The IGWG Gender and Health Toolkit
Publisher: Interagency Gender Working Group (IGWG)
Date Published: 2020
Languages: English
The toolkit includes instruments and methodologies designed to collect and analyze information on gender roles, identities, and relations. It aims to move users from awareness and commitment to direct application and practice, promoting equitable and effective health systems.
Main Contribution
The toolkit serves as a compilation of practical resources for gender integration and mainstreaming in health policies, programs, and institutions.
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Intended for health practitioners, program managers, and policy makers, the toolkit targets those involved in planning, implementing, and evaluating health programs.
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Users can navigate through thematic tabs to access information on various topics. The toolkit encourages users to click on document links to open or download resources, with tools categorized under multiple tabs for accessibility.
GBV Prevention
The toolkit emphasizes the role of gender integration in preventing gender-based violence (GBV) and highlights its impact on reducing unmet needs for contraception, HIV transmission, violence against women, and maternal and neonatal mortality.
Creating Normative Change
The toolkit supports the creation of normative change by incorporating gender perspectives into policies, strategies, programs, project activities, administrative functions, and institutional culture, fostering greater equality between men and women.
How it could be adapted to the communities
The toolkit's practical tools can be adapted to address specific community needs, allowing for customization to diverse contexts. It promotes the application of gender considerations in health at the community level.
Keywords
Gender integration, Gender mainstreaming, Health information, Normative change
