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Commission on the Advancement of Women (CAW) -- publications

CAW Publications

Revealing the Power of Gender Mainstreaming (2005)
Gender Audit Facilitator's Guide CD (2004)
Gender Audit: Questionnaire Handbook (2003)
Gender Mainstreaming in Action: Successful Innovations from Asia and the Pacific (2004)
Stories of Equitable Development: Innovative Practices from Africa
Weaving Gender in Disaster and Refugee Assistance--Report and Field Checklists
Best Practices: Gender Integration in Organizations and Programs
Organizational Skills for the New Millenium

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Revealing the Power of Gender Mainstreaming

This publication tells the story of the profound links between gender equality and poverty alleviation at the community level. The study examines the how-to's and the impact of innovative gender mainstreaming strategies of five NGOs in four African countries: Ghana-World Vision, Kenya-Catholic Relief Services and Lutheran World Relief, Niger-CARE, and Zambia-Heifer International. Nearly 900 women, men, and youth from 16 rural communities were interviewed and talked about the impact and positive changes that gender mainstreaming brought to their lives, families, and communities. This seminal study, which shows how gender mainstreaming can be "a driving force for development," should be an invaluable resource for other development organizations on the journey toward equitable development.

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Gender Audit CDGender Audit Facilitator's Guide CD

The Gender Audit Facilitator's Guide is a user-friendly tool that will enable your organization to complete a state of the art organizational self-assessment and action planning process for gender integration.  

Developed by the Commission on the Advancement of Women (CAW) in its work with InterAction member agencies, the Gender Audit is designed to build the capacity of international development and humanitarian assistance organizations to systematically integrate gender equality throughout their field programs, organizational structures and processes.  

 

The CD features a cutting edge analytical framework, examples from a real development organization, effective Gender Audit facilitation skills, video and audio presentations, and ready to use templates for all phases of the Gender Audit process.

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Gender Audit: Questionnaire Handbook (2003)

A pioneering resource for those interested in gender equity at all phases of their operations. This practical guide allows organizations to assess their strengths and weaknesses and to identify priorities for improvement. This step-by-step handbook includes an easy-to-use Gender Audit Questionnaire and Codebook. A must-have for those interested in gender and organizational change!

Available in French.

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Gender Mainstreaming in Action: Successful Innovations from Asia and the Pacific (2004)

Published by InterAction’s CAW and the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, this publication is a collection of 18 case stories highlighting innovative practices promoting gender equity in Asia and the Pacific. Cast in simple language and illustration, this collection of best practices features practical experiences in gender mainstreaming at the grassroots, program, and institutional levels. Each case story provides concise lessons and recommendations.

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Stories of Equitable Development: Innovative Practices from Africa.  2001

Published by InterAction’s CAW and the Gender Development Institute of Ghana, this publication is a collection of nine case stories describing unique and innovative strategies development organizations working in Africa have used to integrate gender equity in their programs and organizational structures. The cases in this collection focus on the what and how of the strategies, discuss lessons learned, and give advice for those seeking to adapt these approaches in their organization's own work.

Available in French!

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Weaving Gender in Disaster and Refugee Assistance — Report and Field Checklists  

The comprehensive report and field checklists compile lessons learned from two 1998 InterAction Forum seminars, co-sponsored by InterAction’s CAW, the Committee on Migration and Refugee Affairs, and Disaster Response and Resources. The report includes an array of perspectives from the InterAction community, NGOs, donors, and refugees and presents specific strategies for enabling both women and men to be full participants and beneficiaries in humanitarian and refugee assistance and includes a set of checklists that participants recommended as part of an effective strategy for gender sensitive programming in complex emergencies.

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Best Practices for Gender Integration in Organizations and Programs from the InterAction Community

An invaluable, practical resource for organizations to use in strategic and program planning.  This 24-page guide documents the progress and creative strategies of 30 InterAction member agencies working on gender equity issues.  It includes a handy checklist for gender integration in program management, lots of examples from field programs and member agency experience, and an annotated list of key resources on gender integration. 

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Organizational Skills for the New Millenium

This 6-page user-friendly monograph, based on the CAW’s session at the 1999 InterAction Forum, focuses on organizational leadership and gender mainstreaming. The monograph summarizes the inspiring speech given by Frances Hesselbein, Chair of the Peter Drucker Foundation for Non-Profit Management, highlights the CEO dialogue on mainstreaming, and includes an organizational leadership skills checklist.

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