Slide 1 Internal organizational practices The internal practices of an organization delivering humanitarian aid need to reflect and support its programme objectives on gender equality. Critical institutional shifts are often needed in: human and financial resources; policies, procedures and standards; staffing and gender-sensitive recruitment practices; accountability framework; organizational culture.

Slide 2 Oxfam Minimum Standards for promoting gender equality through internal practice in emergencies Ensure allocation of appropriate financial and human resources for the promotion of gender equality (MS1) Ensure that workplace policies and procedures are in place and communicated to staff and partners to ensure gender equality in the workplace. These should include anti-sexual harassment HR policies (MS2) Ensure accountability of senior management for promoting gender equality (MS3) Develop staff, partner and senior management capacity through inductions, training and reflections (MS4)

Slide 3 What do we need to do to ‘work above the line’ on gender equality during humanitarian crises? Levels of accountability Take action and learn Make it happen, renewal’ Learn and Grow Empowered Find solutions ‘This can work’ Accept ownership ‘It starts with me’ Acknowledge situation ‘I’m a piece of the puzzle’ Wait ‘n hope ‘Somebody should do something’ Protect and Defend Blame self ‘It’s my fault’ Blame others ‘It’s their fault’ Denial ‘Woe is me’ ‘This has nothing to do with me’

Slide 4 Inter-agency coordination on gender in humanitarian action Gender leadership on humanitarian action means influencing not just our own organizations but also the wider humanitarian community. The greatest impact will be leveraged if learning on good practice and how to create change is used to influence practice across the whole inter-agency humanitarian system in country.

Slide 5 The UN cluster system Clusters are the main inter-agency forum at global level for setting standards and policy for specific sectors, and at country level for collaborating and coordinating activities in complex and natural disaster humanitarian emergencies. The protection cluster has a different structure than others and is divided into key areas of protection called ‘areas of responsibility’. These include gender- based violence, which is led by UNFPA at the global level, protection, mine action and housing, land and property. Gender, age, HIV/AIDS and environment do not have their own cluster but are cross-cutting. Therefore it is necessary to work across the clusters to mainstream gender into their work

Slide 6 Maya Angelou (author and poet) ‘I have learned that people will forget what you said, people may forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.’

The feminist leadership diamond Slide 7 The feminist leadership diamond Politics Power and Purpose Principles and Practices Values

Slide 8 Action planning for partner organizations Questions to guide planning What has been the most useful learning this week in terms of your organization’s capacity needs on gender in humanitarian work? What are the key areas you feel you need to work on as an organization? Within those areas, what are your top priorities for the next 6 months? How do you plan to take those forward in terms of: what support and resources will be needed? Who will be in charge? What timeframe? What do you need to do next as colleagues to consolidate your combined gender leadership and bring others in your organization along with you? Look back to the flip chart created in the last session on the roles and activities of the gender leader.

Slide 9 Action plan for partner organization Initiative/areas For example: Conduct training for senior management team Support/resources needed Staff time, venue for training, training materials Staff-in-charge Humanitarian coordinator and gender advisor Time frame September 2016