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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
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Objectives
Draft Declaration
Concerns
Good practices
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Future
Institutions
Financing
Accountability MIS
Partnerships
Regional partnerships Multi-sector
audits
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Cross cutting idenitities
Gender
Headship
Age
Caste
Migrant
HIV
Class
Ethnicity
Minority
Disability
Contested LBT, Caste
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Contested issues
Caste
LBT
Balancing home and work life
Abortion
Sexual and reproductive rights
Sexuality education
Optional protocol
Universal access/rights
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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
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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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