1. United Nations Police Standardized best practices Toolkit on Gender Mainstreaming Policing in Peacekeeping

2. Understanding gender mainstreaming
MODULE 1
LESSON 1
 Understanding gender mainstreaming 2

3. Structure of the lesson1
Gender concepts 2
Policy framework

4. Learning outcomes Define gender-related concepts
Explain how gender is relevant to the mandate of UNPOL
Apply gender concepts to policing in peacekeeping
Develop a training plan and content on gender mainstreaming for police

5. SECTION 1 introduction to gender mainstreaming

6. Basic concepts on gender
Equality
Mainstreaming
Analysis
Indicators

7. Learning activity Sometimes I'm glad I'm a woman because…
Sometimes I wish I were a man because…

8. Gender stereotypes Stereotypes Men are Women are
Strong, arrogant, violent, domineering, decisive, non-communicative
Weak, modest, peaceful, submissive, indecisive, communicative
Activity: alternative terminology

9. Gender neutral alternatives
Policeman  police officer
Manpower  work force
Chairman  chair person

10. What is gender?
Activity: stereotypes

11. Why is gender important
Learning activity
Why is gender important
What is the effect of gender stereotypes on the police profession/organisation?
What is the effect on police components in peacekeeping?
What is the effect on service delivery to communities?
 At least five examples each

12. Impact on police Men Women Strength / traditional role  use of force
Double standards
‘Entitlement’ – sex  sexual misconduct
Weakness / traditional role  incompatibility with use force
Double standards
Code of silence  sexual misconduct

13. Impact on police peacekeeping
Recruitment criteria based on male standards
Double standards in performance evaluation
Sexual misconduct
Segregation of gender-related activities instead of mainstreamed

14. Impact on service delivery
Police does not represent community  decreased legitimacy
Lack of diversity gap on skills and competencies  lack of informed decision
Potential increased abuse of authority + sexual misconduct
Loss of public trust + lack of confidence to report sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV)
Overall decreased operational efficiency

15. Operational efficiency
Better informed decisions + more effective mandate implementation
Differential impact of conflict on women, men, boys and girls
Police operations

16. Do women and men have equal opportunities in your police organisation?

17. What is gender equality?
Equality on paper ≠
Equality on practice

18. What challenges do women face?
Facts
Barrier to equality
Recommendations
Women have less access to education
Unequal access to police ranks and posts, particularly command roles
Undertake special programmes to improve the education qualification of women
Activity: challenges faced by women / challenges you have faced

19. What is gender analysis?
• A gender analysis helps understand the relationships between women and men and how they use, control and own resources.

20. Gender analysis

21. What is gender mainstreaming?
Activity: mainstreaming police tasks

22. Integration of gender perspectives + gender balance
Goal and strategy
Goal
Gender equality
Strategy
Gender mainstreaming
Integration of gender perspectives + gender balance

23. Learning activity Gender mainstreaming Police task Design
Implementation
Monitoring & Evaluation

24. Gender indicators

25. Identifying gender indicators for police tasks

26. Discussion
What are the challenges to gender mainstreaming in each of these phases in your experience?
What strategies have you adopted in your field mission or police service?
What solutions and recommendations can you suggest?

27. SECTION 2 UNDERSTANDING THE UNITED NATIONS POLICY FRAMEWORK ON GENDER MAINSTREAMING

28. UN Policy Framework
Activity: think of relevant International Human Rights Laws

29. International Human Rights Law
Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
CEDAW on discrimination against women
Any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex that leads to the violation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field.

30. Security Council Resolutions 1325 (2000) 1889 (2009) 2122 (2013)
Security Council Resolution on gender mainstreaming and empowerment of women
Security Council Resolutions
1325 (2000)
1889 (2009)
2122 (2013)
Activity: name the resolutions!

31. 1st Pillar: Prevention
Mainstream a gender perspective into all conflict prevention activities and strategies.

32. 2nd Pillar: Participation
Promote and support women’s active and meaningful participation in all peace processes as well as their representation in formal and informal decision-making.

33. 3rd Pillar: Protection
Strengthen and amplify efforts to protect the safety, well-being, economic security and dignity of women and girls.

34. 4th Pillar: Recovery
Promote women’s equal access to aid, particularly those dealing with the specific needs of women and girls in all relief and recovery efforts.

35. DPKO/DFS Policy on gender equality in UN
Peacekeeping Operations (2010)

36. UN Police Gender Guidelines (2008)

37. UNPOL Gender Guidelines:
Democratic Policing
Democratic policing means that police officers perform their duties under the rule of law, respect of human rights and are accountable to the communities they serve.

38. UNPOL Gender Guidelines: Composition of National Police

39. UNPOL Gender Guidelines:
Training
Induction and in-mission induction training for UNPOL officers should be mainstreamed with gender perspectives.

40. UNPOL Gender Guidelines: Executive policing mandates and Formed Police Units (FPUs)
FPUs that are tasked for crowd control management and the provision of security for UN personnel and facilities need to ensure gender sensitive police practices.