Commonwealth Gender Equality Policy

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The Commonwealth Gender Equality Policy is a framework guiding Commonwealth member states in promoting and advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment across political, economic, and social spheres.

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Commonwealth Gender Equality Policy canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Commonwealth policy instrument ⓘ
gender equality policy framework ⓘ
international policy framework ⓘ
aimsAt advancement of women’s empowerment ⓘ
promotion of gender equality ⓘ
alignedWith Beijing Platform for Action ⓘ
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ⓘ
Sustainable Development Goal 5 ⓘ
appliesTo Commonwealth member states ⓘ
basedOn Commonwealth values of democracy and human rights ⓘ
principle of equality between women and men ⓘ
principle of non-discrimination ⓘ
coordinatedBy Commonwealth Secretariat Gender Section ⓘ
coversDomain economic sphere ⓘ
political sphere ⓘ
social sphere ⓘ
developedBy Commonwealth Secretariat ⓘ
encourages collection of sex-disaggregated data ⓘ
gender-responsive budgeting ⓘ
integration of gender perspectives in national development plans ⓘ
focusesOn education for girls and women ⓘ
ending violence against women and girls ⓘ
legal and policy reform for gender equality ⓘ
women’s access to economic resources ⓘ
women’s leadership and political participation ⓘ
geographicalScope Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Pacific ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Ocean
hasJurisdiction Commonwealth member states ⓘ
implementedThrough national gender equality strategies of member states ⓘ
monitoredBy Commonwealth Secretariat ⓘ
promotes elimination of gender-based discrimination ⓘ
equal participation of women and men in political life ⓘ
gender mainstreaming in public policy ⓘ
women’s economic empowerment ⓘ
recognizes importance of men and boys as partners in gender equality ⓘ
intersectional forms of discrimination affecting women and girls ⓘ
seeksToEnsure women’s equal access to decision-making ⓘ
women’s equal access to resources and opportunities ⓘ
women’s equal rights in law and practice ⓘ
supports capacity building on gender analysis for member states ⓘ
implementation of international gender equality commitments ⓘ
sharing of good practices among Commonwealth countries ⓘ
targets discriminatory laws and practices ⓘ
gender stereotypes ⓘ
structural barriers to gender equality ⓘ

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Commonwealth Women’s Forum → supportsBody → Commonwealth Gender Equality Policy ⓘ