INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS 2018 ANNUAL REPORT

INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS THE INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS IN 2018 IN 8 TWEETS!

#INTGenderChampions Caitlin Kraft-Buchman, Michael Møller, Ambassador Rosemary McCarney, Ambassador Stephen de Boer.

FOREWORD

2018 marked the seventieth anniversary of The International Gender Champions the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. disarmament impact group, established in Women were deeply influential in shaping the Geneva, was nominated for Arms Control Declaration and the quest for gender equality Person(s) of the Year. Other impact groups has continued unabated since. and Champions made equally significant Secretary-General and International Gender strides in implementing the groundbreaking Champion António Guterres reminded us, Joint Declaration on Trade and Women’s however, that “achieving gender equality and Economic Empowerment, supporting the empowering women and girls is the unfinished United Nations Economic Commission for business of our time, and the greatest human Europe’s Declaration for Gender Responsive rights challenge in our world”. And indeed, Standards and Standards Development (an while much progress has been achieved, the international first), initiating thedecision ’s latest Global Gender on women and intellectual property of the Gap Report shows that significant gaps World Intellectual Property Organization remain, especially with regard to political and (WIPO) (another first), and launching a economic empowerment. Gender-Responsive Assemblies Toolkit.

Efforts to accelerate progress towards true The work did not stop there. We continued gender equality received added impetus in with our critical individual tasks of 2018 through the #MeToo and #TimesUp implementing two commitments in our movements. We are determined to seize sphere of influence and deepened our core the momentum and scale up our efforts to Panel Parity Pledge, which has triggered a address this global challenge and are very culture change but still requires vigilance. We proud that the work of the International celebrated our first International Women’s Gender Champions, started in 2015, is having Week – since a day is no longer sufficient! an increasingly significant impact both – and some Champions engaged in a first on the way our institutions tackle gender peer review, which we hope will be emulated equality and on our own behaviours. We were by others. Through the first cross-hub joined in 2018 by a new hub in The Hague events, knowledge from one hub combined (Netherlands) and welcomed our first Finance with leadership from another to generate a Minister. We also inaugurated a work stream multiplier effect. to engage our growing number of alumni, who have left their original posts but can continue It is truly amazing how much the International to promote gender equality in their new Gender Champions can accomplish when functions, including the new (and first female) they mobilize their resources, their network President of Ethiopia and the first female and their determination. Yet, much remains Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea. to be done. We are, therefore, committed to continuing to work towards a world that is Beyond its original Panel Parity Pledge and gender-equal and just. We invite you to join us. commitments, the International Gender Champions network is now used strategically Stephen de Boer to advance policies and shape multilateral Caitlin Kraft-Buchman discussions. In 2018, the Paris Peace Forum Rosemary McCarney profiled us as one of ten projects for Michael Møller innovative global governance. 4 INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS

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Three and a half years after its launch, the Michelle Bachelet, already an Honorary Gender network of International Gender Champions Champion when she was President of Chile, now has 340 leaders: 235 active Champions became a full-fledged Champion in her new and 105 alumni. As permanent representatives capacity as United Nations High Commissioner and heads of international or non- for Human Rights. governmental organizations (NGOs) take up new positions, sometimes to become Heads The International Gender Champions also of State or Ministers of Foreign Affairs, they welcomed their first Finance Minister, are encouraged to remain connected with the William Morneau of Canada, who joined network as alumni and to continue to apply with the intention of founding a finance hub the Panel Parity Pledge and work towards focused on gender budgeting and promoting gender equality. such budgeting among Governments and international financial institutions. Among the new Gender Champions who joined the network in 2018 were the The network of International Gender President of the General Assembly, María Champions continues to expand Fernanda Espinosa Garcés of Ecuador, and geographically and 2018 saw the “soft the Executive Director of the United Nations launch” of two new hubs, in Nairobi and in Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Henrietta Fore. The Hague. ANNUAL REPORT 2018 5

Right: Gender Champions Jürg Lauber and María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés at the United Nations General Assembly (September 2018)

Left: Michelle Bachelet at the annual meeting of Champions in Geneva (November 2018)

A Global Advisory Board, chaired by the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) and composed of the Executive Director of Women@TheTable and International the Permanent Representatives of Canada Gender Champions to the United Nations Office at Geneva and to the World Trade Organization, the heads -Den Haag of the International Trade Centre (ITC), the The International Gender Champions Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the community welcomed International Labour Organization (ILO), – and the United Nations Under-Secretary- 35 new Champions ambassadors, principals General for Management Strategy, Policy of international courts and tribunals, and Compliance, has been set up to provide and heads of international institutions strategic direction. The Board met twice and NGOs – in 2018. At its first meeting, it stressed in November 2018. The Minister for Foreign that Gender Champions were expected to Trade and Development Cooperation of the adhere to the network’s values and to act in Netherlands, , the Prosecutor accordance with the highest ethical standards. of the International Criminal Court, Fatou In particular, they should: Bensouda, and the Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of • Treat every person with Chemical Weapons, Fernando Arias, respect and fairness; are among the members of this new • Value diversity; hub, which will be officially launched on 5 February 2019 at the International • Create and maintain safe workplaces free Criminal Court. from harassment and discrimination;

• Work together with other Champions in a spirit of openness, honesty and transparency. 6 INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS

A COMMON PLEDGE

Information provided on the single-sex panels in which Gender Champions did participate indicates that many were all-female panels. As noted in last year’s report, all-female panels on issues related to gender equality and women’s rights, unfortunately, remain all too common. Without public discourse that includes men and women, these issues will continue to be perceived as marginal and of interest to women only, rather than as central to all our substantive areas of work.

Asked to describe the actions they took on the spot in the few instances when they did find themselves on a single-sex panel, Champions said they had: The Panel Parity Pledge to no longer sit on single-sex panels is signed by all International • Insisted on a last-minute change in Gender Gender Champions and remains at the core of the composition of the panel, often diversity in the the International Gender Champions initiative. with success; composition of panels engaging Responses to the annual survey of Champions • Refused to participate or asked one in important conducted at the end of 2018, as well of their colleagues of the opposite discussions on as information provided by Champions sex to take their place; today’s pressing throughout the year, show that this Pledge • Addressed the issue explicitly in challenges has already had a major impact in their hubs. their opening remarks or during the ensures that Panel organizers have understood that they discussions; or a wider range need to ensure balanced representation. of solutions Nearly 80 per cent of respondents said that • Invited experts from the other, non- emerge, and they had not participated in any single- represented, sex in the audience to that these are sex panel during the whole year or had share their views. more inclusive, participated in only one. sustainable and innovative. 77 per cent of Champions did not take part at all in single-sex panels, a 10-point increase on 2017. Very few had to decline invitations because all scheduled panellists were of the same sex. When Champions asked for a change in the composition of a panel, their requests were met in 75 per cent of cases. This shows clearly that active leadership is key to the success of the Pledge. ANNUAL REPORT 2018 7

COMMITTED TO CHANGE

Each Champion makes two personal fact that more commitments (59 per cent, commitments to push for behavioural or compared to 43 per cent in 2017 and 17 per programmatic change at an individual and cent in 2016) are now focused on engaging institutional level. Commitments are meant employees. More Champions also seem to to catalyse innovation and implement best have decided to dedicate resources – human practices towards achieving gender equality and financial – to achieving progress towards in measurable, results-oriented and time- their commitments. These efforts finally seem bound increments. to be paying off, with Champions assessing in 75 per cent of cases that middle managers in Champions made some 492 commitments in their organizations are now more responsive 2018 and reported on close to 200 through to gender-related issues, compared to 62 the annual survey. The survey showed, as per cent a year ago. In 63 per cent of cases, it did a year ago, that two thirds of the middle managers completed training to commitments were fully met and one third raise their awareness of gender equality, a partially. Once again, and encouragingly, no significant improvement on 2017, when only commitment was deemed unfeasible. 40 per cent of middle managers did so.

With more than half of the commitments aimed at changing the organizational culture, the key factor impeding full achievement remained the time required, as Status of the Champions’ commitments Champions recognize that shifting mindsets and ingrained bias or habits cannot happen at the end of 2018 overnight. As one Champion commented: “As it takes time for organizations to change organizational culture and gender balance of personnel, the commitment requires 16% 48% persistent engagement and a long-term We have We have successfully perspective on change.” successfully accomplished this accomplished this Commitment, This realization may also account for the Commitment. but we plan We will replace to continue it with a new our work to commitment. establish long-term success.

36% We have partially accomplished this Commitment. Analysis of the results of the annual survey of the Champions was carried out with the kind support ofUNAIDS. oftheChampionswas carriedoutwiththekindsupport Analysis oftheresults oftheannualsurvey programmatic outcomes. their organizations’ strategic objectives and gender equalitywas now anintegral partof further genderequalityand92 percent that organizations hadinstituted policiesto 86 percent ofrespondents saidthat their change. Andindeed,changeishappening: and 63 percent ledto transformative their commitments hadasignificantimpact Champions assessed that 80percent of and policymaking. influencing international decision-making Champions are shiftingtheiractionstowards This isanimportanttrend, showing that involve theorganization ofsideevents. conversation. Nearlyathird ofcommitments to substantive changeintheglobal the agendaofagoverning body, speaking involve includinggender-related topics in meetings. Aquarter ofcommitments now or onthemargins ofintergovernmental More actionsalsoseemto betaken during 8 INTERNATIONAL GENDERCHAMPIONS

the Champions’commitments Actions takentomakeprogresson of all commitmentswiththatfocus of all Focus ofcommitmentandpercentage 40% 40% 60% 60% 30% 50% 30% 50% 20% 70% 20% 70% 10% 10% 0% 0% employees Engaged 17% 2016 Good governance 39% 43% 2017 60% 2018

Leadership and 59% accountability new financial Allocated resources 5% 2016

Meetings, conferences 8% 2017 43% and delegations 15% 2018

Organizational

53% Dedicated culture resources

human 12% 2016

26% 2017

Programmatic and 33% 47% 2018 field work gender-related bodies agenda governing topic on Include 7% 2016 Recruitment and 34% selection

13% 2017 26% 2018

Work-life balance and 28% other facilitative policies side-events Organised 7% 2016 Other 6% (please specify) 24% 2017 32% 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 9

EXAMPLES OF FAR-REACHING 2018 COMMITMENTS

In New York, Ambassador Marc 4. Communications: ensure visuals and photos have appropriate gender balance; André Blanchard of Canada appropriate gender balance in the committed to “create a gender compact for organization of events; decline to participate the Canadian Mission”. This resulted in a in events of 3 or more speakers where no Gender Pledge developed in a collaborative good faith effort has been made to ensure effort, resulting in a practical tool to gender representation, or otherwise highlight advance gender equality considerations if there is a lack of gender representation; holistically. The Gender Pledge has six mindful of the equitable allocation of speaking parts and highlights are: time and roles between men and women

1. Staffing and Representation: advocating 5. Review: An Ambassador-rank focal point for women to be represented at all levels; on gender equality, supported by an expert- advocating for delegations to be balanced; level office of a different gender appointed all staff required to complete online Gender by the Head of Mission for a term of two Based Analysis Plus training; nomination of years; commitments reviewed on an annual candidates for appointment to senior UN basis; annual report on implementation of the positions Gender Pledge

2. Management: zero tolerance policy 6. Approval: Pledge will be signed by all on sexual harassment; gender audit to incoming Ambassadors, and all staff of the be conducted every two years; annual permanent mission are required to read the unconscious bias training for all staff; gender pledge. adoption of practices to enhance work-life flexibility; inclusion of gender criteria in Public Service Performance Management objectives

3. Policy: proactively identify opportunities to promote gender equality at the General Assembly, Security Council, ECOSOC and Peacebuilding Commission; regularly consult with women’s groups on a full range of policy areas not simply those directly on the topics of gender equality 10 INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS

In Bonn, UN Framework Convention In Geneva, one of International on Climate Change Executive Committee of the Red Cross Secretary Patricia Espinosa President Peter Maurer ‘s commitments were: commitments was to provide more visibility and voice to women affected by 1. “By the end of 2018, all senior managers war. This took the form of an innovative within the secretariat are internally and virtual platform: ‘A Woman’s War’ in publicly championing gender equality and collaboration with National Geographic women’s empowerment in the context of that takes a closer look at how women deal the UNFCCC process and the secretariat’s with the disruption that conflict brings organizational culture”. This translated into to family and work life in four different every senior manager having a goal on eliminating discrimination and harassment, countries: Nigeria, Iraq, Philippines and including sexual harassment in their work plan Peru. in 2018. In addition, every senior manager was required to lead a ‘Leadership Dialogue’ with their teams, which included scenarios addressing the issue of sexual harassment and sexual exploitation and abuse. A discussion and assessment on achieving the work plan goal was undertaken as part of the end of year appraisal process.

2. “For side events held at UNFCCC conferences, selection criteria will continue to include the applicant’s track record of gender balance on previous side event panels. All applicants will be made aware of the Panel Parity Pledge”. This was strengthened for the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Katowice in December 2018. For COP 24, applicants were asked to make “a commitment to balanced gender distribution across panelists/speakers and to indicate planned gender distribution of panelists during the application. Furthermore, the secretariat published every day during the COP an “#ActOnTheGAP Action List” to highlight those panels that were gender balanced. The results were made available on social media channels, published daily on the UNFCCC website. ANNUAL REPORT 2018 11

THE NETWORK EFFECT

Overall, Champions feel that the network has What impact have the International Gender had the greatest impact in their hubs through the more frequent inclusion of references Champions had in your hub? to gender equality in resolutions, outcome documents and multilateral negotiations, which links back to the finding that a quarter 60% of commitments concerned the inclusion 51% of gender-related topics in the agenda of a 50% governing body. 40% 35% 35%

30% 18%

20% 17%

10%

0% Improved More frequent More women Greater New programmes gender balance references to in senior availability of aimed at among gender equality in management sex-disaggregated gender equality, delegations United Nations data including resolutions, gender-responsive outcome documents budgeting and multilateral negotiations in governing bodies

A third of respondents to the annual Gender representation among Permanent survey also credited the International Gender Champions for improving the Representatives in 2018: a long way to go gender balance among delegations and increasing the number of women in senior management. The numbers to the right show, Geneva New York Vienna however, that women are still significantly underrepresented among the Permanent Representatives in New York, Geneva and Vienna.

26% 24% 33% 74% 76% 67% 12 INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS

New York, September 2018 “Securing our common future: Promoting gender- responsive disarmament and security”.

The survey also showed, once again, the value that Gender Champions place on the linkages built through the International In New York, Gender Champions initiative and the the Permanent Representative of opportunities it affords them and their focal , Jürg Lauber, and the Under- points to compare practices, share lessons Secretary-General for Management, Jan learned and undertake joint projects. In fact, Beagle, invited all Champions, including 32 per cent of their 2018 commitments the President of the General Assembly, were achieved through new partnerships. to a luncheon in July to report on their This is a particularly welcome development, achievements. The Secretary-General’s as truly innovative and successful policies Senior Adviser on Policy, Ana Maria are most often built on cross-sectoral or Menéndez, delivered a message on his cross-organizational collaboration. Some behalf, reaffirming his strong commitment examples of the opportunities provided by the to the network and its goals. The event International Gender Champions in the various provided a valuable opportunity to share hubs to build a community of practice and ideas and best practices. forge alliances are highlighted here. On the occasion of International Law Week in October, the International Gender Champions – New York, together with the Permanent Missions of Mexico, , Switzerland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, organized a high-level panel discussion with former United Nations Legal Counsel Patricia O’Brien and International Criminal Court Judge Kimberly Prost on the challenges that women working in international law have overcome, and the opportunities they see for women in the future. The International Gender Champions also held an important event in New York in September entitled, “Securing our common future: Promoting gender- responsive disarmament and security”. ANNUAL REPORT 2018 13

In Vienna, following the example of individual commitments set by the International Gender Champions, the Organization Top left: The MenEngage for Security and Cooperation in Europe Network enacts the (OSCE) launched a webpage in May 2018 SEVEN documentary play for its MenEngage Network, at an event in the margins of the organized by OSCE and the Permanent OSCE Annual Security Representative of Slovenia, who is the Review Conference (Vienna, May 2018) Head of the MenEngage Network and one of the initiators of the International Gender Top Right: Champions – Vienna. The MenEngage “Mainstreaming Network promotes the important role gender into nuclear of men in advancing gender equality, non-proliferation and disarmament” at the including in peacebuilding processes. In Science Diplomacy June, on the first day of the OSCE Annual Symposium (Vienna, May Security Review Conference, seven male 2018) members of the Network performed the acclaimed documentary play SEVEN, Bottom right: The Hague, which relates real, personal experiences of to Europol’s first diversity seven women from around the world who and inclusion networking event held in November overcame discrimination. In 2018. The Hague, Gender Champions in Vienna participated representatives of the Embassies of in many other events and panel discussions Canada and Switzerland were invited, focusing on gender issues, for instance, as Chairs of the Steering Committee of “Mainstreaming gender into nuclear the International Gender Champions – non-proliferation and disarmament” at The Hague, toEuropol’s first diversity the Science Diplomacy Symposium of the and inclusion networking event held Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, in November 2018. On this occasion, in May; “Space for women” organized by representatives from several international the Office for Outer Space Affairs on the organizations based in The Hague fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations shared ideas and experiences on how Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful to foster diversity and inclusion within Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE+50), in their organizations. The event helped June; “Women in the security sector” and International Gender Champions to “Digital transformation – challenges and establish further contacts with a view to chances for women to shape economic durable collaboration. progress” organized by OSCE, in October; “Skills development and entrepreneurship education for young women” organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization to mark the International Day of the Girl Child, also in October; and “Women in nuclear science and technology” at the Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Science and Technology of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in November. 14 INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS

“ I wish to emphasize that the United Nations, including this Council, has zero tolerance for any form of harassment , including sexual harassment. Any and all complaints will be dealt with promptly ”. Ambassador Vojislav Šuc

In Geneva, the campaign launched by the Let me be clear: WHO has zero Director-General of UNOG, as part of his 2018 “ commitments, to counter casual sexism have tolerance for sexual harassment inspired others to launch similar projects. and sexual exploitation and The term casual sexism denotes behaviour Scan the QR code to or attitudes that foster stereotypes based abuse. That applies everywhere, watch Director-General on sex and perpetuate unequal treatment of Michael Møller say no to others, usually women. Casual sexism feeds from headquarters to the sexism! into a culture and a mindset in which de facto smallest country office . discrimination becomes part of everyday ” life and opens the door to harassment Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and abuse. The campaign positioned UN Director-General of WHO Geneva as a sexism-free zone and was addressed at all individuals coming to the It goes without saying that Palais des Nations, be they United Nations “ staff, delegates, representatives of NGOs, here at the Conference we will journalists or visitors. The aim was to raise awareness of the harm done by casual sexism, and must conduct our own work through exhibitions, social media posts and the prominent display of a logo throughout with the highest levels of ethical the UNOG premises, as well as to encourage standards and respect for all . and empower staff to counter casual sexism ” through events and discussions showcasing Guy Ryder, Director-General of ILO concrete cases of casual sexism and ways for victims and bystanders to call perpetrators out on it.

In parallel initiatives, three Geneva-based In the course of the year, International Gender Champions, the Director-General of the Champions in Geneva also helped to organize World Health Organization (WHO), many events and celebrations, including the the Director-General of ILO and the President 2018 Geneva Gender Debate on “Engaging of the Human Rights Council, delivered strong men and boys in gender equality: Game statements against sexual harassment at changer or gamble?”, held on the occasion the start of major conferences, gathering of International Women’s Day at the Graduate thousands of delegates, at the Palais des Institute. An auditorium full of students, civil Nations in May and June 2018. society representatives and diplomats argued the pros and cons of the following motion: “This house believes that engaging men and boys is a game changer”. ANNUAL REPORT 2018 15

ACCELERATING IMPACT “The Buenos Aires Declaration on Women and Trade at year one: Impact groups reinforce collaboration and Workshop #1 “Gender-based analysis and Closing the gender gaps” (Geneva, December 2018) partnership across the network and leverage trade”, hosted by Canada in cooperation collective institutional capacity to push for with WTO and ITC in March, focused on what meaningful change in key areas. In 2018, some is known about gender-based analysis and groups deepened the work started in 2017, trade, and areas for future work and data while others broke ground in new fields. collection.

Workshop #2 “Government procurement”, TRADE IMPACT hosted by the Republic of Moldova in GROUP: FROM cooperation with WTO and ITC in June, explored public procurement markets, DECLARATION TO their importance for inclusive economic development and their relevance to the IMPLEMENTATION Declaration.

Through the Joint Declaration on Trade and Workshop #3 “Women in global value chains”, Women’s Economic Empowerment, joined hosted by Mexico, Indonesia, the Republic of by 120 member States and observers of the Korea, Turkey and in cooperation World Trade Organization (WTO), the trade with WTO and ITC in October, analysed the impact group, steered by the International gender dimension of global value chains Trade Centre (ITC), Iceland and Sierra Leone,​ and how trade policies, trade measures made history at the eleventh WTO Ministerial and technical assistance can help enhance Conference in​ Buenos Aires in December 2017. women’s participation in global value chains. The Declaration is ​considered a milestone ​ towards the economic empowerment of “The Buenos Aires Declaration at year one: women as it is ​the first time in WTO history Closing the gender gaps”, hosted by the that women are mentioned in an official , the Netherlands, WTO and context of international trade. The Declaration the Graduate Institute in December, aimed is also critical in that it encourages countries to present and discuss the impact of trade to analyse the impact of trade on women policies and entrepreneurship on women and and to take this into consideration in trade men one year after the Joint Declaration. The measures and related policies, with potentially event provided a forum for new empirical significant effects on women’s economic and theoretical research on gender and status globally. trade for a targeted audience of government Early in 2018 the trade impact group officials, representatives of the private sector, discussed strategy and began to implement international organizations, civil society, the Declaration’s action plan, through academia and others involved in practical or quarterly workshops until the next Ministerial theoretical work in this field. Conference, focusing on operations, trade policy review​, technical assistance​ and ​data​. 16 INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS

WOMEN AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

In November, inspired by the Joint Declaration on Trade and Women’s Economic Empowerment, an innovative proposal by the delegation of Mexico on women and intellectual property was presented to the WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property. It was adopted by consensus as a decision Participants at the acknowledging the importance of incorporating WIPO Committee on a gender perspective into intellectual property Development and policies. This is the Intellectual Property first time a decision of this TRADE IMPACT GROUP: (November 2018, kind has been adopted. FROM DECLARATION TO Geneva) IMPLEMENTATION The decision lists a wide variety of actions (continued) that can boost the participation of women in the intellectual property system and promote In addition, the trade impact group opportunities for the inclusion of women and collaborated on a series of panels at the WTO girls in science and technology so that they Public Forum 2018 in October, including: fully participate in innovation and creativity. It encourages WIPO to empower women through • Aligning gender, rights and trade: training and capacity-building programmes Towards an inclusive resilient trading developed by its Academy, and requests that system (organized by Women@ the WIPO Secretariat assist Member States in TheTable) implementing measures and programmes aimed at encouraging the involvement of women and • Placing business women at the heart girls in intellectual property. of the trading system: Innovative models that work (organized by The Committee agreed to revisit the subject Business Women in International in 2020 to analyse progress and assess the Trade and Global Affairs Canada) implementation of the decision.

• Data and statistics for gender- responsive trade policy (organized GENDER-RESPONSIVE by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)) STANDARDS INITIATIVE • Disrupting the gender digital divide: What role for international trade Also inspired by the work that led to the policy (organized by Australia and Buenos Aires Joint Declaration and following the International Centre for Trade groundwork laid throughout 2017, the first and Sustainable Development) ever Declaration for Gender-Responsive Standards and Standards Development was Finally, round tables organized by Women@ drafted in 2018, the first ever Declaration for TheTable brought together human rights Gender-Responsive Standards and Standards officers and trade negotiators from the same Development was drafted in 2018. The permanent missions and regions to discuss Declaration is included in a recommendation aligning both the trade community’s and the approved at the twenty-eighth annual session human rights community’s positive policies on of the United Nations Economic Commission women’s rights and economic empowerment. for Europe’s Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies in November 2018 and will be opened for signature. The Declaration commits national standards bodies and standards development organizations to develop a gender action plan within a year, track progress, and collect and share data, success stories and good practices. ANNUAL REPORT 2018 17

REPRESENTATION IMPACT GROUP WORKING FOR GENDER-RESPONSIVE

Jürg Lauber, Permanent ASSEMBLIES Representative of Switzerland, Pennelope Beckles, Permanent Based on the observation that international assemblies, conferences and other Representative of decision-making forums are still largely intergovernmental meetings planned for Trinidad and Tobago, male-dominated despite the gender equality 2019. The Toolkit has already been updated to Phumzile Mlambo- objectives set, the representation impact group, reflect recent comments by the President of Ngcuka, Executive co-chaired by IPU, Sweden and Women@ the General Assembly and the United Nations Director of the United Nations Entity for theTable, worked in 2018 with a wide range of High Commissioner of Human Rights. Through Gender Equality and the 1 partners in a truly collaborative effort to develop the leadership of the Permanent Mission Empowerment of Women its Gender-Responsive Assemblies Toolkit. of Switzerland, the International Gender (UN-Women), and Martin Champions – New York sent the Toolkit to Chungong, Secretary- The Toolkit was launched in the margins all 193 Permanent Representatives to the General of IPU, launch the Toolkit at a General of the main session of the United Nations United Nations as a way of mainstreaming its Assembly side event in General Assembly. It presents best practices concepts and encourage meetings to become September 2018 and concrete tools to be applied before, the gender-responsive forums needed to carry during and after a major intergovernmental forward the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable meeting, congress, conference or assembly, Development. to encourage collaboration and ensure such international assemblies advance During the process of conceiving the Toolkit, gender equality. The Toolkit highlights the representation impact group identified the good practices and lessons learned from need for an application based on open-source current Gender Champions to help achieve software that could interface with the systems immediate, consistent and measurable for the public broadcasting of meetings in Scan the QR code to progress on the road to parity. It is a powerful order to display information on how many access the toolkit and practical how-to guide intended for all women are speaking, for how long, in which those that can drive change, from Chairs role and on which topics. Such information, of intergovernmental meetings, heads of if publicly available, could strengthen the delegations, directors, Secretaries-General transparency of the proceedings and increase and representatives of civil society to pressure for gender equality. The innovation secretariats of governing bodies and other and design team of Credit Suisse affiliated meeting organizers. with the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne led a special design inception Following the very positive feedback received workshop in Geneva in August. The workshop on the Toolkit and its presentation to gathered software designers and engineers, parliamentarians at the 139th IPU Assembly masters’ students and practitioners to in October, the representation impact group identify what is needed to measure women’s will work with States, secretariats and civil participation and influence in international society to help implement its principles and forums meaningfully. The workshop suggested practices at the various major brought together teams from Women@ TheTable, WMO, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, WIPO, UN-Women, 1 ILO, International Organization for Migration, UNAIDS and IPU. The first outline of a“gapp” International Standards Organization, International (gender gap application) was developed Telecommunication Union, International Union for and it is hoped that a first prototype will be Conservation of Nature, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/ launched in 2019. AIDS (UNAIDS), UNOG, WHO, WIPO, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), UNCTAD, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and UN-Women. 18 INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS

Left: The disarmament impact group, with Gender Champions Michael launched a fact sheet on gender and mine Gaffey, Permanent GENDER AND action, with data on the impact of explosive Representative of Ireland, hazards and entry points for gender Renata Dwan, Director mainstreaming in mine action, in line with of UNIDIR, Arianna DISARMAMENT: Calza Bini, Director the Convention and the Maputo Action Plan. of Gender and Mine MOVING FROM Action Programme, and Late in 2018, the group developed the Caitlin Kraft-Buchman, WORDS TO ACTION Gender and Disarmament Resource Pack, Executive Director of with information on the relevance of Women@TheTable, at a gender perspectives to arms control, non- side event (November The disarmament impact group promotes 2018, Geneva) proliferation and disarmament, as well as dialogue, the sharing of knowledge and practical ideas that can support diplomats the pursuit of concrete opportunities to in applying a gender lens to their work. advance gender-responsive action within disarmament processes. Co-chaired In its first year, the disarmament impact by Canada, Ireland, Namibia and the group was already nominated for Arms United Nations Institute for Disarmament Control Person of the Year for its work Research (UNIDIR), the impact group and for expanding knowledge about the was launched in September 2018 with importance of gender issues and practical a strategy session for disarmament actions for bringing gender perspectives ambassadors and prominent members of into disarmament discussions. The the disarmament community in Geneva. impact group was first runner-up in the competition, which had an august list of During the seventy-third session of the nominees that included the Secretary- First Committee of the General Assembly, General of the United Nations, the President the impact group hosted an event in New of the Republic of Korea, the Chancellor of York, entitled, “Securing our common Germany, the High Representative of the future: Promoting gender-responsive European Union for Foreign Affairs and disarmament and security”. This event Security Policy and the Foreign Minister of provided an opportunity for multilateral France. disarmament experts to engage on the Secretary-General’s Agenda for Disarmament, in particular his call for “equal, full and effective participation of women in all decision-making processes related to disarmament”. The keynote speech was delivered by Gender Champion Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs.

In Geneva, the impact group convened a side event in November during the Meeting of States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, in cooperation with the Gender and Mine Action Programme and Norway. At the event, the impact group THE WAY FORWARD

Likewise, the disarmament impact group 2019. COMMITMENT will distribute its Gender and Disarmament AND IMPACT. Resource Pack to the Chairs and presidents of multilateral arms control, non-proliferation NETWORK AND and disarmament meetings, starting with the Presidents of the 2019 session of the COLLABORATION Conference on Disarmament. In addition, the impact group will develop resource tools As our network continues to grow, we to support diplomats and practitioners in are challenged to keep the quality of the integrating gender into distinct arms control engagement strong, the annual individual review processes. commitments robust, achievable and strategic, and the Panel Parity Pledge a living A formal standards impact group is reality. To this end, we will: encourage more envisioned for 2019, as are an intellectual joint initiatives and events, working across property impact group and a finance hub hubs and borders to bring together expertise to round out the work begun this year. and ideas to generate synergies; urge A methodology for a peer review will be Champions to be even more thoughtful in proposed and Champions will be encouraged drafting and reporting on their commitments; to engage in a frank dialogue with peers work with organizations to institutionalize the about challenges and solutions at like-minded Panel Parity Pledge throughout their work organizations, both large and small. until gender parity is a natural reflex; and capitalize on our contacts with our alumni to Our Global Advisory Board will continue extend our reach and influence. to advise and lead. We will work with the Paris Peace Forum throughout the year and Our impact groups continue to mature and return in November to participate in the their annual work plans for 2019 are both opening of the event as one of ten projects ambitious and clear. The trade impact group of the 2018/2019 cohort that profiles special is planning to hold expert workshops on (a) innovation in new global governance. After promoting financial inclusion for women, (b) all, what relevance does a twenty-first century women in trade agreements ​and (c) women democracy have if it cannot incorporate in digital trade​. It will also draft a major the creativity, vision and skills of half of the publication on the lessons learned from the population? 2018 and 2019 workshops that grew from the Buenos Aires Joint Declaration and publish We look forward to continuing to work with it in advance of the twelfth WTO Ministerial all of you, expanding our horizons with new Conference in June 2020. alliances and influencing the inexorable movement towards a gender-equal world. The representation impact group is working closely with the major intergovernmental meetings convening in Geneva in 2019, as well as the quadrennial conferences on the 2019 and 2020 agenda. The Gender-Responsive Assemblies Toolkit is expected to be launched in each of the hubs throughout the year. 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