Gender Mainstreaming

Gender Mainstreaming is a strategy for promoting gender equality. It involves ensuring that gender perspectives and the goal of equality are central components of all project activities including policy development, research, dialogue, legislation, resource allocation and the planning, implementation and monitoring of programs and projects.

Mainstreaming is not about adding a “woman’s component” or even a “gender equality component” into an existing project. Beyond increasing women’s participation, it means allowing the experience, knowledge and interests of women and men to influence the development agenda.

To begin the gender analysis process, download Niagara College’s Gender Toolkit (Note: this toolkit is a work in progress).

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