Gender Mainstreaming as a Universal Tool for Constitution Writing: The Case of Iraq. (3rd May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Forman-Rabinovici, Aliza
• Is Part Of: Social politics. Volume 28:Number 4(2021)
• Page Start: 1073
• Page End: 1094
• Publication Date: 2020-05-03
• Subjects: Women -- Government policy -- Periodicals; Social policy -- Periodicals; Sex role -- Periodicals; 305.3
• DOI: 10.1093/sp/jxaa007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1072-4745

Abstract

Abstract: In light of postcolonial feminist criticisms, this article asks how does gender mainstreaming function as a strategy for introducing a gender perspective into the constitution writing process and constitutional text? The 2005 Iraqi Constitution is used to explore the method outside of its usual Western-dominated intergovernmental organization (IGO) context. Three main questions guide the analysis: Did gender mainstreaming promote gender equality effectively? Were there any shortcomings that were a result of a failure to account for intersectionality? Was the association of gender mainstreaming with Western-dominated IGOs a hindrance to the advancement of gender equality?