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| National Gender Focal Points |
| TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR GENDER FOCAL POINTS |
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| Purpose |
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Gender focal points are the vehicle through which the Royal Government of Bhutan will mainstream gender in the government sector, in response to its commitment to CEDAW. |
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| Objective |
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The Gender Focal Point will be responsible for mainstreaming gender in her/his Ministry or Department at organizational, policy and operations levels. In this way policies and programmes will be gender-informed and their potential to benefit women and men, girls and boys of Bhutan will be enhanced. |
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Responsibilities and Outputs |
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Conduct gender sensitization/gender capacity building trainings/workshops in your Ministry/ Department at least once a year . |
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Develop and maintain a comprehensive knowledge database on gender and gender issues, impacts and strategies on sectors serviced by your ministry/department, and raise awareness amongst staff through: |
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The ministry/department's newsletter |
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The Gender Information Board in your office |
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Participate in meetings, workshops and discussions with other gender focal points on a regular basis. |
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Initiate, support and advocate for gender mainstreaming efforts in the ministry/ department, and its programs and projects. |
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Propose gender items on the agenda of all ministry/department meetings, workshops and seminars. |
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Advise all levels of the ministry/department on all matters relating to gender and women. |
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Develop and encourage the use of specific measures and tools for works of sectors of your ministry/department. |
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Submit a biannual update on your activities and on policies of your ministry/Department that may be related to gender and women to the National Commission on Women and Children with copies to the Head of the Ministry and other departmental heads. |
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Prepare and provide sectoral inputs for studies/reports/documents when required. |
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Linkages with other Gender Focal Points |
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NCWC will coordinate networking and dissemination of information between gender focal points via an email list, the contents of which will be drawn from the bimonthly reports of gender focal points, plus other relevant events and research. |
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The email list will serve to provide support for and between gender focal points, and promote coordinated implementation of the Gender Plan of Action. |
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The email list will also notify gender focal points of opportunities to participate in meetings, training or other forums either at the local, national, regional or international levels. |
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