(Re) thinking gender: confronting challenges to gender mainstreaming in development practice

[摘要] The stakes for integrating gender into development have long been acknowledged as high – “Human development, if not engendered, is endangered” (UNDP 1995: 1). Addressing gender inequality is now seen as fundamental to the success of development of all kinds. However, evidence has shown that the results of gendered development practice have not been significant, across the water, agriculture, forest, health, and education fields. If development practices aren’t actually achieving their stated outcomes, then it’s necessary to question: what is it about our practice that is causing difficulty in addressing gender inequality? To address that question properly, this essay will show that organisations themselves need to ask: why are we thinking about gender in the first place?This essay aims to provide the historical context behind gender mainstreaming in water development, point to key barriers to gender mainstreaming in planning, design, and implementation, as well as provide an approach to rethinking gender in water development.

[发布日期] 2019-03-27 [发布机构] CSIRO

[学科分类] 地球科学(综合)