Gender
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Gender Democracy

Gender Democracy is an overarching and cross-cutting theme for all activities of the Heinrich Böll Foundation. Our whole programmatic work in areas such as global security, trade and macroeconomic policy, sustainable development, environment, democracy promotion, conflict and crisis prevention and human and civil rights always also integrates considerations of gender equality.

The Heinrich Böll Foundation continuously promotes its concept of gender democracy by striving to inject gender awareness and perspectives in international political processes and institutions such as the UN Millennium Development Goals, the World Trade Organization and the World Bank. We also support and focus on gender-specific processes, regimes and institutions, such as the United Nations Beijing follow-up process, the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the UN Resolution 1325 or UNIFEM.

The Heinrich Böll Foundation has its own Feminist Institute and international women’s program administered by the Böll headquarters in Berlin and coordinates an international women’s network GLOW. All employees are actively involved in the achievement of gender democracy and trained in gender-oriented program planning (GOPP).

Gender & Economic Governance
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Gender Implications of the Financial Crisis in the United States
August 2009
"The United States is a women’s success story in many ways... Yet for the past two decades at least, policies in other countries are catching up with and exceeding those in the United States, so that we can no longer consider ourselves the leader in women’s achievement or economic well-being." By Heidi Hartmann, Institute for Women's Policy Research more»
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The Current Economic and Financial Crisis: a Gender Perspective – Summer 2009
This paper shows how the mortage debacle in the US affected not only the world economy, but also, and most seriously women and the poor. By Rania Antonopoulos, Levy Institute more»
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Gender and Financial Crisis: Chinese Aspiring Equitable Response – April 2009
In this analysis, Lanyan Chen analysis China's consequences of the aftermath of the financial crisis with regard to women. By Lanyan Chen more»
Dossier
Gender, Macroeconomics and the International Financial Institutions – In August 2007, the Heinrich Böll Foundation brought some 65 women and men from 37 countries to Washington, D.C. for our 5th international Summer School on Engendering Economics in a Globalizing World. more»
Gender & Democracy
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Gender Politics Makes a Difference - Experiences of the Heinrich Böll Foundation Across the World
December 28, 2009
Politics can only succeed when it is inclusive of all genders. Gender justice is an ambitious goal, one that the Heinrich Böll Foundation is pursuing together with many different allies worldwide. This publication gives an overview of their work. more»
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Religion, Politics and Gender Equality – September 2009
The United States has been dominated by a political coalition in which conservative evangelical Protestants have played a major role leading to a vociferous conservativism in U.S. policy on issues of both gender and sexuality. Although the elections in 2008 ushered in a new alliance toward more progressivism, the result on questions of gender and sexuality is by no means obvious. By Janet R. Jakobsen and Elizabeth Bernstein more»
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What Women Want: Voices from the Middle East – June 2008
Women's political participation in the Middle East has been impeded by various social factors, and discriminatory laws against women remain in effect. As a consequence of that basic imbalance, public policies advanced at the national level often fail to address underlying gender inequities or the concerns of women. more»
Gender & Foreign and Security Policy
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Peace and Security for All
March 23, 2010 - In this publication the Gunda Werner Institute in the Heinrich Böll Foundation presents a detailed position paper to contribute to the international debate on peace and security policy. The paper is based on a 2006 discussion paper, which has been extensively up-dated and revised. more»
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Bosnian Women's Day on Capitol Hill – March 2009
An event to celebrate the courage of women and emphasize the role of art in the process of multi-ethnic dialogue in a post-conflict society. more»
Gender & Ecology
Policy Paper
Geschlechtergleichheit – (k)ein Mandat für internationale Klimaverhandlungen?
May 25, 2010 - Klimawandel ist nicht genderneutral und seine Auswirkungen sind längst eine bittere Realität für die ärmsten Menschen, darunter besonders häufig Frauen. Frauen sind dabei nicht nur Opfer des Klimawandels, sondern auch proaktive Akteurinnen, agents of change, mit einem bislang weitestgehend ignorierten Wissens- und Handlungspotential. Liane Schalatek more»
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Gender and Climate Change in Southern Africa – Although various studies have focused on climate change impacts and adaptation opportunities in Africa, few have focused on the household level and in particular on gender differentiated impacts of climate change. This study, commissioned by Heinrich Böll Stiftung, provides an analysis and summary of the findings of eight case studies carried out in four southern African countries. Furthermore, the study aims to identify various policies, programmes and activities that could address these issues. more»
Articles
The Missing Link: Bringing Gender Equality to Adaptation Financing – November 2009
Climate change has already severe impacts especially in the poorest countries and for the most vulnerable people and groups, among them disproportionally many women. Adapting to these impacts will be very costly but unavoidable. By Liane Schalatek more»
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Gender and Climate Change Finance: A Case Study from the Philippines – November 2008
The Philippines are a relatively minor contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, however, it is highly vulnerable to climate change and the scenarios for the Philippines predict adverse
environmental and socio-economic consequences. By Athena Perralta more»
Meeting Report
How a Changing Climate Impacts Women – September 2007
This is the report for a roundtable held on September 21, and which was a landmark event, one of the first high-level sessions to focus on the linkages between gender equality and climate
change.
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