We are a group of professionals from a wide range of organizations and perspectives who are dedicated to addressing challenges to women's involvement in development - increased access, capacity, and equality in women's social, economic and political endeavors. The Gender Community is co-facilitated by UNIFEM and UNICEF, and is moderated by a Resource Team comprised of Resource Person Dr. Malika Basu and Ms. Dhivya David, Research Associate. Click here for the welcome message from the UNIFEM Facilitator, and click here for the message from the Resource Team.
Community Highlights
The Gender Community now has more than 3000 members from India and abroad, with recognition from the facilitators; UNIFEM and UNICEF as well as from the Government, the Delhi Commission for Women and development practitioners. The knowledge Management outreach is demand driven, both from within the UN and out side, with requests coming in from the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Universities, NGOs, Bi-lateral organizations and gender specialists.
The Community’s face-to-face meetings at regional levels and the visioning workshop at the National level had been outstanding landmarks with the Minister for Women and Child Development giving recognition to the community’s qualitative knowledge management efforts.
Queries, e-Consultations and e-Discussions
Below are the current topics being addressed. To participate you must be a member. Go to the Mailgroup page to log in or sign up. QUERY
[se-gen][se-decn] QUERY: UNIFEM's Programme on Women's Political Leadership and Governance in India and South Asia - Examples, Advice. Reply by 17 February 2010
From Anne F Stenhammer, UNIFEM South Asia Regional Office, New Delhi
Seeks inputs to design a Programme on Women’s Political Leadership and Governance to empower elected women representatives at the grassroots and enable them to bring about ‘Gender Responsive Governance’
[se-gen] QUERY: Advancing Towards the Equality of Women and Men – Examples; Advice. Reply by 08 February 2010
From Farida Vahedi, Bahá’í Department of External Affairs & Arash Fazli, Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity, New Delhi
Seeks inputs on ways of raising consciousness -invoking the spiritual/inner self - of women and men, which helps transcending physical, socio-economic and other false barriers and address conditions of injustices affecting women
[aids-se][se-gen] QUERY: Social Inclusion and Gender Equity in the AIDS Response; Examples
From Nandinee Bandyopadhyay and Tara Sharma, Independent Consultants, New Delhi
Seeks examples of innovative strategies and programmes to address social exclusion and gender inequity in the response to HIV |    “Your initiative [Solution Exchange Gender Community] has helped in furthering gender goals in India by spreading awareness on gender-just practices and initiatives. As a member of the Delhi Commission for Women, Government of NCT of Delhi, I feel proud to be associated with the Gender Community of Practice.” Reny Jacob,
Delhi Commission for Women, New Delhi |
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