Intersectional mainstreaming and Sightsavers' Lady Health Workers Programme in Pakistan
Author(s)
Fischer, ClaraEditor(s)
Sweetman, CarolinePublication date
2012-11-07Keywords
Development methodsGender mainstreaming
Sightsavers
Blindness
Disability
Intersectionality
Depoliticisation
Feminism
Gender and Development Journal
GaD
Country
India
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Gender & DevelopmentDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
Gender mainstreaming, or at least the language of gender mainstreaming, has become a mainstay for donor agencies and non-government organisations engaged in development work. Increasingly, however, there are calls for the mainstreaming of other so-called ‘cross-cutting aspects of development’, such as disability. This article tries to provide an answer to the resultant question of how to deal with these simultaneously existing ‘cross-cutting aspects’ and their attendant demands for mainstreaming. The article focuses on a holistic approach facilitated by the feminist concept of ‘intersectionality’, which is illustrated via a case study of Sightsavers’ Lady Health Workers Programme in Pakistan. Ultimately, I argue that intersectional mainstreaming must counter a weakness in the implementation of traditional mainstreaming, by working against the depoliticisation of key liberatory concepts and goals. 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.Pages
8ISSN
1355-2074EISSN
1364-9221ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/13552074.2012.731743