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Gender M ainstreaming Policy in Nepal

Gender M ainstreaming Policy in Nepal. Manamaya Pangeni. Need of Gender Mainstreaming. Un-succesed Development Plan without women Increase discrimination to women Increase Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) Increase violence against women Increase conflict in community

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Gender M ainstreaming Policy in Nepal

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  1. Gender Mainstreaming Policy in Nepal ManamayaPangeni

  2. Need of Gender Mainstreaming • Un-succesed Development Plan without women • Increase discrimination to women • Increase Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) • Increase violence against women • Increase conflict in community • Realization of sustainable development with out involvement of women

  3. Provision on Constitution • The Interim Constitution ensures that the Women’s right as a fundamental rights (article 20) • Emphasis on Policy, Legal and Institutional reform to eliminate all forms of discrimination, the protection and rehabilitation of the conflict affected women, Gender mainstreaming in all sector of development • Affirmative actions insuring 33 % representation of women in all state machinery

  4. Provision on Constitution • Elimination of gender based violence • Institutional capacity development of the national mechanism for gender mainstreaming engendering the macroeconomic framework and implementation of the gender management system.

  5. Development….. • 1945: Establishment of UN • 1948: Human right declaration • 1963: Convention on Political rights of women • 1966: Bill of rights *Civil and political rights * Economic, social and cultural rights • Address gender mainstreaming in ECOSOC

  6. Development….. • 1979: Convention on the elimination of all form of discrimination against women ( Nepal had ratified) • 1990: ICPD (Focused on reproductive right of women) • 1991: Queto protocol (Focused on sustainable development and concern with gender in all development practices) • 1995: 4 th Conference of CEDAW and find out 12 critical areas of BPFA

  7. Development….. • 1999: Establishment of MWCSW • 2000: MDG (Integrated all concerns in one place and found out 8 areas of development ) • 2002: GFP formed in Nepal • 2004:GRBC formed • 2007: Started gender budget in development program • Now 17.3% Gender budget aloocated.

  8. National Plan of Action • CEDAW • BPFA • Anti-trafficking of women and girl • 10 year national plan of action for children • Gender based violence

  9. Act ,Regulations and Guidelines • Child Right • Human Trafficking • Domestic Violence • Gender and Child Right Mainstreaming guidelines (District level)

  10. Development Plan • Started in 2013 B.S. • 2037-2042 B.S.: 6th Development Plan (WID, welfare approach), Focused women education, health, family planning, capacity development ( addressed only practical need ) • 2042-2047: 7th Development Plan (WAD, participatory approach) • 2054-2059: 9th Development Plan (GAD, right based approach) • 2059-2064: 10th Development Plan (Develop GM strategy for gender equality, women empowerment, economic growth and alleviation of poverty

  11. Approach • 1950-70: Welfare approach • 1970-90: Participatory Approach • 1990- Till : Right based approach (inclusive development approach)

  12. Policy and Program • Women Development Program based on NPA ( CEDAW and BPFA) • 1982: Started WDP (PCRW) • Present : 75 Distract, 3043 VDC and 478000 member in rural, poor and marginalized women • Women co-operative :1410 (CBO’s) • Target Group : Poor, ultra poor and multiple poor

  13. Mandate of DWD… • Implement the approved program on women's development • Assist the ministry in formulation policy and legislation on women's development • Monitor and evaluate women's development • Impact the necessary skill training to women • Carryout functions women's empowerment

  14. Mandate of DWD… • Carryout functions related to controlling trafficking in girl prostitution , domestic violence and other offences against women • Carryout functions related to national or international seminars, symposia and conference on women and • Collect and publish information on women's development based on national plan of action on CEDAW and BPFA

  15. Process of Implementation • Organize women into neighborly group of 4-7 member and start mobilization savings • Federate neighborly group into ward level (inter group) committees • Impart gender training 3 days duration to husbands and wives together

  16. Process of Implementation…. • Carry out need based activities, including those related to earning a livelihood • Mobilize revolving funds • Federate ward level committees into VDC level co-operatives and • Take the back seat and support women – led initiatives.

  17. THANK YOU

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