Editing Gender equality (section)

====Gender mainstreaming====
{{Main|Gender mainstreaming}}
Gender mainstreaming is described as the [[public policy]] of assessing the different implications for women and men of any planned [[policy]] action, including [[legislation]] and [[Program (management)|programmes]], in all areas and levels, with the aim of achieving gender equality.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Booth | first1 = C. | last2 = Bennett | year = 2002 | title = Gender Mainstreaming in the European Union | journal = European Journal of Women's Studies | volume = 9 | issue = 4| pages = 430–46 | doi = 10.1177/13505068020090040401 | s2cid = 143702617 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/gender/newsite2002/about/defin.htm|title=Definition of Gender Mainstreaming|website=International Labor Organization|access-date=14 June 2015|archive-date=21 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021172809/http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/gender/newsite2002/about/defin.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The concept of gender mainstreaming was first proposed at the 1985 Third World Conference on Women in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]. The idea has been developed in the [[United Nations]] development community.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jeanmonnetprogram.org/papers/00/000201-03.html |title=II. The Origins of Gender Mainstreaming in the EU |website=Harvard Law School |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010708124202/http://www.jeanmonnetprogram.org/papers/00/000201-03.html |archive-date=July 8, 2001}}</ref> Gender mainstreaming "involves ensuring that gender perspectives and attention to the goal of gender equality are central to all activities".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/womenwatch/osagi/gendermainstreaming.htm|title=Gender Mainstreaming|website=UN Women|access-date=14 June 2015|archive-date=20 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920124801/http://www.un.org/womenwatch/osagi/gendermainstreaming.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to the Council of Europe definition: "Gender mainstreaming is the (re)organization, improvement, development and evaluation of policy processes, so that a gender equality perspective is incorporated in all policies at all levels and at all stages, by the actors normally involved in policy-making."<ref name="coe.int"/>

An integrated gender mainstreaming approach is "the attempt to form alliances and common platforms that bring together the power of faith and gender-equality aspirations to advance human rights."<ref name="unfpa.org3">{{cite web|url=http://www.unfpa.org/publications/gender-heart-icpd|title=Gender at the Heart of ICPD: The UNFPA Strategic Framework on Gender Mainstreaming and Women's Empowerment|website=United Nations Population Fund|date=2011|access-date=14 June 2015|archive-date=17 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817033015/http://www.unfpa.org/publications/gender-heart-icpd|url-status=live}}</ref> For example, "in Azerbaijan, [[UNFPA]] conducted a study on gender equality by comparing the text of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women with some widely recognized Islamic references and resources. The results reflect the parallels between the Convention and many tenets of Islamic scripture and practice. The study showcased specific issues, including VAW, child marriage, respect for the dignity of women, and equality in the economic and political participation of women. The study was later used to produce training materials geared towards sensitizing religious leaders."<ref name="unfpa.org3"/>