An Analysis of the Asia Pacific Draft Ministerial Declaration on Gender Equality

and Women’s Empowerment

Ranjani.K.Murthy, Board Member Presentation at Southern Regional Debriefing of Beijing +20

Process, Organised by EKTA, December 20 2014

Objectives

Draft Declaration

Concerns

Good practices

Draft Declaration(17-20th November, 2014, Bangkok)

3 Health

IMR, CMR, MMR, FLEGaps, SBA, unsafe abortion, SRH, RR, HIV,

teenage pregnancy

2. Education and training

Primary educationSecondary, tertiary, vocational, literacy, career

tracking, stereotypes

1. Poverty

Reduced Feminization, land, finance, malnutrition

Draft Declaration

Economy

Non discrimination Policy and LegislationLFPR, wages, assets, unpaid, information, work

life balance

Armed conflict

Awareness peace building, action plans Protection, leadership, reintegration, justice

Violence

Legislation, multi sectoral High rates, emergencies, impunity

Draft Declaration

Human Rights

CEDAW ratificationOptional protocols, discrimination,

stereotyping, violations

Institutional mechanisms

NCW, DWCD, GFP Powers, budget & capacities, mainstreaming,

Decision making

More women Still below global, local and corporate

Draft Declaration

Girl child

IMR, CMR, nutrition, harmful practiceSon preference, Infanticide, SSA, early marriage, gender gaps, sexual exp, CSR

Environment

Diasters and climate change Decision, unequal NRM/land , land grab

Media

Access to info, ICT Unequal access, portrayal, new harassment

Future

Institutions

Financing

Accountability MIS

Partnerships

Regional partnerships Multi-sector

audits

Cross cutting idenitities

Gender

Headship

Age

Caste

Migrant

HIV

Class

Ethnicity

Minority

Disability

Contested LBT, Caste

Contested issues

Caste

LBT

Balancing home and work life

Abortion

Sexual and reproductive rights

Sexuality education

Optional protocol

Universal access/rights

Not adequately raised

• Neo-liberal agenda

• Changing marriage, household, community and inter-state institutions

• Public provision of care

• Housing rights of women

• Solutions for addressing gaps identified

Good practices of countries

Gender equality Law

Flexible work place , TE

Land on name of women LL household

Support for young couple

Migrant center/law

Local govt to parliament

Gender Policy

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