POL_S 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Gender Mainstreaming, United Nations Millennium Declaration, Gender Analysis
Document Summary
The goal is gender equality, and the un"s strategy is gender mainstreaming, introduced in the beijing platform for action. Mainstreaming is not only eventually supposed to lead to gender equality, but also reveal changes that need to be made in organizations and organizational structures through its application. Implementation success relies on institutional commitment, senior management, and accountability. The end goal is not only gender equality, but also sustainable development, derived from identified gender perspectives. The millennium declaration is a un strategy to advance development and end poverty in the world by 2015 (that got far). This declaration was brought on by many issues including aids and other diseases, but also because of gender inequality. Gender mainstreaming since beijing: a review of success and limitations in international institutions.
