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Mainstreaming in organisations

Incorporating gender into your NGO

A manual on gender mainstreaming within organisations

Authors: N. Wassenaar
Publisher: Network Learning, 2006

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This manual offers some suggestions on how organisations can reach gender mainstreaming, balance and equality within the organisation and its activities. First however, a brief explanation of the basic concepts and definitions on gender are outlined.

Thereafter, the following steps are highlighted and described:

  • preparatory stage: requirements for change
  • step 1: gender analysis of the organisation (including Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis)
  • step 2: identify the changes needed
  • step 3: Strategic gender planning and action plan
  • step 4: implementation
  • step 5: monitoring and evaluation

Finally, related resources and websites are given and links to tools like gender checklists for the project cycle are provided.