstreaming in the water sector is being justified on grounds that it helps to empower women; therefore it furthers broader goals of equality within society, contributing to poverty alleviation and social inclusion. This study was done in two peri-urban areas of Lusaka, Zambia namely …
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Gender and Water management: It's implications on Women empowerment
Gender mainstreaming in the water sector is being justified on grounds that it helps to empower women; therefore it furthers broader goals of equality within society, contributing to poverty alleviation and social inclusion. This study was done in two peri-urban areas of Lusaka, Zambia namely …
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A Gendered Intersectional Analysis of the Private Security Industry
<p>This thesis conducts an intersectional gendered analysis of the privatization of wars and armed conflicts through the use of private military and security companies (PMSC's), thus responding to an existing gap in scholarship on this matter. Two methodologies were used for this analysis. The …
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Gendering NATO: Analysing the Construction and Implementation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's Gender Perspective
… of the development and implementation of NATO’s ‘gender perspective’ from official documentation and from a series of elite interviews with individuals working within the international, military structures of the alliance. Drawing upon a composite methodology, framed by feminist theory, that …
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Spatial narratives: redefining permanent gendered spaces for temporal female traders in Eveline Street, Katutura, Windhoek
… the street offers are limited when it comes to gender mainstreaming. The approach for designing has largely been self-built and conditioned for more men against women trading in the street. Furthermore, research shows that women are more likely to use their earnings on necessities such as food, …
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Challenges and successes of gender focal point persons in the context of gender responsive budgeting initiatives in Namibia
… has taken cognisance of the importance of mainstreaming gender at the institutional level. In efforts to promote gender mainstreaming, its cabinet directed all government offices, ministries and agencies (OMAs) to comply with the Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) initiative, in 2014. The …
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Factors Causing Gender Inequality in Education in Tanzania: A Case of Korogwe District Secondary Schools
… and an important component of women empowerment. Gender inequality in education is a serious problem in Tanzania since independence in 1961. There is still lower enrolment rate for girls and higher dropout rates than their male counterparts in Tanzania. This study explored factors causing gender …
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Factors Causing Gender Inequality in Education in Tanzania: A Case of Korogwe District Secondary Schools
… and an important component of women empowerment. Gender inequality in education is a serious problem in Tanzania since independence in 1961. There is still lower enrolment rate for girls and higher dropout rates than their male counterparts in Tanzania. This study explored factors causing gender …
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Empirical Empowerment: how methods of evaluating women’s empowerment shape understanding of agricultural and nutritional development in Busoga, Uganda
Since the widespread adoption of gender mainstreaming within international development programming, there has been strong demand for standardised methods of measuring women’s empowerment; however, there is not yet consensus on best practices. This research critically examines an increasingly …
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Negotiating Gender and Bureaucracy: Female Managers in Indonesia's Ministry of Finance
… positions within bureaucracies to ensure gender-equitable policies and outcomes. Article 7 of the Convention of the Elimination of the Discrimination against Women commits states to ensure equality between women and men in political and public life, including participation in formulating …
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Determinants of gender disparities in financial inclusion: insights from Tanzania
… to empirically investigate the determinants of gender disparities in financial inclusion in Tanzania. Using logit regression, the study tests whether an individual's gender affects financial inclusion. Subsequently the study evaluates the relationship between individual's characteristics and the …
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Equal but Different: Gender Discourses in the Social Relations of Irish Peacekeepers & Possibilities for Transformation
… by the lack of action and transformation of gender relations within peacekeeping since the adoption of UNSCR 1325 in 2000, this study explores the gendering processes within the Irish Defence Forces that position women and men in particular roles informally and which act to support or inhibit …
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