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).

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.

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

IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS FROM WOMEN AT THE TABLE AND LADYSMITH COLLECTIVE, GENDER AT WORK IS OVERSEEING A THREE-YEAR GENDER SUPPORT PROJECT FOR IDRC'S ARTIFICIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR INTELLIGENCE IN AFRICA (AI4D) INITIATIVE. WITH AN OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF ENSURING THAT GENDER AND INCLUSION CONSIDERATIONS ARE WELL INTEGRATED INTO AI4D PROGRAMMING AND OUTCOMES, THE PROJECT AIMS TO (I) STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF AI RESEARCH PARTNERS AND LEADERS TO APPLY GENDER EQUALITY AND INCLUSION CONSIDERATIONS IN AI RESEARCH WHILE ALSO (II) DEEPENING AN UNDERSTANDING OF GENDER EQUALITY AND INCLUSION CONSIDERATIONS IN AI INNOVATIONS AND RESEARCH. G@W SUPPORTS PARTNERS TO DO THIS BY ENGAGING IN CAPACITY STRENGTHENING VIA MENTORING AND TRAINING AND IS PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ALL 15 HUBS AND LABS WITHIN AI4D, TAILORED TO THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS AND INTERESTS. THE TEAM IS ALSO OVERSEEING AN 18-MONTH GENDER ACTION LEARNING PROCESS WITH FOUR HUBS, DEVELOPING TECHNICAL LEARNING RESOURCES, DELIVERING KNOWLEDGE SYNTHESIS WEBINARS, AND HAS ATTENDED IN-PERSON EVENTS IN DAKAR AND KIGALI TO FACILITATE CONVERSATIONS AROUND GENDER AND INCLUSION IN AI.