Checklist for Gender Mainstreaming in Project/Programmes
Date proj/prgm submission: Project/Programme Manager: Gender Team Reviewer:
To be filled in by the Gender Team Project/Programme Title: Organizational Unit/Office: GT Review Date:
To be filled in by the Gender Team Project/Programme Number: Gender Strategy Focal Point:
Gender mainstreaming is the process of assessing the implications for men and women, girls and boys of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes, in all areas and at all levels. It is a longstanding UN requirement first established as a global strategy for the promotion of gender equality in the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action as well as being made a UN requirement by the ECOSOC (UN Economic and Social Council) in 1997. The UNODC strategic framework commits staff to mainstreaming gender concerns into the three pillars of UNODC’s work programme (normative work, research and analytical work, and field-based technical assistance). Gender equality is integral to progress across all the SGDs and call upon Member States to mainstream gender in the implementation of the Organized Crime Convention and the Protocols by considering how crime, including transnational organized crime, drug-related policies and programmes have different impacts on men and women, ensuring that policies, programmes and actions to address crime are effective and gender responsive.
The purpose of this checklist is to support project/programme managers in the development of gender-sensitive projects and programmes.
Please elaborate your answer, when checking “yes”. In case you answer a question with “no”, please regard the comment section as an opportunity to reflect on future measures and to continuously work towards the inclusion of these cross-cutting elements in your programmes.
Please consult the respective thematic briefs, developed by the Gender Team. They provide a step by step guidance on how to practically
mainstream gender throughout your project/programme documents:
Gender & Thematic Areas (unodc.org).Project/programme Component Question Yes* No* Prgm manager comments Comments Gender Team 1. Situation Analysis
Problem
1.1 Does the background/context analysis of the project/programme examine:
a) the different situations of women and men, boys and girls. If yes, what strategies will be implemented to address gender- related constraints to tailor the
deliverables to meet the needs of both sexes.
b) the expected impacts the project/programme will have on the different groups.
Counterpart Capacity
1.2 Are women/gender focused groups, grassroot women’s rights organizations, national women’s machineries CSO’s or gender units in partner organizations consulted in the project/programme development?
1.3 Do you consult with stakeholders in judicial, criminal and health system and ministries, such as Ministry of Women or Women's Affairs, Ministry of Social Affairs and Children.to discuss the impact of programmes for women and girls?
Strategic Context
1.4 Which policies, regional and national strategies are relevant for the
implementation of your
project/programme and is their different impact onwomen and men, boys and girls considered?
Synergies with other
projects/programmes or organizations
1.5 Are lessons learnt and best practices on gender equality and women’s empowerment incorporated?
1.6 Have key findings and
recommendations emanating from relevant research, other UN entities and project/programme evaluations been incorporated?
Target Groups
1.7 Does the project/programme include strategies to reach out to the
underrepresented sex that would benefit from the project/programme?
Please elaborate if there are specific interventions to redress inequality.
Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
1.8 Does the project/programme include targeted actions for gender equality and women’s empowerment? Are gender aspects included in non-targeted actions?
Human rights 1.9 Have national and/or international policies on women’s rights been consulted?
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2. Project/programme description
Location and Duration
2.1 Does the project/programme ensure that gender-specific obstacles to participation are identified and solutions desgines, so that both women and men can access and participate in
project/programme activities in an equal manner?
Logical Framework
2.2 Are outcomes, outputs and activities designed to meet the different needs and priorities of women and men, boys and girls?
Logical Framework
2.3 Does the results framework include gender responsive indicators, targets and a baseline to monitor gender equality and women’s empowerment results?
3. Project/programme management
Comments*
Staffing
3.1 Is there gender balanced recruitment of project/programme personnel and gender balanced representation in project/programme review committees?
3.2 Have Gender Mainstreaming tasks and qualifications on Gender Equality been addressed in all of your vacancy notes?
Budget
3.3 Is there a budget to ensure activities and monitoring is done in a gender sensitive way?
Resource Mobilization
3.4 Do you include information and key messages on gender in all project/
programming documents for inclusion in initial assessment reports to influence funding priorities?
3.5 Do you document and report regularly to donors on gender resource gaps within UNODC mandate areas?
Monitoring
3.6 Will the project/programme collect and use sex disaggregated data implementation and qualitative information at all stages to analyse, monitor and evaluate its implementation in a gender sensitive manner?
3.7 Do you include gender related risks and risk mitigation strategies in risk assessments and monitoring?
4. Gender Team General Comments
5. Recommended Resources
