Evolving the gender agenda men gender and development ...
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Topic: Fashion for Men
Sort Desciption: sequenced in an iterative fashion by men and women staff of development. organisations. Thus programme officers trainers extension officers etc need ...
Content Inside: EGM/Men-Boys-GE/2003/EP.10 9 October 2003 United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW) in collaboration with International Labour Organization (ILO) Joint United Nations Programmes on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Expert Group Meeting on The role of men and boys in achieving gender equality 21 to 24 October 2003 Brasilia Brazil Evolving the gender agenda men gender and development organisations Prepared by James L. Lang* * The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the United Nations. 2 Evolving the gender agenda men gender and development organisations 1 James L. Lang Jameslang@supermail.com Draft Version Enhancing gender equality: the responsibilities and challenges for development organisations Organisations in general play a pivotal role between the individual and their societies at large and have the potential to be at the cutting edge of gender transformation. More specifically development organisations have a unique mandate in overall efforts to achieve gender equality. On the one hand these organisations especially multi- and bi-laterals help shape policy discussions and create more gender equitable policy frameworks for governments. On the other hand many development organisations are also implementing programmes and projects of their own in cooperation with various partners and beneficiaries. Many organisations have a wide reach and influence in settings were there are still few examples of equitable public cooperation among women and men. They intervene in circumstances where people are living in poverty are vulnerable and or in emergency situations and can show how more equality and flexible gender roles and help alleviate these factors. Development agencies have an obligation not only to help set the development policy agenda by connecting gender equality to other development goals but they also have to do it to nurture more equalit ...
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