NATIONAL STRATEGY ON GENDER EQUALITY AND REDUCTION OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 2011-2015 FINAL JUNE 2011 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER 1: CURRENT CONDITIONS ..................................................................................... 9 Demographic Situation and Gender Structure ............................................................................ 9 Assessment of the Situation – Achievements and Challenges .................................................. 10 Institutional and Legal Mechanism ....................................................................................... 10 Participation in Decision making .......................................................................................... 14 Economic Situation, Vocational Training and Participation in the Labor Force .................. 18 Education .............................................................................................................................. 23 Social Protection ................................................................................................................... 26 Health Care and Health Service ............................................................................................ 28 Media .................................................................................................................................. 322 Domestic Violence ................................................................................................................ 33 Government Current Performance and Directions for Improvement ....................................... 43 The Main Changes in the Revised Strategy .............................................................................. 44 Title of the Strategy .............................................................................................................. 45 Vision and Principles of the Strategy.................................................................................... 45 Reprioritization of Areas....................................................................................................... 45 Improvement of the Outcome Based Monitoring System .................................................... 46 Chapter 2: Vision, Principles, Strategic Goals and Priorities ....................................................... 48 Vision ........................................................................................................................................ 48 Principles................................................................................................................................... 48 Strategy Goal and Outcomes .................................................................................................... 49 Strategic Priorities and Objectives ............................................................................................ 49 Strengthening National Gender Machinery .......................................................................... 49 Increasing Women’s Participation in Decision-Making ....................................................... 50 Economic Empowerment ...................................................................................................... 50 Reduction of Gender Based Violence ................................................................................... 51 Priority Target Groups .............................................................................................................. 51 Expected Government Role toward Key Stakeholders ............................................................. 53 Private Sector ........................................................................................................................ 53 Media .................................................................................................................................... 54 Political Parties ..................................................................................................................... 54 Non-Profit Organizations ...................................................................................................... 54 Chapter 3: Policies ........................................................................................................................ 57 Policies on the Institutional and Legal Mechanism (Gender Machinery) ................................ 57 Strengthening of Institutional Mechanism ............................................................................ 58 Harmonization of Legislation and Gender Mainstreaming .................................................. 58 Increase of Capacities to Implement and Monitor the Legislation and the Strategy ............ 58 Policies on Participation of Girls and Women in Decision-Making......................................... 59 Increase of Participation of Women in Political Decision-Making ...................................... 59 Increase of Participation of Women in Public Decision-Making ......................................... 60 Increase of Participation of Women in the Police Force and Peacekeeping Missions ......... 60 Increase of Women’s Civic Engagement .............................................................................. 60 Policies on Economic Empowerment ....................................................................................... 60 Increase in Women’s Economic Independence .................................................................... 60 2 Professional Training ............................................................................................................ 61 Employment Programs.......................................................................................................... 61 Policies on Gender Based Violence .......................................................................................... 61 Prevention and Response to Violence................................................................................... 62 Protection via Support and Re-Integration of Victims of Violence ...................................... 62 Prosecution through Improved Legal Framework ................................................................ 63 Chapter 4: Monitoring and Evaluation ......................................................................................... 64 Objectives of Monitoring and Evaluation ................................................................................. 64 National Indicators .................................................................................................................... 64 International Indicators ............................................................................................................. 64 Institutional Responsibility ....................................................................................................... 65 Institutional Responsibility at the Central Level .................................................................. 65 Institutional Responsibility at the Local Government Level ................................................ 67 Mechanisms for Monitoring and Evaluation ............................................................................ 67 Financial Resources .................................................................................................................. 67 Resource Mobilization .......................................................................................................... 67 Monitoring Resource Allocation and Expenses .................................................................... 68 Documenting the Consultation Process .................................................................................... 68 Review of Strategy .................................................................................................................... 68 References ..................................................................................................................................... 69 Appendix 1: Detailed Action Plan on national gender Machinery ............................................... 71 Appendix 2: Detailed Action Plan on participation of women in decision-making ..................... 85 Appendix 3: Detailed Action Plan on economic and social empowerment.................................. 98 Appendix 4: detailed Action Plan on Reducation of Gender based violence ............................. 123 Appendix 5: Draft Terms of Reference for Gender Equality Employees at the central and Local Level ........................................................................................................................................... 137 A. Terms of Reference for Gender Equality Employees at the Ministry Level ..................... 137 B. Terms of Reference for Gender Equality Employees at the Local Government Level ..... 138 Annex 6: List of participants in Strategy revision activities ....................................................... 141 Lista e Tabelave Table 1: Number of reported violence cases according to developments in legislation and the interventions made ........................................................................................................................ 37 Table 2: Gender Development Index and Gender Empowerment Measure ................................. 64 Table 3: Action