University:
American Baptist College
Course:
SOC347 | Sociology of Gender
Academic year:

2024
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485

Pages:

2
Author:

Muthia M.

Gender Empowerment What is Gender Mainstreaming? According to the Cairo ICPD (1994), women's empowerment is seen as the key to successful development and a stable population. According to the Beijing Conference (1995), "Gendermains treaming" or gender mainstreaming in development" WAD and GAD concepts: WAD - Women and Development; GAD - Gender and Development. Development of Women's Empowerment Policy in Indonesia Based on Presidential Instruction No. 9 2000, all ministries, non-ministerial government agencies, high state institutions, TNI commanders, Indonesian police, AGO, governors, mayors implement PUG". Based on Law No. 17 2007 RPJPN 2005-2025, Equitable development and justice . Elimination of discrimination including gender. Based on RPJMN 2010-2014, gender issues are included in the national priority category of the people's welfare category. Gender Mainstreaming Gender Mainstreaming is a strategy to realize gender equality and justice in development where gender aspects are integrated in the formulation of program policies and activities through planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Gender Mainstreaming Objectives 1. Establish mechanisms for gender-responsive program and policy formulation. 2. Give special attention to groups that experience the impact of gender bias. 3. Providing understanding to all parties (government and non-government) to take gender-responsive actions in their respective fields. Gender Mainstreaming Goal 1. Government institutions with all the authority they have and the human resources available at the central level to the field level, especially those who play a role in making policies, programs and activities, as well as program planners involved in PUG. 2. Private organizations. 3. Professional organizations. 4. Religious organizations Gender-Related Terms Gender blindness Gender blindness is the condition or state of someone who does not understand the meaning or concept of gender (there are differences in the interests of men and women). Gender Neutral Gender neutral is a policy, program, activity, condition that does not favor one of the sexes. Gender Bias Gender bias is a policy, program, activity, condition that favors one of the sexes. Gender Sensitive Gender sensitive is a person's ability and sensitivity in seeing and assessing development results and other aspects of life from a gender perspective (adjusted to the different interests of men and women). Gender Responsive Gender responsive are policies, programs, activities, conditions that have taken into account the interests of men and women.