Re-thinking gender mainstreaming in African NGOs and communities
Wallace, Tina Wendoh, Senorina
Wallace, Tina
Wendoh, Senorina
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2005-07-01
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10
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This article examines research on gender mainstreaming initiatives, undertaken by a sample of local NGOs in four African countries. This research explores where resistance to gender equality comes from in some African organisations and communities. It shows that for gender mainstreaming processes to be effective they need to address the complex realities of people, and be sensitive to the values of communities in their implementation. The more successful gender mainstreaming initiatives have worked with local people’s beliefs and realities, and allowed sufficient time for attitudinal change in both local people and NGO staff.
This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.
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Gender & Development
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Mainstreaming: A critical review
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13
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2
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1355-2074
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1364-9221