Gender Mainstreaming and World Politics: Pros and Cons

Running head: GENDER MAINSTREAMING
GENDER MAINSTREAMING AND WORLD POLITICS (PROS AND CONS)
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Executive Summary:
The purpose of this discussion is to focus on the different development phases of the
gender mainstreaming and how it is relevant to the world politics. It also discusses the
different policies and treaties and the socio-economic goals that are influenced by gender
mainstreaming. This can further help in identifying the pros and cons of the gender
mainstreaming and how it can enhance the lives of the people globally. Lastly, the conclusion
summarises the discussion and provides a brief insight about the pros and cons of gender
mainstreaming in world politics.

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Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................4
Discussion:.................................................................................................................................4
Gender mainstreaming:..........................................................................................................4
Gender issues and trends:.......................................................................................................6
The Road to Politics:..............................................................................................................7
Development of policies:.......................................................................................................9
Socio-economic Goals:..........................................................................................................9
Pros of Gender Mainstreaming:...........................................................................................10
Cons of Gender Mainstreaming:..........................................................................................12
People and Gender Mainstreaming:.....................................................................................14
Conclusion:..............................................................................................................................14
Reference:................................................................................................................................16
Bibliography:............................................................................................................................18

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Introduction:
One of the most discussed topic in the scenario of the world politics is the case of
gender mainstreaming. As the world advances towards a progressive society promoting peace
and neutrality, it is also essential to achieve world equality in all stages of the society.
Allowing women to enter into every sphere of social and political life is the most progressive
step that the world can take to advance into the next level of societal development. The
present global patterns display high rates of inequality between men and women, where
women are still subjected to violence from men (Walby 2005). These are evident not only in
the third world countries but also in the developed nations. These types of issues are
addressed by the means of gender mainstreaming. However, in this discussion the analysis
will focus on the different development phases of the gender mainstreaming and how it is
relevant to the world politics. It also discusses the different policies and treaties and the
socio-economic goals that are influenced by gender mainstreaming. This can further help in
identifying the pros and cons of the gender mainstreaming and how it can enhance the lives
of the people globally. Lastly, the conclusion summarises the discussion and provides a brief
insight about the pros and cons of gender mainstreaming in world politics.
Discussion:
Gender mainstreaming:
The Gender mainstreaming is proposed with the ultimate aim of achieving gender
equality in the society. Hence, gender mainstreaming can be considered as an approach to
social policies or activities with a perspective of gender issues. It is essential to assess the
implications of both men and women in the plan of action and measure their contribution
ability equally along with the dimensions of the framework of the work (True and Mintrom