ISU GENDER DI INDONESIA DALAM RESPON NAHDHATUL ULAMA

This paper will examine the Nahdhatul Ulama's response to gender issues in Indonesia. In general, Nahdhatul Ulama's response to gender in this case is represented by the discourse of women's acceptance in the NU body is relatively good. This is seen from some important decisions issued by PBNU. Empowerment and gender mainstreaming within the structural framework of the Nahdhatul Ulama organization are seen in significant decisions for gender equality, including decision making after the 1997 Munas decision, how NU accepts women as president

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PERSEPSI CIVITAS AKADEMIKA UIN MALANG TERHADAP PENGARUSUTAMAAN GENDER

EGALITA ◽

10.18860/egalita.v0i0.1929 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

M. Mahpur, M.Si

Keyword(s):

Gender Equality ◽

Gender Studies ◽

Gender Issues ◽

Academic Institution ◽

Gender Mainstreaming ◽

Need To Evaluate ◽

And Gender

This research is intended to describe the perception of UIN academics on gender mainstreaming issue and to map the argument on the need of gender mainstreaming implementation which includes gender strategy and gender practice at this academic institution. Using descriptive quantitative methode, the data gathered in the form of openmind-system questionnaires distributing to the Deans, vice deans, and head of several units.The result of research reveals that either men or women at UIN Malang tend to refuse the implementation of gender mainstreaming (men=44.67% and women=25.33%). Only 35% of total amount of respondent agree to implement gender mainstreming (men=15 dan women=20%). Meanwhile, the respons toward the implementation is that word "gender"in vision and mission of this institution is not necessary to be stated explicitely. The important point of the issue is the practice of gender quality should be proportional andprofesional. Then, this is a responsibility of centre of gender studies to socialize gender issues and gender equality if there is a need to evaluate gender equality-based policies.

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Critical Insights into Gender Mainstreaming in Non-Governmental Organizations Based in Vietnam

10.26686/wgtn.16999936.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

◽

Binh Thi Le

Keyword(s):

Gender Equality ◽

Well Being ◽

Gender Issues ◽

Gender Mainstreaming ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

And Gender

In Vietnam, Confucian doctrine has traditionally influenced gender issues. Although, the determination of Government has brought about considerable improvements in gender equality in society, there remains a need for interventions from a variety of stakeholders including Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Recently, both International NGOs (INGOs) and Local NGOs (LNGOs) have increased in scope, size, and resources to address development issues in general and gender issues in particular in the specific context of Vietnam. They all play a pivotal role in delivering services and advocacy in an effort to enable Vietnamese people to live in a society of justice and well-being. However, there continues to be a gap between the rhetoric and practice of these organizations for both internal and external reasons. This research analyses the process of integrating gender into an INGO and an LNGO’s policies and development projects drawing on semi-structured interviews with staff in these organizations. The study explores the extent to which these NGOs use gender mainstreaming as a tool to achieve the goal of gender equality in their own organization and project sites. What challenges and opportunities for each organization exist? The findings indicate that in reference to gender mainstreaming, these NGOs, more or less, have encountered a series of common obstacles found in literature from other parts of the world. They also highlight the importance of the approach to gender work taken by NGOs. Each approach must be based on the specific conditions and characteristics of each organization and more importantly adaptable to the context, culture, and traditions of Vietnam. As a part of gender mainstreaming, NGOs are starting to pay attention to the work/home divides of their staff as a critically important element in organizational culture aiming to get the organization in order first before integrating gender into other dimensions of their development work. Both NGOs have the strong determination to have more male staff in office and involve more men in projects to address gender issues. Furthermore, the lack of openness and dialogue on implementing gender mainstreaming in the NGO community makes a part of the findings. These particular aspects of organisational practice were highlights of this thesis.

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Evaluating the Success of Gender Mainstreaming in New Zealand Official Development Assistance Since 2000

10.26686/wgtn.17004838.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

◽

Philippa Bennett

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Gender Equality ◽

Women's Empowerment ◽

Gender Issues ◽

Official Development Assistance ◽

Foreign Affairs ◽

Gender Mainstreaming ◽

Women’S Empowerment ◽

Gender Policy ◽

And Gender

Gender mainstreaming is one of the most widespread methods employed by donor countries and their partners to address gender equality and women’s empowerment in development. New Zealand has had a varied history of engagement on gender issues within its aid programme. As reportedly one of the first countries within the OECD to have a specific gender policy, New Zealand’s commitment to women has waxed and waned. Case and point, in 2011, when asked where women came into New Zealand’s growing Pacific focus for aid, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade stated that he was not interested in prescribing a gender within the aid programme. This research evaluated how gender mainstreaming has been implemented into the policies of New Zealand’s Official Development Assistance (NZODA) since 2000. Research methods used included reviewing past and present NZODA policies, carried out alongside interviews with development specialists who had worked in the New Zealand aid and gender environment. Using a feminist lens, the research revealed that New Zealand’s ODA has had limited investment in gender equality and women’s empowerment, despite gender being mainstreamed or mandated as a cross-cutting issue since 2002. The previous structure which administered NZODA, NZAID, released an in-depth gender policy late in its existence and struggled to retain staff in the gender advisor role. The refocus of NZODA, with the subsequent reintegration of aid into foreign affairs in 2009 meant the expiration of this policy. Two years later, the new body established to administer NZODA, the NZ Aid Programme, released its only policy, where gender equality and women’s empowerment featured little and appeared tokenistic. As well as this lack of investment in women, this research revealed that gender mainstreaming appears to be misunderstood, which can only contribute to its widely perceived ineffectiveness. Recommendations argue for a committed focus on gender best practice within NZODA, alongside greater investment in programmes and activities that specifically focus on women and gender issues.

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Critical Insights into Gender Mainstreaming in Non-Governmental Organizations Based in Vietnam

10.26686/wgtn.16999936 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

◽

Binh Thi Le

Keyword(s):

Gender Equality ◽

Well Being ◽

Gender Issues ◽

Gender Mainstreaming ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Governmental Organizations ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

And Gender

In Vietnam, Confucian doctrine has traditionally influenced gender issues. Although, the determination of Government has brought about considerable improvements in gender equality in society, there remains a need for interventions from a variety of stakeholders including Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Recently, both International NGOs (INGOs) and Local NGOs (LNGOs) have increased in scope, size, and resources to address development issues in general and gender issues in particular in the specific context of Vietnam. They all play a pivotal role in delivering services and advocacy in an effort to enable Vietnamese people to live in a society of justice and well-being. However, there continues to be a gap between the rhetoric and practice of these organizations for both internal and external reasons. This research analyses the process of integrating gender into an INGO and an LNGO’s policies and development projects drawing on semi-structured interviews with staff in these organizations. The study explores the extent to which these NGOs use gender mainstreaming as a tool to achieve the goal of gender equality in their own organization and project sites. What challenges and opportunities for each organization exist? The findings indicate that in reference to gender mainstreaming, these NGOs, more or less, have encountered a series of common obstacles found in literature from other parts of the world. They also highlight the importance of the approach to gender work taken by NGOs. Each approach must be based on the specific conditions and characteristics of each organization and more importantly adaptable to the context, culture, and traditions of Vietnam. As a part of gender mainstreaming, NGOs are starting to pay attention to the work/home divides of their staff as a critically important element in organizational culture aiming to get the organization in order first before integrating gender into other dimensions of their development work. Both NGOs have the strong determination to have more male staff in office and involve more men in projects to address gender issues. Furthermore, the lack of openness and dialogue on implementing gender mainstreaming in the NGO community makes a part of the findings. These particular aspects of organisational practice were highlights of this thesis.

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Gender Equality in Turkish Higher Education

International Journal of Higher Education ◽

10.5430/ijhe.v7n5p97 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 97

Author(s):

Fatma Cobanoglu

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Decision Making ◽

Gender Equality ◽

Social Life ◽

Gender Mainstreaming ◽

Political Empowerment ◽

Higher Education System ◽

Turkish Higher Education ◽

Employment Rates ◽

And Gender

The moulds of masculinity and femininity determined by society are not only determinants of the way in which individuals behave in society, but also determinants of the production and distribution of the resources. The steady development of societies can be achieved when men and women have the equal power with equal opportunities and resources to shape their own lives and to contribute to their families, societies and countries. The internationally recognized indicators of aforesaid gender mainstreaming are the areas of Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment. In Turkey, even though the legal basis of equality of women and men in these areas have been strengthened through legislative regulations enforced, the need to overcome the obstacles women face when participating to social life as complete and equal individuals and taking all precautions for this is still ongoing. In this study, gender equality in the Turkish higher education system was examined. For this purpose, the schooling rates in higher education, employment rates and participation rates in decision making mechanisms in management of women were examined in the light of gender equality indicators. In this study, which was conducted by document reviewing among qualitative research methods, official websites and documents of international organizations and Turkish official institutions were examined in order to access reliable documents related to Turkish Higher Education and gender equality variables. The survey concluded that while the schooling rates in the Turkish higher education and employment rates of women are high, the proportion of female academicians decreased as the academic degrees increased and that the horizontal disintegration patterns between the scientific areas are more visible on the basis of sub-branches. Furthermore, it has been found out that women are not adequately represented in decision-making mechanisms, even though they provide the necessary conditions.

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Evaluating the Success of Gender Mainstreaming in New Zealand Official Development Assistance Since 2000

10.26686/wgtn.17004838 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

◽

Philippa Bennett

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Gender Equality ◽

Women's Empowerment ◽

Gender Issues ◽

Official Development Assistance ◽

Foreign Affairs ◽

Gender Mainstreaming ◽

Women’S Empowerment ◽

Gender Policy ◽

And Gender

Gender mainstreaming is one of the most widespread methods employed by donor countries and their partners to address gender equality and women’s empowerment in development. New Zealand has had a varied history of engagement on gender issues within its aid programme. As reportedly one of the first countries within the OECD to have a specific gender policy, New Zealand’s commitment to women has waxed and waned. Case and point, in 2011, when asked where women came into New Zealand’s growing Pacific focus for aid, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade stated that he was not interested in prescribing a gender within the aid programme. This research evaluated how gender mainstreaming has been implemented into the policies of New Zealand’s Official Development Assistance (NZODA) since 2000. Research methods used included reviewing past and present NZODA policies, carried out alongside interviews with development specialists who had worked in the New Zealand aid and gender environment. Using a feminist lens, the research revealed that New Zealand’s ODA has had limited investment in gender equality and women’s empowerment, despite gender being mainstreamed or mandated as a cross-cutting issue since 2002. The previous structure which administered NZODA, NZAID, released an in-depth gender policy late in its existence and struggled to retain staff in the gender advisor role. The refocus of NZODA, with the subsequent reintegration of aid into foreign affairs in 2009 meant the expiration of this policy. Two years later, the new body established to administer NZODA, the NZ Aid Programme, released its only policy, where gender equality and women’s empowerment featured little and appeared tokenistic. As well as this lack of investment in women, this research revealed that gender mainstreaming appears to be misunderstood, which can only contribute to its widely perceived ineffectiveness. Recommendations argue for a committed focus on gender best practice within NZODA, alongside greater investment in programmes and activities that specifically focus on women and gender issues.

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Gender Equality, Governance and Women Empowerment Agenda in a Democratizing Society: Issues, Prospects, and Challenges

The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology ◽

10.36108/njsa/1102/90(0150) ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Olabisi I. Aina ◽

Kehinde Olayode

Keyword(s):

Gender Equality ◽

Gender Issues ◽

Civil Society Organizations ◽

Gender Mainstreaming ◽

Gender Justice ◽

Women Empowerment ◽

African Continent ◽

Political Transformations ◽

And Gender ◽

Policy And Planning

With the current global urge and mandates for gender equality, the African continent is re-awakening interest on gender issues and gender mainstreaming in public policy and planning. This paper addresses issues and prospects in embracing Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (GEWE) principles in a democratizing state such as Nigeria. Basic questions raised include – what are the ideals of GEWE? What relevance does the GEWE Agenda have for a democratising state? What different legislations, policies, and programmes are strategic to this process? What roles have been played by Civil Society Organizations in instituting a GEWE agenda in a nation state such as Nigeria? What are the gains of the gender equality agenda for the country’s overall development? What problems still face the process of achieving gender equality and gender justice in Nigeria? These discussions espouse the importance of the GEWE Agenda and the need to engender social development and political transformations in the emerging democratic Nigeria.

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Integrating gender in rice research

ORYZA- An International Journal on Rice ◽

10.35709/ory.2019.56.spl.9 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 56 (Special) ◽

pp. 164-168

Author(s):

BN Sadangi ◽

Biswajit Mondal

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Impact Assessment ◽

Farming System ◽

Work Participation ◽

Gender Mainstreaming ◽

Limited Resources ◽

Men And Women ◽

Planning Project ◽

Systematic Understanding ◽

And Gender

Gender mainstreaming in agriculture is new trend to address the inequalities of resources and work participation between men and women for ensuring equity in gender. Though women constitute about half of the total agricultural labour, their access to resources as well as decision making power is limited. Particularly, women in rice-based farming system though undertake hard work, own or share very limited resources and benefits in comparison to other systems. Various needs of women, while undertake research and technologies developed should be addressed appropriately through gender focussed planning, project implementation, monitoring as well as impact assessment. A systematic understanding and capacity building of the planners, researchers, development and extension machineries on innovative mechanism and gender sensitive perspectives would bring socioeconomic upliftment of not only women but the whole society.

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