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gender awareness raising

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Process that aims at showing how existing values and norms influence our picture of reality, perpetuate stereotypes and support mechanisms (re)producing inequality. 

Additional notes and information

Sources

Council of Europe (1998). Gender Mainstreaming: Conceptual Framework, Methodology and Presentation of Good Practices. Final Report of Activities of the Group of Specialists on Mainstreaming (EG-S-MS). Available at: http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/standardsetting/equality/03themes/gender-mains...

Relations

Related term:
gender equality training, gender stereotypes
Broader term:
methods for gender mainstreaming
URI: 
https://eige.europa.eu/taxonomy/term/1146
Filed under: 
Social affairs
Education
Governance
Politics and policy-making

 

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