Everywhere/nowhere : gender mainstreaming in development agencies /
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| Author / Creator: | Tiessen, Rebecca, 1970- |
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| Imprint: | Bloomfield, CT : Kumarian Press, 2007. |
| Description: | xi, 217 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6416396 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Acronyms
- 1. Introduction
- Case Studies and Research Context
- Chapter Overview
- 2. Definitions and Debates in Gender Mainstreaming Literature
- Introduction
- Definitions of Gender Mainstreaming
- History of Gender Mainstreaming
- Gender Mainstreaming's Potential
- Assumptions in Gender Mainstreaming: Everywhere/Nowhere/Elsewhere
- The Realities and Challenges of Gender Mainstreaming
- NGOs as a Case Study
- Feminist Perspectives on Gender Mainstreaming
- Conclusion
- 3. The Gendered Organization
- Introduction
- Perceptions of Gender Neutrality
- Feminist Theory and the Gendered Organization
- Patriarchy and the Public/Private Separation in Feminist Organizational Thought
- Women, Gender, and Marginalization in Organizations
- Organizational Priorities and Gender Issues
- Gender Mainstreaming for Empowerment
- Challenging the Gendered Organization
- Conclusion
- 4. Gender Mainstreaming Strategies: Hiring and Staffing Initiatives
- Introduction
- The Numbers Game: Hiring and Targeting Women
- The Numbers Game in the International Context
- Staff Perceptions of the Opportunities and Challenges of Hiring Women
- Understanding the Constraints to Women's Participation in Development Agencies
- A "Woman's Place" in the Office
- Public/Private Slippage
- Gender Focal Point Officers
- The Marginalization of Gender Staff
- How Gender Focal Point Officers Are Perceived
- Everyone's/No One's Responsibility
- Conclusion
- 5. Training and Capacity Building for Gender Mainstreaming
- Introduction
- Capacity to Address Gender Issues
- NGO Workers' Attitudes toward Gender Equality
- Understanding Gender as a Cross-cutting Theme in Development
- Familiarity with Gender Documents and Gender Reports
- Who Attends the Training Sessions?
- The Impact of Gender Training
- Sex-Disaggregated Data Collection
- Gender Policies
- Resources and Budgeting for Gender Activities
- Gender Mainstreaming at the Project Level
- Conclusion
- 6. Windows of Opportunity for Transformative Change
- Introduction
- Subtle and Subversive Strategies for Gender Mainstreaming
- Networking and Alliance-Building
- Leadership and Mentoring
- Promoting Leadership for Women
- Obstacles for Women in Gaining Positions of Leadership
- Strategies for Women's Political Empowerment
- Building on Strategies That Work
- Conclusion
- 7. Gender Mainstreaming in Environmental Programs
- Introduction
- The Relationship between Gender Inequality and the Environment
- International Commitments
- National Commitments to Gender Equality in Environmental Programs
- Gender Inequality in Environmental Practice
- Participation in Environmental Programs
- Conclusion
- 8. Gender Mainstreaming in HIV/AIDS Programs
- Introduction
- HIV/AIDS and Gender Inequality
- Gender Mainstreaming in HIV/AIDS Programing: The NGO Response
- Ongoing Challenges for Gender Mainstreaming in HIV/AIDS Programs
- Conclusion
- 9. From Planning to Practice: Where Does Gender Mainstreaming Happen?
- Introduction
- Reflections on Discourse
- Everywhere/Nowhere/Elsewhere
- Lessons Learned in Gender Mainstreaming Initiatives
- The Way Forward: Organizational Change for Gender Equality
- Gender Mainstreaming: An Unfinished Process
- Bibliography
- About the Author
- Appendix A. Participating NGOs in Malawi
- Index
