THE GENDER MARKER

4th Annual Pacific Humanitarian Team Regional Workshop

Linda Pennells IASC GenCap Advisor in Humanitarian Action - Pacific

Session Overview History & Purpose - the IASC Gender Marker (GM) The gender code Cluster performance in the 2011 roll-out Relevance to the Pacific Gender in the cluster cycle Benefits

“To ensure women and girls, boys and men have equal access to and benefit from humanitarian assistance – we must “follow the money”.  We need to know how we spend money and who benefits. This is why we are instituting a system of tracking funding – called a gender marker. Only in this way can we be sure we target all the population equally and make sure they receive the resources needed to help them to build back better after emergencies.” Valerie Amos ERC

HISTORY OF THE GENDER MARKER

PURPOSE OF THE GENDER MARKER

A SIMPLE and PRACTICAL tool; To measure/track inclusion of gender

and gender-based violence; To enable/to build capacity of

humanitarian teams to be able to design their projects so women, girls, boys and men benefit.

In 2012 the Gender Marker is required in all UN-managed humanitarian funds and appeals.

GENDER MARKER FOCUS

Gender Mainstreaming: the different needs of women, girls, boys and men are analyzed. This analysis is reflected in project activities and outcomes

Targeted Actions: assisting women, girls, boys or men who suffer discrimination or build gender-specific services

Gender Marker Coding

GENDER CODE DESCRIPTION

0Gender is not reflected anywhere in the project sheet

May not contribute to gender equality

1The project includes gender equality in the needs assessment, in an activity or in an outcome

Contributes in a limited way to gender equality

Gender Marker Coding GENDER

CODE DESCRIPTION

2aGENDER

MAINSTREAMING

The project’s needs assessment includes a gender analysis and the gender analysis is reflected in the project’s activities and outcomes.

Contributes significantly to gender equality

2bTARGETED

ACTION

The project is targeted based on gender analysis

The principal purpose is to advance gender equality.

APPLYING A GENDER CODE: WHO AND HOW?

OPS and FTS have a ‘field’ for the gender marker Cluster vetting team – cluster coordinators ensure

competence exists to identify gender codes Support is provided by gender specialists/focal points Donors are starting to shop by gender code

NEEDS ACTIVITIES OUTCOMES

CLUSTERS’ PERFORMANCE IN CAP 2011(CHANGE IN GM CODES FROM CAP 2010 TO CAP 2011 IN SIX COUNTRIES)

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% of Projects Code 0 Code 1 Code 2a Code 2bCluster 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011

Agriculture 54% 18% 30% 39% 11% 36% 6% 7%

Coord & Support 60% 39% 26% 24% 5% 37% 10% 0%

E. Recovery 54% 10% 24% 21% 12% 64% 10% 5%

Education 35% 3% 27% 28% 38% 65% 0% 5%

Food Sec./Aid 29% 28% 54% 28% 14% 44% 4% 0%

Health 38% 12% 31% 28% 13% 51% 18% 10%

Multi-Sector - Refs 44% 0% 52% 41% 4% 53% 0% 6%

Nutrition 45% 29% 39% 32% 14% 35% 2% 3%

Protection 44% 8% 19% 19% 25% 57% 13% 16%

Shelter/NFI/CCCM 40% 7% 50% 41% 10% 37% 0% 15%

WASH 57% 12% 30% 50% 12% 34% 1% 3%

Totals 45% 15% 35% 32% 14% 47% 6% 6%

CLUSTER AND AGENCY INSIGHTS FROM THE 2011 ROLL-OUT

Good news: practice is better than projects Many projects lack gender analysis / baseline Invisibility of women as farmers and fishers Invisibility of men in sanitation and reproductive

health Lack of nutrition and health data on boys compared

to girls Food for work and training often does not create

equal opportunities for men and women

RELEVENCE TO THE PACIFIC

Threat of the ‘big one’ – need for UN appeal Getting our response ‘right’ for beneficiaries –

efficiency and effectiveness Takes gender from ‘theory’ to do-able practice Brings more inclusiveness to our support of NDMOs

Resources: Gender Marker Toolkit; cluster specific e-learning (oneresponse.info/crosscutting/gender/Page/training.aspx)

GENDER ANALYSIS - exercise

Identify gender issues in:

Community water rehabilitation Re-opening schools Containing cholera & diarrheal diseases Emergency shelter NFIs Distribution of seeds and plant material

GENDER in the CLUSTER CYCLE

Baselines identify what men and women do, their knowledge and coping skills in your sector

Assessments strive for a gender balance in data collectors and in information sources

Cluster response plans feature the distinct needs/realities of men, women, girls and boys

Capacity is built in cluster partners to bring gender dimensions into projects

Vetting teams assign accurate gender codes Clusters monitor that projects implement as well as

they code

BENEFITS

Improved targeting to beneficiaries More cohesive projects More potential to attract donors

Web Sourceswww.oneresponse.info/gender

http://ops.unocha.org

www.reliefweb.int/fts