Gender Mainstreaming: Evaluating Successes and Failures in Society

This report delves into the successes and failures of gender mainstreaming, a critical approach aimed at promoting equality between men and women. The study examines the impact of gender mainstreaming on various aspects of society, including working conditions, human rights, and the overall treatment of individuals. Drawing upon the work of scholars like Moser (2005), Rees (2005), and Walby (2005), the report explores the successes of gender mainstreaming, such as the promotion of gender parity and women's empowerment, while also acknowledging the challenges, including institutionalized sexism. The report concludes by highlighting the importance of addressing these challenges to achieve true equality and diversity, emphasizing the need for continued efforts to overcome the dilemmas in feminist theory and practice. This report offers a comprehensive analysis of the subject matter.

Task 6 Gender Main streaming Efforts
To Date: Success Or Failure?

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................1
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................2

INTRODUCTION
The report will outline success and failure of gender main streaming where focus was to
empower women and promotes equality among men and women.
MAIN BODY
According to Moser, 2005, gender main streaming is focused on meeting and addressing
needs of men and women both which are competitively different with regard to conditions,
human rights, working condition and recognition. As per this study it is derived that main
streaming of gender has succeeded in varied areas and regions but it is still considered a failure
because of some governmental and organisation like northern agencies of development.
However, Rees, 2005, discussed about official policy approach in European union which
focused on promoting Gender parity with the help of policies and programmes. The scholars
articulated major cause of failure which main streaming of gender is coming up with challenges
like institutionalised sexism. Apparently, it can be said that success of gender main streaming
can be identified by equal treatment to people on the basis of legislation contribution, in society,
inclusion and managing diversity.
Nevertheless, Walby, 2005, discussed about contest concept of gender main streaming
which comprise rebranding, restructuring and reinvention of key areas of feminism. In
accordance with this study empowering women is the best way to promote gender equality as it
helps in overcoming dilemmas which arise in theory and practices of feminist. Thus, from the
discussion of different articles it can be outlined that gender main streaming has succeeded to
certain aspect but still there is long way to go to manage equality and diversity in every region
and area of society.
CONCLUSION
The report concluded about the success factors of gender main streaming that is gender
parity and empowerment of women.
1

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Moser, C., 2005. Has gender mainstreaming failed? A comment on international development
agency experiences in the South. International Feminist Journal of Politics. 7(4).
pp.576-590.
Rees, T., 2005. Reflections on the uneven development of gender mainstreaming in
Europe. International Feminist Journal of Politics. 7(4). pp.555-574.
Walby, S., 2005. Gender mainstreaming: Productive tensions in theory and practice. Social
Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society. 12(3). pp.321-343.
2