2.1 Sex disaggregated data are available and used to devise and monitor gender responsive policies

Gender responsive budgeting was also a high priority.

3. Further urges Governments to include gender perspectives in the major guidelines for economic and social policies and to increase their capacities and capabilities in gender responsive and gender sensitive planning of development programmes

d) Develop and institutionalize gender responsive budgets, monitor gender budget analysis and the utilization of these gender budgets

Indeed, UNIFEM was supporting gender responsive budgeting initiatives in every region.

Botswana held workshops on gender responsive budgeting for senior Government officials.

Promoting the development of gender responsive HIV AIDS policies for health care which address discriminatory practices for pregnant women and equal access to anti retroviral drugs.

A variety of tools such as gender disaggregated data, gender analysis, gender responsive budgeting, gender sensitive monitoring and evaluation systems and gender sensitive indicators have proven useful.

The gender action plan for 2006 2007 is designed to strengthen UNDP capacities at all levels and to enhance its delivery of gender responsive policies and programmes, in a systematic, visible and measurable way.

Applied research conduct research on existing gender responsive policies to assess the implementation gaps promote the application of lessons learned and the replication of best practices, and feed back into local, regional and global policies.

Gender responsive budgeting work is relevant to all UNIFEM goals and outcome areas.

European policies for gender equality

44. Sex disaggregated data and statistics are an important tool in gender responsive planning.

Its purpose was to provide an understanding of rural gender dynamics and to identify areas where there was a need for gender responsive technology, in order to assist the formulation of policies and programmes that promote agricultural technological development.

Such initiatives contribute to national and local agreements to make budgetary processes more gender responsive.

39 UNIFEM, Gender responsive budgets programme results (2001 2004) (New York, UNIFEM, 2005), p. 4.

Gender mainstreaming in environmental policies and programmes

Examples of good practices were also disseminated in order to develop a gender responsive budgeting process.31

To motivate and support the institution agency organization unit to review and improve its mandate, policies, programs, projects, activities and budget to make them more gender responsive To facilitate training on gender sensitivity To stimulate good working relationships by improving coordination and cooperation with other institutions agencies units for gender mainstreaming.

Specific policies and action plans on gender mainstreaming

Countries reporting high levels of coverage of gender responsive intervention in all environments would obtain the maximum score.

Mainstreaming a gender perspective into national policies and programmes

Incorporation of gender perspectives into sectoral policies and programmes

(e) Disseminate and replicate innovations in gender mainstreaming approaches, such as gender responsive budget processes and mandatory gender analysis in planning and review processes, in particular in the areas of health, education and employment

A component of this activity includes the training of trainers in social and gender analysis to make mainstream development activities more gender responsive and to integrate social and gender concerns into other sectoral themes.

1.158 Gender and disability mainstreaming policies will have been implemented.

Capacity building is another building block for gender sensitive policies

Goal 5. Human resources policies and practices aligned with corporate commitment to gender equality and gender balance

The various structures for implementing gender mainstreaming policies have reflected the attitude of UNDP towards gender mainstreaming.

The implications of such changes for demographic processes and the formulation of responsive policies and programmes should be addressed.

In policy development the gender issue is that many development policies, programs and activities are unfavourably gender biased.

In 20 countries UNIFEM has supported the development of gender responsive budgets that look at how the allocation of public resources benefits women and men and addresses gender equality requirements.

At the local level, gender mainstreaming activities had focused on empowering institutions to be gender responsive, through training and financial support and on collaborating with community based organizations and NGOs.

One outcome of this examination was that a pilot programme on gender responsive budgeting has been tentatively included in the PRSP.

They also incorporated gender equality provisions in promotions and remuneration policies.

It defines policies and lines of action to promote gender equality.

In addition to establishing general policies on gender mainstreaming, a number of countries have developed specific policies and action plans on mainstreaming gender perspectives into different sector areas.

A concern is that the intention of mainstreaming gender in environmental policies and institutions if not well managed results in gender invisibility and ad hoc policies and action.

(a) The wide acknowledgement of gender mainstreaming, the goal of which is to incorporate a gender perspective in all legislation, policies, programmes and projects, as a strategy to enhance the impact of policies to promote gender equality

Bangladesh and Zimbabwe reported that the establishment of a gender focal point system facilitated gender mainstreaming in sectoral policies.

Gender budget analysis in State HDRs provided important leverage of resources to promote gender outcomes and mainstream gender into national and State policies and budgets.

Its objective is to facilitate gender mainstreaming of projects, programmes and policies.

Sound education policies remain paramount for achieving gender equality and eradicating poverty.

The revised version of the Gender Equality Act of Norway (2002) enhanced the responsibility for gender mainstreaming in public policies.

INSTRAW and UNIFEM both promote the formulation of gender sensitive agricultural policies and the training of researchers on gender analysis.