2010 Plan of Action to Implement the Gender Equality Policy A Commitment of All Dr. Marijke Velzeboer Gender, Diversity and Human Rights

2010 WHY A GENDER EQUALITY POLICY IN HEALTH AND ITS PLAN OF ACTION? The Americas has the greatest inequalities. Gender and Ethnic inequities are exacerbated by their interaction, and with poverty and exclusion to impact health. Gender and Ethnic inequities are those inequalities between men and women of our different populations in the health status, health care and health work that are unjust, unnecessary and avoidable.

2010 INTEGRATING GENDER IN HEALTH: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? Address persistent inequities Improve equity and efficiency in health (analysis, services, monitoring) Respond to human rights mandates, and other international commitments

2010 INTEGRATING GENDER IN HEALTH: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS: MDG, CEDAW, Beijing, Cairo, Durban, WHO Gender Policy and Strategy REGIONAL COMMITMENTS: Belen do Para (GBV), InterAmerican Commitments PAHO: Health Agenda of the Americas PAHO strategic plan, Resolutions for Indigenous Populations, Gender Equality Policy Plan of Action NATIONAL COMMITMENTS: Gender/Ethnicity laws & policies, CCS, UNDAF

2010 The Gender Equality Policy Approved by Directing Council in 2005 Applies to PAHO Secretariat and Member States Calls for Director to develop a Plan of Action for its implementation Consultation PAHO technical Offices and country Offices, Member States and Civil Society Organizations

2010 Gender Equality Policy Goal: Achievement of gender equality in health status and health development Core objectives - Optimal health status and well being for men & women - Equity in resources allocations for health - Equal participation & empowerment of men a& men in relation to their health - Fairness in distribution of burden and rewards associated with health work for men & women Action 4: Monitoring and evaluation Action 2: Capacity Building Action 1: Evidence building Action 3: Participatio n of civil society PAHO’s Gender Equality Policy

2010 Plan of Action to Implement the Gender Equality Policy Five years: Approved by Directing Council in 2009 Regional Launch Consulted with 20 country teams Technical Advisory Group: 3 countries, 3 UN agencies, 3 NGO, Political will of managers, colleagues and partners (dissemination, implementation, monitoring) Reports to the Directing Council, D and countries, in 2011 and 2013

2010 Plan of Action: Accountability Indicators Country Cooperation Strategies By 2010, all new CCS include health information dissagregated by gender and age, gender analysis and strategies to address the differences

2010 Improving Evidence By 2013, all regional surveys disaggregate data by sex and include gender analysis By 2013, all Health Analysis publications will include analysis based on data disaggregated by sex and age Plan of Action: Accountability Indicators

2010 Building Capacity Number of PASB Offices reporting on advances of Health and Gender Collaboration Plans, as part of annual reporting process (BWP 2010/11) Number of inter-sectoral Technical Advisory groups formed that support PWR and MOH in developing, implementing and monitoring Gender and Health plans in health sector (BWP 2010/11) Plan of Action: Accountability Indicators

2010 Participation of Civil Society Number of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) consulted in the development of the Plan of Action By 2013, processes supported, facilitated and documented in three countries that have included CSO participation and resulted in the allocation of health budgets to better address gender inequalities Plan of Action: Accountability Indicators

2010 Monitoring and Evaluation National mechanisms to analyze and follow-up gender equality in health By 2013, three national and local observatories on gender will incorporate indicators on gender and will publish presentations that include gender equality in reform processes Plan of Action: Accountability Indicators

2010 Plan of Action: Accountability Indicators Monitoring and Evaluation By 2013, 75% of BWP include gender indicators PASB and Member States report to Governing Bodies in 2011 and 2013 on Member States progress on developing, implementing and monitoring gender equality plans in health.

2010 Has Gender Equality been incorporated in the BWP 2010/11? Discussion of PoA with Gender Focal Points and partners during the training “Gender and Health” (19 countries) Gender Check List on the Operational Planning Manual 2010/11 (PRB). Gender Checklist for Products and Services (P&s) BWP Planning Session 2010/11 with focal points of 24 countries (July 2009) Gender analysis of all BWP 2010/11. Results were sent to entities. Analysis of Cross Cutting priorities (CCP) in a selection of 10 BWP: 8 countries and two technical areas

2010 INTEGRATION OF GENDER IN THE BWP 2010/11 1)Commitments = MDG. None Mentioned Gender Policy 2)COR + ARG gender priority focus ARGPARCOLECUCORGUTJAMSURFCHHSD SIT ANALYSISCommitments (MDG) (VAW Law ) Data by Sex HIV Traffic (HIV) only TB Health Situation (M/W of diverse populations) (work force) (HIV,M M) XX HIV, Youth Violenc e X Slave ethn PROBS/ OPPORTUNITIES Address M/W (2) (2) vague + IMPLEMENT PLANInvolve M/W Not Done WORK PLANLink 7.5 Other OSER P/S linked/ not relevant 19/10 43/344/313/953/380 VAW 6/665/4067/55

2010 Integration of Gender in the BWP 2010/11 Situation Analysis 3 countries mentioned international commitments. None mentioned the Gender Equality Policy 4 countries and 2 areas dissagregated data by sex, only for specific situations (HIV, TB, accidents, HR) 5 countries and 2 areas included women’s and men’s health situation of diverse populations, also in specific situations. Only JAM and GUT mentioned violence against women Problems and Opportunities 5 countries and FCH mentioned gender ARG and COR identified gender as a priority strategy FCH and ARG presented consistent analysis Implementation Plan Only ARG, COR, and FCH mentioned gender Working Plan 6 countries made link to RER 7.5 (HSD, no FCH) Many present related OSERs Between 4-57 P&S marked with gender. Most of them did not have relation with gender, however, PAR and GUT had some exemplary P&S

2010 Integration of Gender Equality in 10 BWP 2010/11 Conclusions Most PASB staff know the Gender Equality Policy, few apply it throughout work/plan Most entities did not understand the gender marking system Most P&S of diseases and maternal health were marked with gender, however, it was not reflected on their composition or tasks

2010 to provide technical collaboration, in partnership with government, non-government, and UN organizations, especially to priority countries, to advance gender/ethnic equity and human rights to improve efficiency in the health sector. VISION: to provide technical collaboration, in partnership with government, non-government, and UN organizations, especially to priority countries, to advance gender/ethnic equity and human rights to improve efficiency in the health sector. OSERS/AREAS OF WORK: Integrating Gender in Health - Technical Areas/HQ - Support to countries Integrating Ethnicity in Health Improving evidence on Gender and Ethnicity in Health Integrating commitments on human rights into the health policies and plans Managing knowledge for planning, programming, monitoring and advocacy GENDER, DIVERSITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS HOW CAN WE SUPPORT YOU?

2010 GENDER, DIVERSITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS TEAM Marijke Velzeboer, Coordinator Cathy Cuellar, Regional Advisor/Panama Cristina Torres, Rocio Rojas, Diversity Advisors Lily Jara: Evidence Advisor Javier Vasquez: Human Rights Advisor Program support: Souad Lakhdim, Esmeralda Burbano, Floriza Gennari, Cristina Leria (Human Rights) Communication: Patricia García Admin Support: Miriam Almazan, BethanyMc Curley Subregional Focal Points: Sonja Caffe/CAR; Erika Diaz, CA, Dora Caballero, South AM Country Focal points

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PAHO GDR Regional TEAM HQ Decentralized support Regional Advisor/PAN Sub-reg. Focal Points GFP/PWR GFP/WR TA/FP MOH TA/FP HQ Technical Areas (TA): Focal points from FCH, PBR,SDE, etc MOH HOW DO WE SUPPORT YOU?

2010 GENDER, DIVERSITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS TEAM HEALTH FOR ALL THANKS!