UN ESCAP Workshop on Women and Disability: Promoting Full Participation of Women with Disabilities in the Process of Elaboration on an International Convention to Promote and Protect the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities
18-22 August 2003, Bangkok, Thailand

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Beijing Strategic Areas of Concern

UN ESCAP

BEIJING STRATEGIC AREAS OF CONCERN

• WOMEN AND POVERTY
• EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• WOMEN AND HEALTH
• VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
• WOMEN AND ARMED CONFLICT
• WOMEN AND THE ECONOMY
• WOMEN IN POWER AND DECISION MAKING
• INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN
• HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN
• WOMEN AND THE MEDIA
• WOMEN AND THE ENVIRONMENT
• THE GIRL CHILD

GENDER MAINSTREAMING

"MAINSTREAMING A GENDER PERSPECTIVE IS THE PROCESS OF ASSESSING THE IMPLICATIONS FOR WOMEN AND MEN OF ANY PLANNED ACTION, INCLUDING LEGISLATION, POLICIES OR PROGRAMMES, IN ALL AREAS AND AT ALL LEVELS. IT IS A STRATEGY FOR MAKING WOMEN'S AS WELL AS MEN'S CONCERNS AND EXPERIENCES AN INTEGRAL DIEMNSION OF THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES IN ALL POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL SPHERES SO THAT WOMEN AND MEN BENEFIT EQUALLY AND INEQUALITY IS NOT PERPETUATED. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE GENDER EQUALITY".

GENDER MAINSTREAMING STRATEGY

GENDER MAINSTREAMING IS A STRATEGY UTILIZED IN PROGRAMMES WHERE THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES - RESEARCH, ANALYSES, POLICIES, PROGRAMMES ETC. ARE RELATED TO OTHER DEVELOPMENT GOALS THAN GENDER EQUALITY - SUCH AS IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH STATUS, GREATER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, IMPROVED TRANSPORT, MORE EFFICIENT ENERGY CONSUMPTION, BUILDING /CONSTRUCTION PLANS ETC.

GENDER MAINSTREAMING CONSIDERATIONS

• ADDRESSING AND ERADICATING INEQUALITIES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN IS A KEY COMPONENT
• RECOGNIZE THAT INEQUALITIES IN ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES MAY EXIST BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN
• AVOID SYSTEMATIC DIFFERENCE IN TREATMENT FOR MEN AND WOMEN
• RECOGNIZE AND ERADICATE ANY INSTITUTIONAL /POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION THAT DIFFERENTIATES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN
• POLICY CHANGES TO GIVE WOMEN AND MEN THE SAME RIGHTS TO FOUND A FAMILY AND OVER THEIR CHILDREN
• ACKNOWLEDGE WOMEN HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS AND ADDRESS THEM

GENDER MAINSTREAMING STRATEGY

QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED

• WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENTIAL IMPACTS OF GLOBALIZATION, TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ON WOMEN AND MEN ?
• ARE THE EXISTING CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN AS WELL AS MEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DEVELOPMENT OF PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION PROCESSES ?
• WHAT POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS COULD WOMEN AND MEN MAKE TO ENERGY CREATION AND CONSERVATION
• WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS CAN WOMEN AND MEN MAKE TO CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY

GENDER PERSPECTIVES FOR WOMEN WITH DISABILITY

SEXUAL HARASSMENT
LOW SELF ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE / LOW COMPETITION
VULNERABILITY OF WOMEN IN WHEELCHAIRS
DIFFICULTY IN WORKING WITH MALE PEERS AND SUBORDINATES OR SUPERIORS
GENDER BLIND DATA COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT
GENDER BLIND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
DISCRIMINATORY RULES ON BENEFITS
INADEQUATE MATERNITY BENEFITS
MULTIPLE BURDENS THAT UNDERMINE PERFORMANCE
LACK OF PROTECTION FROM HAZARDS AT WORK

GENDER PERSPECTIVES FOR WOMEN WITH DISABILITY

FREQUENT OVERTIME WORK HAZARDS
STEREOTYPICAL WORK OPPORTUNITIES
STEREOTYPICAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
INSTITUTIONALIZED DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES AND PRACTICES
INSUFFICIENT CHANGING ROOM AND TOILET FACILITIES
POOR REPRESENTATION IN POLICY AND DECISION MAKING
POOR WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION OR ORGANIZING FOR REPRESENTATION
PERVASIVE GENDER BIAS IN THE GOVERNMENT SYSTEM

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