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AU PEACE AND SECURITY DEPARTMENT GENDER BITE FOURWhat is Gender Mainstreaming?July 2019WHAT IS GENDER MAINSTREAMING?What is gender mainstreaming? Is it:  Increasing the number of women at all levels?	 Protecting	women	from	sexual	and	gender-based	violence? Assessing	and	addressing	the	impact	on	women	and	men;	and	boys	and	girls;		 of	any	action	planned	to	achieve	gender	equality?Which of the above are correct? How does this relate to your work? Discuss it with your colleagues.Gender mainstreaming• Is	the	globally	accepted	strategy	for	promoting													gender	equality;• Is	about	incorporating	a	gender	perspective	in	all	activities,	projects,	programmes	and	policies	at	all	level	and	at	all	stages;• In	peace	and	security,	it	is	about	acknowledging	the	different	ways	in	which	conflict	affects	women	and	men	in	order	to	develop	differentiated	responses;	• It is not	only	about	gender	balance	or	increasing	the	number	of	women	(e.g.	the	number	of	women	in	peacekeeping)	but also	about	building	equal	opportunities	for	both	women	and	men	(e.g.	to	include	perspectives,	or	to	participate	in	post-conflict	processes).2 GENDER BITE 4 | AFRICAN UNIONWhy does gender mainstreaming seem to focus only on women? Throughout	history,	and	due	to	traditional	roles	and	stereotypes	(see	Gender	Bite	3),	women	and	girls	have	faced	more	discrimination	and	have	been	more	disadvantaged	in	many	spheres	than	men	and	boys.		Interventions	have,	therefore,	often	attempted	to	specifically	strengthen	women’s	position	to	improve	gender	equality.	However,	gender	mainstreaming	can	include	identifying	practical	solutions	and	interventions	to	respond	to	the	specific	impacts	and	needs	of	men,	women,	boys	and	girls.	Do you know the difference between gender equality and gender equity? Comment on the picture and share your thoughts with us!HOW DOES GENDER MAINSTREAMING TAKE PLACE?Commitment to gender equality The AU has made commitments to work for gender equality, and within the AU PSD we have the Gender Peace and Security Programme and its strategy.Gender analysis Gender	analysis	provides	the	necessary	data	and	information	to	integrate	a	gender	perspective	into	policies,	programmes	and	projects.	As	a	starting	point	for	gender	mainstreaming,	gender	analysis	identifies	the	differences	between	and	among	women	and	men	in	terms	of	their	relative	position	in	society	and	the	distribution	of	resources,	opportunities,	constraints	and	power	in	a	given	context.	In	this	way,	conducting	a	gender	analysis	allows	for	the	development	of	interventions	that	address	gender	inequalities	and	meet	the	different	needs	of	women	and	men.	Commitment to gender equality must be in placeSTEP ONEConduct a genderanalysisSTEP TWO3 GENDER BITE 4 | AFRICAN UNIONThe purpose of gender analysis is to:Help identify the gender perspectives of the sector	area/issue,	as	well	as	the	needs	of	women	and	men,	boys	and	girls	in	the	sector	and	area13578642Help identify differences	between	and	among	women	and	men,	based	on	the	unequal	distribution	of	resources,	opportunities,	constraints	and	powerRecognise	that	policies,	programmes	and	projects	can have different effects	on	women	and	menHelp	to	promote better	informed,	gender-responsive	and	effective interventionsHelp	identify the opportunities	existing	in	the	sector	for	gender	mainstreamingIdentify additional actions	that	might	need	to	be	taken	to	address	a	particular	issue	affecting	a	specific	group	(women,	girls,	men,	boys	etc.)Seek and articulate the viewpoints	of	women	and	men,	making	their	contribution	a	critical	part	of	developing	policies,	programmes	and	projectsHelp	to	ensure	that	the	different needs of women and	men	are	clearly	identified	and	addressed	at	all	stages	of	the	policy	cycle	4 GENDER BITE 4 | AFRICAN UNIONNext Gender BiteWhat	are	sex-disaggregated	data	and	gender-sensitive	indicators?Examples of gender analysis at the AU PSDPeace Support Operations Division:i) Internal aspects.	Which	are	the	different	needs	of	female	and	male	uniformed	personnel?	What	obstacles	do	men	and	women	encounter?	ii) External aspects. Which	are	the	needs	of	women	and	men	within	the	local	communities?	How	were	these	groups	affected	differently	by	the	conflict?	What	support	do	they	need?Conflict Prevention and Early Warning Division: i) Analysing trends before and during a conflict. Which	patterns	of	inequalities	existed	before	the	conflict,	and	how	have	those	been	exacerbated?	Were	women	or	men	excluded	from	social,	economic	and	political	life?	Which	women	or	men	were	excluded?	ii) Ethnic violence. Has	there	been	an	increase	in	sexual	violence	towards	women	or	men	of	a	specific	ethnic	group?	Is	sexual	violence	used	as	a	weapon	of	war	to	target	a	specific	group?	Crisis Management and Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development Division: e.g. QIP for the construction of a primary school. Conducting	an	analysis	of	the	different	needs	of	boys	and	girls	in	order	to	attend	and	prevent	them	from	dropping	out.	For	example,	for	girls	it	is	crucial	that	particular	sanitation	facilities	are	contracted	and	accessible.	For	boys,	it	is	important	that	they	are	not	expected	to	take	on	a	role	as	family	provider	or	that	they	do	not	risk	being	recruited	to	an	armed	group.	5 GENDER BITE 4 | AFRICAN UNIONCONTACTSPEACE AND SECURITY DEPARTMENTAFRICAN UNION COMMISSIONAfrican Union HeadquartersP.O. 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