Gender and Volunteerism Research, Mae Chao, UNV
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Background Research onGender and Volunteerism
UNV Commissioned Study
Gender Action TeamUnited Nations VolunteersOctober 2009
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UN General Assembly on Volunteerismand Gender
It is important to ensure that opportunities
for volunteering in all sectors are open toboth women and men, given their levels of
participation in different areas, and
recognizing the potential positive effect ofvolunteering on the empowerment of
women. (GA56/38, 2001)
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UNV and Gender Equality UNV is the UN agency that promotes
volunteerism to support peace and development
UNDP is committed to management for genderequality results as it promotes equality, peace
and development
Per Executive Board mandate, UNV establisheda Gender Action Team, and developed a Gender
Action Plan
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UNV Gender Action PlanFor mainstreaming gender in
UNV volunteer recruitment and management
Projects integrating volunteerism
Promotion of volunteerism for peace and
development alliances
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Purpose of Background Research
Explore the dynamics of gender and volunteerism andtheir value-added to achieving the MDGs;
Frame the debate around the intersections of gender
and volunteerism in order to facilitate sharedunderstanding among their various stakeholders;
Highlight the potential of considering gender in thecontext of volunteerism as well as implications and
challenges for organizations working with volunteers.
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Exploring the relationships Gender in volunteerism: Would integrating
gender in volunteerism enhance its
contribution to achieving more effective/sustainable development outcomes?
Volunteerism for gender equality: What is the
contribution of volunteerism to gender
equality, women empowerment, social
inclusion?
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Considerations on Three Levels Macro: political, social, cultural context at
national/international levels that enable or hinder
Meso: work of organizations involving volunteers
Micro: actors on the ground, i.e. Volunteers (men
and women); individual and communitybeneficiaries
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Potential of volunteerism in promoting
gender equality
Micro: lever for personal change in attitudes and
practiceshuman rights at home
Meso: volunteerism engages broad community
participationUNV volunteers and community
volunteers address FGM
Macro: recognizing womens contributions in
development planningwomens voice in local
decision-making
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Volunteers perceptions of impact
200 men and women volunteers surveyed:
More than 50% felt their work always oroften had a positive role on gender roles,
womens empowerment, and gender
equality Volunteer voices: WFP volunteer
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Mainstreaming gender into volunteerism Micro: training for volunteers by slightly more than
50% of organisations surveyed; struggle forwomen volunteers in management (21% fewer);
30% of women (11% men) experienced issuesbased on their sex
Meso: into project designIndia disaster riskmanagement
Macro: resource for gender mainstreaming policyimplementationLiberia National Youth VolunteerService gender specialists for Ministry
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Specific religious/cultural/structural environments
Volunteering and womens unpaid work
Shifting responsibilities from the State to communitiesand individualscomplementing versus substituting
Enabling environment for gender and volunteerism
gender sensitive volunteerism policies and infrastructure Specific challenges in fragile states, especially
conflict/post-conflict situations, e.g. women/children arethe majority of internally displaced persons/refugees
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Contextual challenges for gender and
volunteerism
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Implications for VSO/VIOs
Organisati
onal policies and procedures including budgeting, staffing
Volunteer
recruitment, management, and support (sex ratio, conditions of service,
skills development).
Programmi
ng (Project design, gender strategies, guidelines/standards for
mainstreaming)
Monitoring
& Evaluation (Impact assessment methodology, practice lessons)
Knowledge
and alliance building
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1. The effects of gender mainstreaming in
volunteerism
2. Empowerment and inclusion through volunteerism
3. Men and women volunteers striving for gender
equality
4. Gender sensitive study of volunteers support,
recognition and recompense
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Further research topics:
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Questions?
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Discussion
What Gender and Volunteerism knowledge
have you been developing and can share?
Are there suggestions of initiatives for joint
Gender and Volunteerism knowledge and
practice development among participants
here?
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THANK YOU!
Gender Action Team
United Nations Volunteers
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Gender and Volunteerism:
Implications for VSO/VIOs
Organisational policies and procedures
Volunteer recruitment, management, and support
Programming
Monitoring & Evaluation
Knowledge and alliance building
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