Women, Girls, Boys and men - HumanitarianInfo.org
Women, Girls, Boys and men - HumanitarianInfo.org
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tAble oF contents<br />
Foreword .................................................................................................................................................................... i<br />
Acknowledge<strong>men</strong>ts .................................................................................................................................................. ii<br />
Acronyms................................................................................................................................................................... v<br />
Introduction to the H<strong>and</strong>book ............................................................................................................................ vi i<br />
SECTIon A: FundAmEnTAl PrInCIPlES<br />
The Basics of Gender Equality ................................................................................................................................. 1<br />
What is gender? ............................................................................................................................................................................................1<br />
Why does gender matter in crisis situations? ......................................................................................................................................5<br />
What is gender analysis? .............................................................................................................................................................................6<br />
Why are sex-disaggregated data important? .....................................................................................................................................8<br />
Framework for gender equality programming...................................................................................................................................9<br />
Key definitions ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 12<br />
The International legal Framework for Protection ............................................................................................. 15<br />
International Human Rights Law.......................................................................................................................................................... 16<br />
International Humanitarian Law .......................................................................................................................................................... 19<br />
International Refugee Law ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20<br />
Guiding Principles on Internal Displace<strong>men</strong>t .................................................................................................................................. 21<br />
Comple<strong>men</strong>tarity of IHRL, IHL <strong>and</strong> IRL ............................................................................................................................................... 21<br />
Rights-based <strong>and</strong> participatory community approaches ........................................................................................................... 22<br />
Actions to mainstream gender equality using a rights-based approach .............................................................................. 23<br />
Coordination on Gender Equality in Emergencies............................................................................................... 27<br />
What are the ele<strong>men</strong>ts of effective coordination? ......................................................................................................................... 28<br />
Terms of Reference for a Gender Network ........................................................................................................................................ 29<br />
Terms of Reference for a Gender Adviser .......................................................................................................................................... 30<br />
Gender <strong>and</strong> Participation in Humanitarian Action .............................................................................................. 31<br />
Who should participate? .......................................................................................................................................................................... 31<br />
What is the policy on gender <strong>and</strong> participation? ........................................................................................................................... 32<br />
How can we ensure effective participation? .................................................................................................................................... 33<br />
What are the entry points for participation in humanitarian action? .................................................................................... 34<br />
T A b l e o F C o n T e n T S
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