A relational perspective on gender equality and mainstreaming. Issue 1 (1st January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Syed, Jawad; Ali, Faiza
• Is Part Of: Human resource development international. Volume 22:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 4
• Page End: 24
• Publication Date: 2019-01-01
• Subjects: Female empowerment -- gender equality and mainstreaming -- Pakistan -- relational and multilevel perspective -- women's employment; Manpower planning -- Periodicals; Personnel management -- Periodicals; 658.3124
• DOI: 10.1080/13678868.2018.1495406
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1367-8868

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This paper offers a relational, multilevel perspective on gender equality and mainstreaming. It argues that single-level conceptualizations of equality within organizational or legal policy domain may not fully capture the multilevel and contextual nature of gender equality and mainstreaming. Based on a review of macro-level factors (e.g. laws, policies, and culture), meso-level factors (e.g. organizational interventions), and micro-level factors (e.g. intersection of gender with social class and family status) in Pakistan, the paper develops a contextual perspective on gender mainstreaming to achieve gender equality at multiple levels.