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gender mainstreaming

gender mainstreaming noun: a public policy concept to achieve gender equality.

Noun

gender mainstreaming (uncountable)

  1. A public policy concept to achieve gender equality.
    • In Vienna, they implemented gender mainstreaming by putting a picture of a long-haired woman wearing boots on emergency exit signs. Previously, it was a man.2013 September 9, Les Roopanarine, “Development jargon decoded: gender mainstreaming”, in The Guardian

Origin of gender mainstreaming

Proposed at the third UN World Conference on Women, held in 1985.

Questions about gender mainstreaming

What does gender mainstreaming mean?
Gender mainstreaming means a public policy concept to achieve gender equality.
What part of speech is gender mainstreaming?
Gender mainstreaming is a noun.

Words near gender mainstreaming in the dictionary

  1. gender ideologies
  2. gender ideology
  3. gender inclusivity
  4. gender incongruence
  5. gender is between your ears, not between your legs
  6. gender mainstreaming
  7. gender mender
  8. gender menders
  9. gender minorities
  10. gender minority
  11. gender neutral

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