1. Goal 5 Gender Equality - Gender, Human Trafficking & Migration
Panel: Challenges & Opportunities for to achieve the Goal 5 & other SDGs
UNDP Social Good Summit Spanish Court Hotel Kingston
Dr Leith Dunn
September

2. Overview Gender cross cutting in the 17 SDGs
Challenges to gender equality goals;
Gender & Human trafficking in Jamaica
Opportunities to promote equality & SDGs
Gender mainstreaming- integrating gender in all development policies and programmes
Gender analysis of data to identify gaps

4. Key messages
Gender is a social concept, is learnt though socialisation; results in different roles, responsibilities, power & status ascribed to males & females; results in social, economic, political, environmental inequality.
Gender is cross –cutting & impacts all 17 SDGs;
Major risks to SDGs :Human trafficking for sexual exploitation, forced labour & domestic servitude

5. Key messages
Use Gender mainstreaming – process & strategy to identify development needs & vulnerabilities of all sexes; involves use of data disaggregated by sex & other differences
Use Gender analysis of data can guide allocation of resources to promote gender equality for sustainable development
Use ICTs to increase awareness, reduce risks & enhance data collection

6. Challenges
Goal 1: Poverty – higher rates among single female headed households; young women; rural folks; young unemployed males
Goal Health 3:
Females: Higher risks of HIV and AIDS; higher burden of care giving (negative impact on jobs, promotions; contributes to gender wage gap
Goal 4: Quality Education:
fewer females in STEM subjects, high tech ICT jobs & ICT businesses;
fewer males in tertiary education (60% f/40% m);

7. Challenges Goal 8: Decent Work & Economic Growth
Household workers: est. 50, , 000;
85% f; & Single heads of HH;
Most self-employed; low-wages; limited education
Few have formal contracts & social protection (NIS);
Few unionised: 5,000 of 100,000 est in JHWU;
Most vulnerable to occupational safety & health illnesses;
Limited opportunities for economic development
Opportunities: ratify & implement ILO C189 Decent work for Domestic Workers

8. Human trafficking is a particularly difficult problem to overcome as it is a hidden and difficult to reach population

9. Human Trafficking in Jamaica
Palermo Protocol - Form of modern day slavery; involves:
Activity: movement;
Means (deception, coercion, violence),
Purpose (exploitation)
Forms: commercial sexual exploitation; forced labour; domestic servitude; migrant workers vulnerable; child trafficking ; lack of ‘decent work’/exploitation
Challenges :
Causes: social, gender, economic, political, environmental inequalities
Lack of awareness of TIP
Limited coordination of relevant data
Opportunities:
NATFATIP; Research; Database; Communication strategy

10. Opportunities:
INCREASE GENDER AWARENESS: Bureau of Gender Affairs; UWI IGDS teaching, policy research, outreach/policy advocacy; UN system; NGOs
IMPROVE GENDER & GOVERNANCE: Coherence between CEDAW, National Policy for Gender Equality;
PROMOTE GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN GOJ POLICES, PROGRAMMES;
GENDER IN NATFATIP prevention, prosecution, protection; partnership programmes
Expand scope & improve quality of TIP data collection (data disaggregated by sex in NATFATIP/UNDP Database;
Promote ‘joined up government’ approach to TIP; use ICTs to build awareness of TIP risks;

11. Thank you!