1. Integrating Gender into Programming
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2. Gender and nutrition
Social and economic inequalities between men and women exacerbate effects of malnutrition on women and girls.
Vulnerable women are at greater risk of malnutrition than men.
More girls die of malnutrition than boys.
Women charged with cultivating and preparing food, but often have limited information about nutrition.
Women tend to have less access than men to financial resources, leading to poor food security.
In many societies, men and boys are given priority when meals are served.
Source: FAO
Intro to malnutrition:
Malnutrition—­the single largest contributor to disease in the world.
Almost 5 million children under the age 5 die of malnutrition-related annually in the developing world.
Dependence on mostly staple foods, lack of crop and dietary diversity contribute to malnutrition.

3. Gender and nutrition Women require 2.5% more dietary iron than men.
Women need more protein than usual when pregnant and lactating.
Women and girls represent 60% of all undernourished people in the world.
70% of the 1.3 billion people in poverty worldwide are women.
At least 120 million women in developing countries are underweight.
Babies born to a malnourished mother are much more likely to have low birth weights.
Women and children suffer most in crises.
Source: FAO/IWPR

4. What is gender mainstreaming/integration?
*Gender is not a standalone activity. We do not need “gender action plans.”
Conduct gendered Baseline
Conduct gender analysis
Engage stakeholders
Use findings to inform design
Clearly articulate desired results
Define key [gendered] indicators
Implementation, ongoing monitoring and evaluation
Collection of sex- and age-disaggregated data to further inform design, implementation, learning, and conduct endline evaluation
Desired results example- adolescent girls understand the importance of IFA and are getting the recommended IFA in their daily diet. Pregnant women are getting/consuming desired protein and iron in their diet throughout the pregnancy and lactation period. Families and communities are supportive of a gender equitable nutrition intake of women and girls.

5. How can we include gender in our programs?
Design stage:
Gender analysis
Gender integration in project objectives/activities/indicators
Gender integrated work plans/DIP
Sustainability planning
Getting government structures into the design thinking and linking up activities to existing national policies/frameworks

6. How can we include gender in our programs?
Implementation stage:
Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Nutrition and Gender Toolkit with specific gender and nutrition key messages
Layering SBCC on existing platforms in community (WSHG, adolescent girls club, youth club)
Identifying and building capacity of community-based leaders/role models/ champions/positive deviants.
Liaising with local government structures/CSOs and WSHG

7. How can we include gender in our programs?
Monitoring stage:
Gender Marker
Do No Harm Framework
Continuous reflections and discussions
Integrate into existing meeting schedules
Evaluation stage:
Measuring ‘gendered indicators’ (baseline, endline and post-evaluation if possible)
Sex- and Age-Disaggregated Data (SADD)

8. Gender Equity vs. Gender Equality

9. Guiding tools for gender integration
Gender Continuum
Gender Harmful
Gender
Neutral
Gender Sensitive
Gender Responsive
Gender Transformative
Gender Analysis (Good Practices Framework)
Gender Marker Tool for ongoing monitoring and evaluation
Do No Harm Framework
Reflection and Discussion Guidelines

10. Guiding tools for gender integration
Empowered woman/girl
Building Agency
Knowledge, skills
Self-esteem, self-confidence
personal aspiration
Changing Relations
Intimate partner power dynamics
Power dynamics
(MAP by EngenderHealth)
Transforming Structures
Laws, policies
Social norms
Institutional practices
Women’s Empowerment Framework

11. Social Analysis & Action Approach (SAA)
Staff transformation
Stakeholder ownership and engagement
Reflection-Challenging-Exploring-Learning
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12. Summary of gender integration steps
Gendered baseline
Gender Analysis
Gender integration into design, inception, GTC integration into work plans
SAA-based staff transformation training (induction and refresher)
SAA-based engagement at community/provider/policy level
Ongoing monitoring - Gender Marker, DNHF, reflection, discussion
Gendered endline evaluations

13. Gender-transformative change in: Donor reports Technical briefs
New proposals
Others?
Telling your story…
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14. Thank you! Thank you! Dr. Renu Golwalkar
Director, Gender, Youth, and Social Inclusion
EngenderHealth
@EngenderHealth
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