These organizations have put in place training programmes on gender issues and mainstreamed gender in policy making.

A national network on gender and development issues has been formed in some areas, notably are the national network on gender and energy development and the network of collaborators on gender mainstreaming established in 2003.

GENDERED ROLES IN INDUSTRIES OCCUPATION

Gender equality in economic life.

Gender equality in legal acts

Gender representation

Based on the Gender Equality Act the Gender Equality Council will be established.

Gender equality

Equality of the sexes

अफ र क क क ष स ब ध ल ग क अ तर क सम प त करन

At its twenty third special session,b the General Assembly emphasized that the changing context of gender relations, as well as the discussion on gender equality, has led to an increased reassessment of gender roles.

The Global Gender Gap Report 2006 ranked Sweden as the number one country in terms of gender equality.

The gender equality objective in education is underpinned by commitment to the 1997 document entitled Gender Equity A Framework for Australian Schools .

Gender policy and the empowerment of women went beyond the issue of gender balance within the Secretariat.

The School of Social Sciences and Humanities under the Hanoi National University has established a Gender and Development Research Center to conduct research on gender theories and practices with an aim of building a gender theory system that is suitable to Vietnam's conditions and development strategy.

D. Gender balance

Gender equality

Gender Equality Act

Gender Equality Council

Attitudes towards gender roles

Gender equality

R. Gender

B. Gender balance in the United Nations system

Gender violence is also a serious issue in Mexico.

Gender Equality Department in the Ministry of Social Affairs

Inclusion of gender in various curricula

Contributions towards pension are the same for both sexes.

There is no gender discrimination in these arrangements.

The Gender Equality Act provides for the creation of a new institution the Gender Equality Commissioner.

We encourage the measures, albeit still limited, that have been taken in promoting gender equality, including the filling of obvious gender gaps and the revisiting of legal issues, together with the development of an action plan for gender equality.

The Law on Gender equality in BiH envisages the setting forth of the Agency for Gender Equality at the state BiH level with the following tasks

The Law on Gender Equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina provides for formation of an Agency for Gender Equality, within the Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees.

Focal points for gender also existed in various ministerial departments, and gender related seminars for governmental officials and the private sector were being organized.

Taking the lead in gender mainstreaming, in 2003 the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development designed and began to implement its strategy to mainstream gender in the field of agriculture and rural development .

The Gender Equality Commissioner has the duty to monitor the compliance with the norms established in the Act.

The Joint Standing Committee of the Parliament on the Empowerment of Women supported specific gender equality legislation and monitored the application of gender equality principles in all laws.

Subsequently, UNAMA has enhanced the role by establishing a Gender Unit consisting of a gender adviser (ad interim pending recruitment), a gender officer and national staff operating within the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General.

The Gender Equality Council approves the general guidelines of gender equality policy, consults the Government on issues of strategy for the promotion of gender equality and presents to the Government its position on the conformity with the Gender Equality Act of national programmes submitted by the ministries.

Specifically, in May 2004, the Observatory for Gender Affairs began to investigate, document, systematize, analyse and shed light on the situation of women and gender equality in Colombia.

Significant progress had been made towards eliminating sexism in the curriculum and legislation, increasing awareness of gender discrimination and providing practical training in gender issues.

3.3 Mainstreaming gender issues in policy making and implementation

Parliament was considering other laws to ensure gender equality.

Children of both sexes eight cases, or 1 per cent.

The Regulations make no gender distinction in the recruitment and promotion of civil servants.

Gender Equality as a Development Goal