Advancing Gender Equality: Case Studies from Across the Commonwealth

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Commonwealth Secretariat

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14217/9781848599451-en

Synopsis

The Commonwealth Secretariat has been a pioneer in promoting women’s rights and gender equality since the 1976–85 UN Decade for Women, and of gender mainstreaming since the UN 4th World Conference on Women, to which our 1995 Plan of Action on Gender and Development was a Commonwealth contribution.

This publication brings together case studies prepared in connection with the end-of-term review of the 2005–15 Commonwealth Plan of Action for Gender Equality. The case studies are based on submissions and interviews with government representatives, gender specialists and other stakeholders, including civil society organisations, from 20 countries representing all regions of the Commonwealth.

The examples were selected to demonstrate a range of strategies that can be employed to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment. Together they help to show what perpetuates gender inequality and offer approaches that can be adopted to help end unjust discrimination.

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Foreword and acknowledgements

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Preface

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List of abbreviations

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Women's Parliamentary Caucus, Pakistan

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Nigerian Women's Trust Fund to Strengthen Women's Political Participation, Nigeria

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Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012, Australia

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The Equality Mark for Employers, Malta

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Women in Leadership Programme, New Zealand

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Women's Business Council, United Kingdom

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Mass Product Consumer Regulatory Authority, Cameroon

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The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, India

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1AZAM Programme for Economic Development, Malaysia

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The Women Enterprise Fund, Kenya

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Fostering Women's Entrepreneurship, Mauritius

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Income-Generating Activity Programme, Uganda

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One-Stop Crisis Centre, Bangladesh

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National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking, Canada

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Advancing Policy and Legislation to Combat Gender-Based Violence, Grenada

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Women and Child Protection Units, Namibia

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Central Registry on Domestic Violence, Trinidad and Tobago

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Integrated Approach to Combating Gender-Based Violence, Botswana

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Pacific Women's Network Male Advocacy Programme, Pacific Islands

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Channelling Men's Positive Involvement into the National Response to HIV/AIDS, United Republic of Tanzania

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Conclusion

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