Gender Mainstreaming Policy in Nepal

Manamaya Pangeni

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

Need of Gender Mainstreaming

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

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.

Provision on Constitution

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

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

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.

Development…..

CEDAW BPFA Anti-trafficking of women and girl 10 year national plan of action for children Gender based violence

National Plan of Action

Child Right Human Trafficking Domestic Violence Gender and Child Right

Mainstreaming guidelines (District level)

Act ,Regulations and Guidelines

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

Development Plan

1950-70: Welfare approach 1970-90: Participatory Approach 1990- Till : Right based approach (inclusive

development approach)

Approach

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

Policy and Program

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

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

Mandate of DWD…

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

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.

Process of Implementation….

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