Beijing Platform for

Action
 The Beijing Platform for Action states that:

 “A national machinery for the advancement of women is

the central policy-coordinating unit inside the
government.”

 “Its main task is to support government-wide

mainstreaming of a gender-equality perspective in all
policy areas.”
The Beijing Platform for Action
states that:

“Government and other actors should

promote an active and visible policy of
mainstreaming a gender perspective in
all policies and programs so that ... an
analysis is made of the effects on
women and men, respectively.”
 Beijing Platform for Women
 12 AREAS OF CONCERN:  12 AREAS OF CONCERN

 poverty  power & decision-making

 education and training  institutional mechanisms
 health  human rights
 violence  media
 armed conflict  environment
 economy  girl child
 Goals of Development
 promote the human rights of women and girls;
 eradicate poverty among women;
 remove obstacles to women’s participation in public life and
decision-making;
 eliminate all forms of discrimination against women;

From the Beijing Platform for Action, 1995

 Goals of Development
 ensure equal access for girl children and women to
education and health;
 promote economic autonomy for women and ensure their
access to production resources;
 encourage equitable sharing of family responsibilities.

From the Beijing Platform for Action, 1995