Gender Mainstreaming

Gender Mainstreaming in Voting Law

Definition of Gender Mainstreaming in the context of the United States election law: The process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes, in all areas and at all levels. It is a strategy for making women’s as well as men’s concerns and experiences an integral dimension of the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes in all political, economic and societal spheres, so that women and men benefit equally and inequality is not perpetuated. The ultimate goal is to achieve gender equality.

Gender Mainstreaming (in an Election Management Body) in Voting Law

Definition of Gender Mainstreaming (in an Election Management Body) in the context of the United States election law: Process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policy or programmes, in all areas and at all levels. Gender mainstreaming in Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) ensures that both women’s and men’s concerns and experiences are fully taken into account in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all activities. This includes the recruitment of women at all levels of the administration such as staffing polling stations. Through this process, the EMB seeks to reduce gaps in opportunities between women and men and work towards equality as an integral part of the organisation’s strategy, policies and activities.The ultimate goal is to achieve gender equality.