This document discusses gender mainstreaming and the gender and development (GAD) perspective in development initiatives. It defines GAD as recognizing the different roles, interests, and needs of women and men, as well as the relations of inequality between women and men. Gender mainstreaming is the process of including a gender perspective in the design, implementation, and monitoring of plans and programs. Agencies and local governments are required to formulate annual GAD plans and budgets to ensure gender-responsive activities and that commitments to women's empowerment and gender equality are fulfilled. The document outlines various requirements and mechanisms to support planning, budgeting, monitoring, evaluation and institutionalizing GAD efforts.

1. GENDER
MAINSTREAMING

2. What is GenderandDevelopment?
GAD is a development perspective that
recognizes the different roles, interests and
needs of women and men
It reflects a change in focus from women and their
exclusion from development initiatives to the
RELATIONS OF INEQUALITY BETWEEN
WOMEN AND MEN

3. The GAD paradigm is
translated from theory to
practice through GENDER
MAINSTREAMING

4. WhatisGender Mainstreaming?
Inclusion of a gender perspective in the design and
implementation of plans and programs to carry out agency
mandates
Allocating adequate logistics for the conduct of gender-
responsive activities in the regular programs of the
organization.
The annual GAD Plan and Budget is the tool used to ensure
that these are carried out by agencies and LGUs

5. Be creative and innovative in identifying
problems, devising solutions, testing
interventions and monitoring and
assessing development gender impacts
and results;
Develop technical gender expertise in
multiple sectors, especially economic
development and poverty reduction,
research and analysis, project
implementation and monitoring and
evaluation;

6. Level 2
Installation of
strategic mechanisms
Level 1
Foundation
Formation
Level 3
GAD
Application
Level 5
Replication and
Innovation
Level 4
Commitment
enhancement and
institutionalization

7. Planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation for GAD
Creation and/or Strengthening of GAD Focal Point System
Generation and Maintenance of GAD Database
All agencies, offices, bureaus, SUCs, GOCCs, LGUs, and other government
instrumentalities shall formulate their annual GAD Plans, Programs and Budgets
within the context of their mandates.
Establish or strengthen their GFP System or a similar GAD mechanism to
catalyze and accelerate gender mainstreaming within the agency or LGU.
Develop and maintain a GAD database containing GAD information to include gender
statistics and age- and sex-disaggregated data that have been systematically
produced/gathered, regularly updated to serve as inputs or bases for planning,
programing, and policy formulation
Establish/Create and/or Strengthen Institutional Mechanisms
RA 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women
Chapter VI: Institutional Mechanisms

8. Enactment of GAD Code (for LGUs only)
GAD Ombud
All LGUs shall develop and pass a GAD Code to support their efforts in recognizing, respecting,
protecting, fulfilling and promoting women’s human rights towards the attainment of women’s
empowerment and gender equality in their locality, following the guidelines issued by the PCW.
The GAD Code shall also serve as basis for identifying programs, activities, and projects on
GAD.
The Commission on Human Rights acts as the GAD Ombud, which monitors the compliance
and investigates the violations of public and private institutions in line with the implementation
of MCW.
GAD Funds Audit
The Commission on Audit conducts an annual audit on the use of the GAD budget for the
purpose of determining its judicious use and the efficiency, and effectiveness of interventions in
addressing gender issues towards the realization of the objectives of the country’s
commitments, plans, and policies on women empowerment, gender equality, and GAD.
RA 9710 or the Magna Carta of Women
Chapter VI: Institutional Mechanisms

9. WhyUs?
We are mandated by
internationa
l treaties/commitments, laws
and policies.
We are custodians of peoples’
trust and resources. We have
the capacity,
knowledge, skills, and resources to
make development work for

10. Where do we
go from
here?

11. 2
Start from your
own body
Educate yourself
about the ISSUE
Confront and act on
the issue – make it
your personal
advocacy
Personal

12. Organizati
on
Disaggregate data by sex
Make spaces for disadvantaged
women and men
Attain gender balance in
various positions
Treat each one as equals; demolish
hierarchical social transactions

13. Organizati
on
Sharing power and
control
Building basis of Unity - working for the
common good
Coalition-trust building and transparency

14. Thank you! 