The CGIAR Consortium Level Gender Strategy

Aim of Presentation• To set the context in which the

Consortium Level Gender Strategy was developed;

• How it will be used;• How it will evolve.

Why gender?• The CGIAR is now working to

development outcomes (SLOs);– Mindset change: understanding

constraints to engaging in research and taking up research outputs is a research challenge

• It is our moral duty;• It will equip the CGIAR to bring

benefits to other social groups.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Why is there not a gender CRP?– Integration– Ownership

• Where does AWARD fit with the new strategy?

• Why address 1) gender in research and 2) gender and diversity in the workplace in the same strategy?

Component 1: CRP Gender Strategy

Diversity and Gender Strategy

Planning considers all relevant gender constraints to the

research process and the uptake of research outputs.

Implementation, monitoring and review throughout all CRPs

Greater expertise in gender analysis

Research outputs and outcomes remove constraints faced by

women farmers

BETTERACHIEVEMENT OF THE

SYSTEM LEVEL OUTCOMES

Component 2: Diversity and Gender in the workplace

Broad understanding of why diversity and gender are relevant in

research for development

Equality of career progression within the CGIAR

CGIAR succeeds in attracting and retaining some of the world’s top

scientists and service function professionals

The strategy rationale

• To stimulate the CGIAR;• To provide a framework for guiding

the integration of gender across Consortium initiatives;

• To provide an agreed way forward for the Consortium Office to support gender in the CRPs.

The strategy’s overall goal:

• To strengthen the CGIAR research agenda and its impact on development challenges, through a rigorous integration of gender issues in the research carried out by the CGIAR.

Gender in Research• Vision: A co-ordinated approach

across 15 CRPs to consider and address gender issues in both research and research uptake;

• Resource: Senior Advisor on Gender and Research

Elements of Gender in Research

• CRP level gender strategy– Quality controlled

• CRP portfolio network of gender leads– Catalyse collaborations– Experience sharing in research, lesson

learning and capacity strengthening• Annual reporting requirements

– Accountability

Capacity Building• Gender expertise• Gender awareness• Planned and co-ordinated capacity

strengthening rather than ad hoc• Potential linkages...................

Gender and Diversity in the Workplace

• Diversity in the workplace has been shown to increase the quality of research.

• Gender, ethnicity, age etc.• Build on Gender and Diversity

Program.• Envisage a pragmatic approach

utilising targets where appropriate.

2013 – The way forward• Specific expertise: Human

Resources with specific gender experience;

• Establish a system which is workable and honest;

• Incorporate staff composition as a field in the One Corporate System.

Consortium Level responsibilities

• Performance Management System: System Level Outcomes and a prioritisation methodology;

• Consideration of gender in future scenarios (foresight);

• Gender in communication and knowledge management.

• Linkages with gender initiatives.• GCARD, GFAR and GAP• Moving beyond gender.........

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