Advancing Gender Equality

Abstract

Notes 1 Gender equality is one of the fundamental principles of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) Harare Declaration of 1991. Commonwealth Ministers Responsible for Women's/Gender Affairs took the lead in developing the Plan of Action, with strong contributions and support from the heads of Commonwealth national women's machineries and members of the Commonwealth Gender Reference Group. The Ministers agreed the final PoA at their 7th meeting in Fiji Islands, June 2004. 2 Sustainable Development Goal 5: ' Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. ' x Advancing Gender Equality: Case Studies from Across the Commonwealth Contents xi 3.7 Lessons learned and the way forward Notes References 4 xii Advancing Gender Equality: Case Studies from Across the Commonwealth 8 The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, India 8.1 Context 8.2 Key institutional actors 8.3 Theory of change 8.4 Social institutions and discriminatory norms 8.5 Strategies 8.6 Outcomes to date 8.7 Lessons learned and the way forward Notes References List of boxes Box 2.1 Fostering participation Box 2.2 On the importance of male allies Box 3.1 Gender equality indicators Box 3.2 Gender equality beyond pay Box 6.1 Changing mind-sets, breaking down barriers Box 6.2 Development and contribution Box 6.3 Outcomes from the WBC: returning to work Box 6.4 Outcomes from the WBC: employment and boards Box 7.1 MIRAP in action Box 9.1