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Associate Professor Joe Remenyi, Deakin University Dr Terry Hull, Director, Demography Program, A'flstralian Professor Gavin Jones, Australian National University National University Dr Sharon Bessell, Australian National University Mr Bob McMullan, MP, Canberra Janet Hunt, Consultant Professor Mark McGillivray, World Institute for Development EconomicS'Research, United Nations University, Helsinki Editorial Board Dr Pamela Thomas, Managing Editor Professor Dick Bedford, University ofWaikato Editor Professor Dean Forbes, Flinders University Dr Pamela Thomas Professor R. Gerard Ward, Australian National University . Associate Editors Professor Cherry Gertzel, Curtin University Annabel Pengilley Professor Joe Remenyi, Deakin University (Book Catherine Baird Review Editor) Correspondence Development Bulletin Development Studies Network Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200, Australia Tel: 61 2 6125 2466, 61 2 6125 8257 Fax: 61 2 6125 9785 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://devnet.anu.edu.au ISSN 1035-1132 The Development Studies Network ( Editor's notes 3 Discussion Introduction: Gender and development: Bridging policy and practice 4 Pamela Thomas Features Gender mainstreaming: Taking stock What lies at the heart of the failure of gender mainstreaming: 8 The strategy or the implementation? en Suzette Mitchell I , Women transforming the mainstream -A think piece 11 Lorraine Corner Transformational development and the wellbeing of women 16 Elizabeth Reid . c Whose World? The Bank on gender 21 Deb Foskey Men, gender and development 26 ()) Michael Flood I , Gender mainstreaming: Moving from principles to implementation­ 31 The difficulties Australian Council for Overseas Aid Defending diversity, sustaining consensus: NGOs at the 34 Beijing World Conference on Women and beyond c Kristen Timothy Developing gender mainstreaming and 'gender respect' 37 Tanya Lyons, jayne Curnow and Glenda Mather 0 Gender mainstreaming: Getting it right in the workplace first 42 jeannie Rea Rethinking gender mainstreaming (or, Did we ditch women 45 when we ditched WID?) -A personal view Patti O'Neill 'Women hold up half the sky': Gender mainstreaming and 49 women's inequality in Australia Hurriyet Babacan Gender mainstreaming in practice Successful strategies for addressing gender equality issues in 53 programs and projects: What works? . Juliet Hunt Practical challenges for gender mainstreaming in governance projects: 58 Observations of a consulting practitioner Rima das Pradhan March2004 1 A microcredit success story: Women make the difference 63 Anne Bunning Gender mainstreaming in the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary 67 Donna Loveridge with Fiona Kotvojs Building gender equality on the Thai-Burma Border within Burma's 70 exiled opposition movement Nang Lao Liang WOn Gender and the formal education sector in Vanuatu 73 jane Strachan AIDS and the burden of care: Mainstreaming gender or 78 'main-the~eing' women? Vicki Luker Gender mainstreaming and intersectionality Some reflections on gender mainstreaming and intersectionality 82 enI , Jenny Riley The political uses of obscurantism: Gender mainstreaming 87 and intersectionality Susan Hawthorne Gender, faith and development: Rethinking the boundaries 92 c of intersectionaliry (].) Robyn Kennedy and Kirsty Nowlan Guidelines and ways ahead Elements of a gender mainstreaming strategy: A 14-point framework 95 I , Sarah Murison Introduction to gender analysis concepts and steps 100 Juliet Hunt c IWDA Gender and Development Dialogue, 3-4 July 2003: 107 Summary report 0 Jenny Riley Publications New books 112 Journals 116 Reports 117 Resources Organisations and programs 120 Web resources 124 2 Development Bulletin 64 The papers in this volume are drawn primarily from the International Women's Development Agency (IWDA) Gender and Development Dialogue: 'GAD and intersectionality in the region: Forging the future', held in Brisbane, 3--4 July 2003. The think tank, attended by professionals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives, provided a dynamic forum to assess, dissect and predict the future impact of gender mainstreaming in a development context through the prism of the following three en themes: (1) gender mainstreaming: taking stock; (2) closing the gap between policy and outcomes: good practice in building equality; and (J) intersectionality and gender: shaping the future. (]) This volume follows much the same structure, but, in addition, the papers presented at the think tank are supplemented by a number of specially commissioned ~rticles, I , which give further insights into this important area. We hope that practitioners and policy makers will find this issue of Development Bulletin both provocative and useful. From its analyses of the success or otherwise of gender mainstreaming to date, to really practical pieces on how to successfully achieve ma!nstreaming in large multilateral 0 organisations, in NGOs and consulting firms and at project level, this issue provides a wealth of current thinking from a range of perspectives. Finally, for this issue we have compiled a large and detailed section of valuable gender-related information and resources, including useful websites, organisations and networks. You'll find all this in z the back section of this volume. Collaboration and support A recurring theme amongst the papers in this issue is that adoption of a gender mainstreaming policy often sees funds and resources for gender-specific projects assumed en within general operating budgets. Such was the case with this issue of Development Bulletin, for which significant funding was difficult to attract. We are delighted to have the continued support ofAusAID, as well as support from International Development Support Services (IDSS) and ACIL Australia Pty Ltd, and non-financial support from IWDA. Because we believe these papers repre~enting the latest thinking on gender mainstreaming in our region are important, the network itself, although largely self­ funding, has made a significant contribution to the production of this volume. Lastly, 0 thanks and acknowledgement are due to our subscribers, whose support is so vital in I , allowing us to continue this work. • Next Development Bulletin The Network is looking forward to another busy year in development. Keep an eye out in particular for our mid-year symposium on the impact and effectiveness of aid, and an accompanying issue of Development Bulletin that addresses this critical issue for the future of development practice and policy. This year will also see issues on post-conflict reconstruction, an especially hot topic in Asia and the Pacific, a volume devoted to innovations in community resources and indigenous development, plus an international dialogue and issue of the Development Bulletin which brings together ways to assist development in Timor-Leste. If you would like to contribute a paper on any of these topics, please contact us. Please share this issue with your colleagues and let us all keep working towards a gender equal future. Pamela Thomas Managing Editor March2004 3 'Gender and development: Bridging policy and practice Pamela Thomas, Development Studies Network Overview As the papers in this volume indicate, attempts to improve the situation ofwomen and to provide greater equality between women's and men's access to the benefits ofdevelopment c have gone through many phases and embraced a number of theories,strategies and policies. Over the last 10 years, gender mainstreaming has been the accepted strategy for improving the situation of women. It was based on the premise that the roles, responsibilities and 0 situations ofboth women and men had to be taken into consideration and that consideration for women as well as men has to be integral to development policy and to political, economic and social structures, rather than the previous focus on improving the situation ofwomen in isolation. The papers here cover an in-depth review of the effectiveness of mainstreaming to date. They challenge the received wisdom, as well as the roles and commitment of the United Nations, government and non-government agencies. The more recent concept of 'intersectionality' and its possible value as a tool in gender mainstreaming forms part of the discussion. The last group of papers, based on extensive experience, provides some practical guidelines to developing gender mainstreaming strategies, policies and analysis. Three consistent threads run through most of the papers: