Australian Development Gateway

The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

Skip to content

ADG channels:

Information by sector: Gender equality

Sub navigation

Gender equality

Welcome to the Gender Equality section.

Despite progress made over the past thirty years, gender inequalities remain pervasive in conflict affected, transitional, developing and developed countries.

Gender equality is a concept focused on enabling men, women, boys and girls to have equal access to health and education, economic and political resources and opportunities as well as a safe living environment. Gender inequality occurs when men, women, boys and/or girls have limited or no access to services and resources, live in fear of violence, and/or are unable to control their own destinies due to perceived gender differences and discrimination between and amongst males and females.

Rich and practical resources can be found below on international agreements, policies and approaches, the program management cycle, gender-based violence and gender equality in conflict and fragile states.

What else would you like to see here? Suggest a resource / topic for inclusion on the ADG.

Concepts and contexts

Definitions and history of gender | Gender equality, development & poverty eradication | Masculinity, men and development | Gender, religion, culture & social identities | Gender and Indigenous peoples | Gender capacity-building & training | Professional support and resources | Relevant networks and organisations

Policies and approaches

International agreements & conventions | National country policies, strategies & institutions | Gender budgeting | Gender mainstreaming | Women in government, law and justice | Collection and analysis of sex-disaggregated data | Bridging research, policy and practice | Organisational policies

Gender equality in conflict and fragile states

Violence & conflict | Pre-conflict, conflict prevention & peacebuilding | Conflict resolution | Security, policing & military | Humanitarian contexts | Impacts of violence and conflict | Gender justice, truth and reconciliation processes and mechanisms

Gender-based violence

Sexual enslavement and trafficking | Sexual violence and rape | Domestic violence | Violence against women | Resocialisation & reintegration | Mentoring, training & support networks | Anti-violence initiatives & support networks | Legislation, law enforcement, training of police & judiciary

Program/Project cycle

Feasibility & design | Participation/ Needs assessment | Implementation & delivery | Monitoring & evaluation | Case studies & best practice examples | Engaging and working with men and boys

Cross sectoral issues


 

Footer: