This ASEAN Gender Mainstreaming Strategic Framework 2021–2025 is a policy document at regional level. The Strategic Objectives are: 1. ASEAN policies, institutions, and practices better embody its vision for a fairer, more equitable, and inclusive world; 2. ASEAN builds its knowledge, technical competencies, and capacity on gender and inclusion issues; 3. ASEAN policies and action plans better reflect the needs of women and girls in the region, and Sectoral Bodies across the three Communities are able to progressively undertake more effective initiatives that centre their participation and respond to their needs; 4. ASEAN supports intergovernmental processes and Member States’ gender mainstreaming and gender-focused initiatives. The Strategic Framework is rooted in the Declaration on the Gender-Responsive Implementation of ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the Sustainable Development Goals, which reaffirm the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and restate that gender equality is central to the 2030 Agenda. ASEAN recognises the fundamental link between gender equality and human rights-based approaches, and thus a focus on gender and inclusion, and ensuring that the voices and needs of the poorest —is a central tenet of this Strategic Framework. The Framework thus outlines a strategic direction for a whole-of-ASEAN gender mainstreaming approach by presenting a set of mutually reinforcing objectives, approaches, and activities that will build ASEAN’s commitment, capacity, and culture in relation to gender and inclusion, with an emphasis on strengthening coordination and collaboration between the three ASEAN Communities. Outcome Based on the above Strategic Objectives, outcomes are outlined in Section 8 of the Strategic Framework , including: 1. Institutional Commitment and Approach—ASEAN has a clearly articulated and coordinated approach to gender equality; 2. Gender and Inclusion in the Workplace—Women are equitably represented in staffing and leadership, staff are able to achieve and balance satisfying work and personal lives, and women feel safe, valued, and respected; 3. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Norms—Individual and collective attitudes are changed, and staff and leadership internalise and reflect these attitudes and values in their work and behaviours; 4. Analytical Capacity and Data—ASEAN institutions and staff have increased capacity to understand and integrate gender and inclusion considerations into their work; 5. Gender-Sensitive and Inclusive Programming—ASEAN progressively increases relevant, high-quality targeted and mainstreamed analysis and programming that address the needs of women and girls; 6. Member State Gender Mainstreaming Efforts—ASEAN support dialogue and planning on gender mainstreaming at the Member State level; etc.
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