Gender At Work

GENDER AT WORK IS AN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE THAT STRENGTHENS ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD CULTURES OF EQUALITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. THE MISSION IS ACHIEVED BY PURSUING THE FOLLOWING GOALS: A)ADVANCE GENDER EQUALITY AND TRANSFORM UNEQUAL POWER RELATIONS BY SUPPORTING BOTH LOCAL AND GLOBAL SOCIAL-CHANGE ORGANIZATIONAS TO CHANGE THEIR STRUCTURES, PROCESSES AND PROGRAMS. B)SPOTLIGHT AND CHANGE THE UNWRITTEN RULES AND EXCLUSIONARY PRACTICES THAT MAINTAIN INEQUALITIES BY BUILDING A NEW WAY OF THINKING AND PRACTICE ACROSS THE GLOBE. C)GROW, STRENGTHEN AND SUSTAIN GENDER AT WORK AND ITS PARTNERSHIPS IN A WAY THAT REFLECTS OUR VALUES: EQUALITY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND WORK/LIFE BALANCE.

GENDER AT WORK, AS PART OF CONSORTIUM OF THREE WOMEN'S RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS, WORKS TOGETHER WITH JUST ASSOCIATES (JASS, AS LEAD ORGANIZATION) AND YAYASANPEMBERDAYAAN PEREMPUAN KEPALA KELUARGA (PEKKA), A NATIONAL WOMAN-HEADED FAMILY EMPOWERMENT NETWORK IN INDONESIA) TO BUILD, ORGANIZE, MOBILIZE AND TRANSFORM POWER IN THREE STRATEGIC AREAS: A)PREVENTION AND ELIMINATION OF SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS (BODIES AGENDA). B)STRENGTHENING WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP AND WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN (POLITICAL) DECISION-MAKING (VOICES AGENDA). C)STRENGTHENING WOMEN'S ECONOMIC STRATEGIES FOR ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND STABILITY, INCLUDING ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OF RESOURCES AND LAND (RESOURCES AGENDA).

IN RESPONSE TO THE IDRC'S COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING AND ADVANCING GENDER-TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH IN CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, AS REFLECTED IN ITS CALL FOR PROPOSALS, "ACCELERATING CLIMATE ACTION: SOCIAL EQUITY AND EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS", GENDER AT WORK PROPOSED A THREE-YEAR GENDER ACTION LEARNING AND MENTORING PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE CLIMATE CHANGE TEAM AND ITS GRANTEES, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON THE SIX RESEARCH TEAMS (ARGENTINA, DRC, NIGERIA, BENIN, NEPAL AND BANGLADESH) IMPLEMENTING RESEARCH PROJECTS.GENDER AT WORK DEVELOPED FIVE ACTIVITY AREAS: FACE TO FACE MEETINGS WITH THE TEAMS; PEER LEARNING MEETING; QUARTERLY SUPPORT MEETINGS; TEAM CO-ORDINATION AND LIAISON WITH IDRC; UNDERSTANDING LEARNING PROCESS AND OUTCOMES

THE JOINT UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME ON HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) LEADS AND INSPIRES THE WORLD TO ACHIEVE ITS SHARED VISION OF ZERO NEW HIV INFECTIONS, ZERO DISCRIMINATION AND ZERO AIDS-RELATED DEATHS. GENDER AT WORK HAS BEEN CONTRACTED BY UNAIDS TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE TRANSFORMATION WITH THE TWO FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:A)TO PROVIDE SUPPORT IN TRANSFORMING ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE AND MAKING UNAIDS A SAFE, EQUAL AND EMPOWERING WORKPLACE. B)TO DESIGN AND FACILITATE A FEMINIST ACTION-LEARNING PROCESS TO ENGAGE ALL LEVELS OF STAFF IN THE PROCESS OF TRANSFORMATION.

VARIOUS PROGRAM PROMOTING GLOBAL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND FEE FOR SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS - GENDER AT WORK HAS PARTNERED WITH A RANGE OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES TO BUILD AND APPLY KNOWLEDGE TO INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE FOR GENDER EQUALITY.