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Beahrs ELP - Gender Session

Environmental Leadership: Applying a Gender Lens

Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program June, 2017

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Introductions

(1) Your name (2) What country/ies do you work in? (3) Is the scope of your work: a) local b) regional c) national d) international (4) Have you ever conducted a gender analysis on a project?

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Presenter:

Alix Charles Consultant

Visionaria Network is an educational non-profit that enables women and girls to become innovators in their lives and communities.

...Developed and advised rollout of the "Empowered Entrepreneur Training Handbook" for the UN Foundation's Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (GACC) ...Has a reputation for professional program development, training, and support services with:

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Session Outline

❖ Introductions ❖ Goals ❖ Sex & Gender ➢ ‘Sex’ vs. ‘Gender’ ➢ Activity: Marketing with a Gender Lens ➢ Defining ‘gender equality’ & ‘women’s empowerment’ ❖ Gender as a Strategic Priority ❖ Gender + Environmental Leadership ➢ Context: Gender in Environmental Sector ➢ “Gender Mainstreaming” for Environmental Management ➢ Activity: Gender-categorization ➢ Activity: Gender analysis reflection ➢ Activity: Gender mainstreaming the project cycle ❖ Resources and Further Reading

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1) an awareness of gender concepts; gender literacy 2) a general knowledge of gender advocacy, including women’s empowerment theory and its application 3) concrete tools and strategies for mainstreaming gender in current and future environmental projects

Session Goals: Provide you with...

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Sex

Biological traits associated with being male or female

Gender

Behavioral and cultural norms, and psychological traits that society associates with being male or female

Defining Sex & Gender

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Marketing: With a Gender-Lens

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Defining Gender Equality

Includes:

• Equal rights, equal responsibilities, and equal opportunities

In practice, “gender equality” means that society...

• Considers the interests, needs, and priorities of both women and men.
• Recognizes the diversity of different groups of women and men.
• Puts equal value on the varying roles of women and men

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Defining Empowerment

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The expansion in one’s ability to make strategic life choices in a context where this ability was previously denied to him/her

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Defining Women’s Empowerment

Source: White Paper: A Conceptual Model of Women and Girls’ Empowerment; Bill & Melinda Gates Fdtn

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Making the Case: Social and Economic

Women = 50%

• f an economy’s human capital

Source: USAID - “Gender Equality = Smarter Development”

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Gender as a Strategic Priority

Understanding gender gives your internal operations a strategic advantage

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Gender + Environmental Leadership

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Gender Context in Environmental Industries Women Men

• Smaller ecological footprint
• “Triple Burden”
• More access to green jobs
• More access to green

technologies Valuable leadership skills & perspectives

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Why gender mainstreaming?

• Challenges the status quo
• Promotes gender equality and

women’s empowerment

• Increases funding opportunities

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Defining ‘Gender Mainstreaming’

Bringing gender-awareness into the “main stream” of consciousness and project design.

Embedded throughout all stages of the project cycle Based on 2 principles: (1) Men and women have different needs, roles, interests, and access to resources and their benefits (2) Men and women have equally important roles to play in achieving inclusive and sustainable development

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Defining ‘Gender Mainstreaming’

DOES NOT MEAN SIMPLY:

Adding women to the room… Achieving gender balance

• r gender parity…

Adding phrases such as “special attention will be given to women”...

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Gender-Categorization

A B C D

Gender-Targeted Projects Significant Gender Dimensions Limited Gender Dimensions Minimal Gender Dimensions

Project’s contribution to gender equality

Main objective Significant contribution Some contribution No visible potential to contribute

Extent of focus on disadvantaged gender

Main objective Secondary

• bjective

Addresses key issues but not listed as objective Not an objective,

• r irrelevant

Opportunities for gender mainstreaming activities

Applicable to all project cycles Strong applicability to some project cycles Limited

• pportunities

No entry points

The project has outputs and indicators that measure how gender equality will be advanced

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Handout 1: Gender Categorization

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Project Requirements for Gender Mainstreaming

A B C D

Gender-Targeted Projects Significant Gender Dimensions Limited Gender Dimensions Minimal Gender Dimensions

Conduct in-depth gender analysis Collect and use sex-disaggregated data [optional] Consult and/or involve women/gender-focused groups, associations, and stakeholders [optional] Allocate resources for gender-focused activities [optional] Underrepresented sex: Personnel composition 50% > 40% > 40% > 40% Project outputs that have gender-equality activities 100% > 50% > 20% [optional] Gender-responsive targets, indicators, & baseline [optional] Project staff is sensitized to gender [optional]

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Handout 2: Gender Analysis

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Gender Mainstreaming the Project Cycle

STAGE: Formulation Implementation Monitoring & Evaluation Purpose Design a project that analyses roles and needs of men and women and addresses inequalities Implement project activities in a way that ensures that women and men can equally access resources and services To ensure that women and men equally participate in monitoring and evaluation activities Success Women and men can equally access, participate in, and benefit from the project Equal participation in project activities and decision-making processes, and equally benefit from capacity-building Data is collected on women and men so that gender impacts are tracked to assess if the project equally benefits women and men Sample of Activities

Collect sex-disaggregated data Capacity-building activities whose training curricula and tools accommodate different education/skill levels that may exist Targeted awareness outreach to increase women’s participation in project activities Develop gender-specific targets and performance indicators Conduct trainings for women or men who need to upgrade their skills, taking into account social or legal restrictions that may prohibit them from accessing resources Include special transportation to address security challenges, or provide childcare services during trainings or project activities Ensure project manager completes basic gender course (ex: UN’s “I Know Gender”) Collect sex-disaggregated data Report on gender components during mid-term reviews, assessments, audits etc. Recruit gender evaluation expert to be part of the evaluation team Take into account mobility, language, and timing when conducting interviews Identify lessons learned for future projects Photo: UNIDO

Handout 3: Gender Mainstreaming the Project Cycle

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Resources & Further Reading:

1. USAID Gender Equality page 2. UNIDO Guide on Gender Mainstreaming Environmental Management Projects 3. USAID Gender Equality and Female Empowerment Policy (2012) 4. A Joint Announcement on Implementation of Agenda 2030 Accelerating Progress Towards Gender Equality 5. White Paper: A Conceptual Model of Women and Girls’ Empowerment 6. April 2017 USAID/OFDA Guidelines for Proposals 7. OECD Global Environmental Goods and Services Industry 8. UNIDO SEED Awards 9. Gender Equality Seal Certification Programme for Public and Private Enterprises 10. UN Women eLearning Campus course: “I Know Gender” 11. USAID Infographic: Why Invest in Women 12. USAID: “Gender Equality = Smarter Development” 13. Green Industry Platform 14. UN Global Compact 15. McKinsey: How advancing women’s equality can add $12 trillion to global growth 16. Equal Measures 2030: Data Collection on Gender and SDGs

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Thank you!

Questions?

Alix Charles alix.charles@gmail.com Genevieve Smith genevieve@visionarianetwork.org Paul Spurzem paul@visionarianetwork.org visionarianetwork.org beahrselp.berkeley.edu

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APPENDICES:

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Towards Gender Mainstreaming: National & International Measures

• Increase awareness among

decision-makers

• Collect sex-disaggregated

baseline data

• Influence how change can take place

with national-level policy frameworks

• Support women’s entrepreneurship
• Cross-sector collaboration

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Towards Gender Mainstreaming: Organizational Measures

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Towards Gender Mainstreaming: Organizational Measures

Short-term:

• Conduct trainings
• Achieve gender parity
• Collect gender disaggregated data
• Designate gender focal points

Long-term:

• Increase visibility of women
• Create mentorship opportunities
• Create programs to attract more women

to the industry

• Encourage cross-industry idea exchanges
• Recognize women industry leaders’

contributions and achievements

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Towards Gender Mainstreaming: Steps in the right direction

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Gender Components of Water

Gender roles in water management: = Unequal access to opportunities = Unequal exposure to health risks Successes: Community-managed water supply projects Solutions: Women-targeted trainings Gender mainstreaming

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Gender Components of Chemical Exposure

Context: Cultural differences + Biological differences . = Unequal exposure levels = Unequal health outcomes Problem: Information & data gaps Success: The Bella Rica mining cooperation in Ecuador

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