Training of Technical Advisers on GM for CHED Regional and Central GFP Members August 27, 2013
Prepared and Presented by: Nharleen SantosOffice of the President Millar Philippine Commission on Women 1 9 7 5
Outline of Presentation I.
Policy Imperatives for GAD Mainstreaming II. GAD Mainstreaming Defined III. Philippine GM Strategy IV. Gender Mainstreaming Evaluation Framework Office of the President
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International Mandates for GM • UN-CEDAW – promotes equality in all fields; affirmative action for women; and protection of women from violence • Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) – calls for actions on 12 areas of concern affecting women and girl-children Office of the President
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International Mandates for GM • Adopted as a major strategy in promoting gender equality by the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) in 1995 • Espoused by the UN, World Bank and many bilateral aid agencies • Echoed in the Millennium Development Goals: MDG 3 – Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women MDG 3 Task Force – GM as a tool to put in place the systems for accountability Office of the President
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UN 4th World Conference on Women (1995) Adopted MAINSTREAMING as a strategy or PLATFORM FOR ACTION emphasizing 2 aspects: Equitable distribution of Inclusion of the interests, needs, resources, opportunities and experiences and visions of benefits of the mainstream women in the definition of development process. This development approaches, requires the integration of policies and programs and in equality concerns into the determining the overall analyses and formulation of development agenda. policies, programs and projects, with the objective of ensuring that these have a positive impact on women and reduce Office of the President gender disparities Philippine Commission on Women 1 9 7 5
National Mandates for GM • Sec 14, Art II, 1987 Philippine Constitution – “The State recognizes the role of women in nation building and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men.” • RA 7192, Women in Development and Nation Building Act – promotes the integration of women as full and equal partners of men in development and nation building • General Appropriations Act (GAA) – directs government agencies to formulate a GAD plan, the cost of which shall not be less than 5% of their yearly budget Office of the President
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Chapter VI: Institutional Mechanisms Gender Mainstreaming as a strategy to implement the Magna Carta of Women (Sec. 37) – Assessment and if necessary, modification of the gender mainstreaming program to ensure that it will be an effective strategy for implementing the MCW – Notwithstanding the review of GM, all government agencies, offices, bureaus, instrumentalities, SUCs, GOCCs and LGUs shall pursue the adoption of GM as a strategy to promote and fulfill women’s human rights and eliminate gender discrimination in their systems, structures, policies, programs and processes. Office of the President
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What is the “mainstream”? It consists of an “interrelated set of dominant ideas and development directions, and the organizations that make decisions about resource allocation.” • Directions in resource distribution among social and economic programs • Views about gender roles promoted by culture • Hiring and pay practices in the private sector and global trade relations Office of the President
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WHY SHOULD WE MAINSTREAM GAD? • The philosophy behind gender mainstreaming is the acknowledgement of the existence of a “mainstream” where major ideas, decisions, and the distribution of resources are made toward the attainment of development. • The essence of gender mainstreaming is not merely to integrate gender issues into the mainstream, but to transform the mainstream to make it more receptive and conducive to GAD goals. Office of the President
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Gender WhatWhat is GADisMainstreaming? Mainstreaming? A set of PROCESSES and STRATEGIES aimed at recognizing and addressing gender issues in legislation, policies, programs and projects and institutional mechanisms of the government on a sustained basis to promote women’s empowerment and bring about gender equality Office of the President
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Gender Equality
GAD Mainstreaming Office of the President
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What is GAD Mainstreaming? • It implies more than just ensuring equal numbers of women and men in current initiatives or structures. • It involves changing policies and institutions so that they actively promote gender equality.
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What is GAD Mainstreaming? • It is the effort to include a gender perspective the design and implementation of plans and programs to carry out the mandates of the agencies. • It is about allocating adequate logistics for the conduct of gender-responsive activities in the regular programs of the organization. Office of the President
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What is GAD Mainstreaming? • It is a process by which as many members of the agency are trained to “think gender”. • It is a continuous cascading process by which substantial number of stakeholders are trained to “think and implement” programs and projects in a gender responsive manner. Office of the President
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What is GAD Mainstreaming? Gender Mainstreaming It involves rethinking development goals, processes to reflect the ideas and priorities of both women and men and to reduce gender disparities It is about: CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO Office of the President
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GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT MAINSTREAMING GOAL: make gender equality as a fundamental value in development choices and institutional practice HENCE, efforts to achieve gender equality are brought into the “mainstream� decision making criteria and processes and are pursued from the center rather than the margins Office of the President
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GAD Mainstreaming mechanisms decisions
resources
resources decisions
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The ThePhilippine PhilippineGender GenderMainstreaming Mainstreaming (GM) (GM) Strategy Strategy Two-pronged approach: ď Žinfluencing the development planning cycle ď Žtransforming institutions to become gender-responsive organizations Office of the President
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TWIN FOCUS Development Development Planning Planning should shouldaddress address
Elimination of women/ gender issues
Capability building of institutions Office of the President
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Philippine GM Strategy GAD Mainstreaming GAD mainstreaming requires interventions in various stages of the development planning process from planning to programming, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. There are four critical entry points to GAD mainstreaming, namely: policies, programs and projects, people, and enabling Office of the President
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THE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING CYCLE Planning
Monitoring and Evaluation
Programming & Budgeting
Implementation
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THE ENTRY POINTS Sponsor - with power to legitimize People Official statements in support for GM, e.g., E.O.s, memoranda, specific guidelines
change; Change agent- actually making the change, eg. Focal points; Targetpeople in the bureaucracy, field workers, clients Advocate- wants to achieve change but lacks power to sanction it
Programs/ Projects
Policies
Flagship programs are strategic entry points
Systems and mechanisms installed, including the funds Enabling allocated for GAD activities Mechanisms
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THE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING CYCLE Planning
People
Monitoring and Evaluation
Programs/ Projects
Policies
Programming & Budgeting
Enabling Mechanisms
Implementation Office of the President
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Gender Mainstreaming Evaluation Framework
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What is GMEF? • Provides a holistic view of the gender mainstreaming process • Tool to track and assess progress of gender mainstreaming activities • Used as a planning, monitoring and assessment tool • Useful for GAD Focal Points, members of their TWGs and other GAD committees Office of the President
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Stages of Gender Mainstreaming Stage 4
Commitment enhancement and institutionalization Stage 3
GAD Application Stage 2
Stage 1
Installation of strategic mechanisms
Foundation Formation
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The Tool as Instrument to Assess the Progress of Gender Mainstreaming Part I – The Self-Assessment Questionnaire Designed to assess the magnitude of mainstreaming efforts pursued by the agency including its attached units and bureaus Aims to identify strengths and developmental areas of gender mainstreaming efforts of the agency Office of the President
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Part II – The Scoring Guide • Helps assess the progress stage of mainstreaming • Situates where the agency is in the mainstreaming process • Provides for instructions for consolidating the results of the assessment • Ratings pertain to the stages of the framework eg. rating of 1= stage 1 • High Scores: strong points • Zero markers: areas for improvement Office of the President
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GAD MAINSTREAMING FRAMEWORK Foundation Formation Policy
People
Issuance of broad policy statements Identification and sensitization of key people
Installation of Strategic Mechanisms
GAD Application
Integrating GAD in VMG
Amending policies for clientele to integrate GAD
Assigning unit heads to take accountability on GAD
Integrating GAD in performance contracts and its evaluation
Institutionalization and Commitment Enhancement Implementing, monitoring and evaluating GR policies Adopting incentive schemes on GAD
Providing Enabling initial funds key Mechanisms for activities
Creating units and mechanisms for GAD budgeting
Regular GAD budget allocation
Institutionalizing tools, systems and capacities on GAD
IEC campaigns
Reviewing PPAs that respond to GAD concerns
Implementing, monitoring and evaluating GR PPAs
Enhancing approaches to PPA planning, programming, implementing, monitoring and evaluation
Programs and Projects
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True Progress and Development can only be attained if both women and men participate in, and benefit from development.
Thank You for listening! Office of the President
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