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ILO. Good Practices in Promoting Gender Equality in ILO Technical Cooperation Projects. Bureau for Gender Equality. Geneva: ILO, 2007

 

Abstract

This publication aims to support the implementation of the ILO's Policy on Gender Equality by sharing good practice elements of gender mainstreaming strategies applied in selected technical cooperation projects.

The publication is first and foremost intended for ILO staff, tripartite constituents - governments, employers' and workers' organizations - and other stakeholders associated with the implementation of ILO technical cooperation projects and programmes. Additionally, some of the elements identified throughout the case studies should be of interest to other development practitioners dedicated to integrating gender equality concerns into their work.

Although the case studies contained in this publication are context-specific, they present elements that can easily be adapted and tailored to other circumstances. An attempt is therefore made throughout the publication to highlight replicable elements.

The case studies demonstrate how the projects have integrated elements in the design and implementation phases to advance gender equality. Although these elements may not exhaust the different ways in which gender equality can be promoted in the project cycle, they clearly exemplify the "building blocks" of strategies that have proven successful in terms of making project achievements more responsive to gender equality.

 

Table of contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Promoting gender equality in ILO Technical Cooperation activities
Identifying a good gender mainstreaming practice
Building blocks of a good mainstreaming practice
Gender analysis

CASE STUDIES
Case study 1: Improving the working and living conditions of informal economy workers through promoting equal access to decent work (Kenya,
Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda)
Case study 2: Promoting freedom from debt bondage (India, Nepal, Pakistan)
Case study 3: Promoting the rights of indigenous peoples through equal access to education and decent work (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua)
Case study 4: Improving equal access to social protection and quality health care through rights promotion (Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Senegal)
Case study 5: Protecting girls and boys from exploitative domestic work through gender-sensitive legal and policy reform (Cambodia, Indonesia)
Case study 6: Advancing equal employment opportunities through women’s empowerment (Yemen)
Case study 7: Promoting equal employment opportunities through social dialogue and policy development (Rwanda)
Case study 8: Extending health care to workers in the informal economy through equal access to social protection schemes (Philippines)
Case study 9: Reducing the decent work deficit amongst women and men workers in the informal economy through social dialogue on gender equality
and employment (Ecuador)
Case study 10: Gender-equitable access to decent work through skills development and vocational training (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Russia)
Case study 11: Promoting decent work for women and men workers through enhanced access to training (India)

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