THE GENDER MARKER

TOT for FAO – WFP MAY 30, 2011

Linda Pennells – IASC GenCap Adviser

SESSION OVERVIEW

1. History of the IASC Gender Marker (GM)

2. Purpose of the GM

3. GM Focus

4. Performance of clusters in 2011 roll-out

5. The Gender Code

6. Food Security – Lessons to date

7. Role of the FS Cluster Coordinators

8. Assisting the FS Cluster Coordinators

9. The GM Pay-Off

HISTORY OF THE GENDER MARKER

IASC - CAP Sub-Working Group

PURPOSE OF THE GENDER MARKER

A SIMPLE and PRACTICAL tool; To measure/track inclusion of

gender and GBV throughout the project cycle

To enable/to build capacity of humanitarian teams to give voice and agency to male and female beneficiaries.

GENDER MARKER FOCUS

Gender Mainstreaming: the different needs of women, girls, boys and men are analyzed. This analysis is reflected in project activities and outcomes

Targeted Actions: assisting women, girls, boys or men who suffer discrimination and building gender- specific services GM is now mandatory in CAPs, PFs and ERFs

GENDER MARKER CODING

GENDER CODE

DESCRIPTION

0Gender is not reflected anywhere in the project sheet

May not contribute to gender equality

1

The project includes gender equality in the needs assessment, in an activity or in an outcome

Contributes in a limited way to gender equality

GENDER MARKER CODING

GENDER CODE

DESCRIPTION

2aGENDER

MAINSTREAMING

A gender analysis is in the project’s needs assessment and reflected in the project’s activities and outcomes.

Contributes significantly to gender equality

2bTARGETED ACTION

The project is targeted based on gender analysis

The principal purpose is to advance gender equality.

APPLYING A GENDER CODE: WHO AND HOW?

Cluster vetting team – Cluster Coordinators ensure competence exists to identify gender codes

Support from gender specialists /OCHA OPS and FTS have a ‘field’ for the gender code Humanitarian appeals increasingly have gender

and GBV in selection and prioritization criteria Donors starting to shop by gender code already

NEEDS ACTIVITIES OUTCOMES

CLUSTERS’ PERFORMANCE IN CAP/PF 2011

(CHANGE IN GM CODES FROM CAP 2010 TO CAP 2011 IN SIX COUNTRIES)

G

% OF PROJECTS CODE 0 CODE 1 CODE 2A CODE 2B

CLUSTER 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011

Agriculture 54% 18% 30% 39% 11% 36% 6% 7%

Coord & Support 60% 39% 26% 24% 5% 37% 10% 0%

E. Recovery 54% 10% 24% 21% 12% 64% 10% 5%

Education 35% 3% 27% 28% 38% 65% 0% 5%

Food Sec./Aid 29% 28% 54% 28% 14% 44% 4% 0%

Health 38% 12% 31% 28% 13% 51% 18% 10%

Multi-Sector - Refs 44% 0% 52% 41% 4% 53% 0% 6%

Nutrition 45% 29% 39% 32% 14% 35% 2% 3%

Protection 44% 8% 19% 19% 25% 57% 13% 16%

Shelter/NFI/CCCM 40% 7% 50% 41% 10% 37% 0% 15%

WASH 57% 12% 30% 50% 12% 34% 1% 3%

Totals 45% 15% 35% 32% 14% 47% 6% 6%

FOOD SECURITY INSIGHTS FROM THE 2011 ROLL-OUT

good news: practice is better than projects many projects lack gender analysis / baseline better targeting is possible when WFP-FAO

collaborate well women in farming couples are invisible overdependence on FHH activities to get good

gender code food for work and training often does not create

equal opportunities for men and women

GENDER ANALYSIS

Discussion: identify the gender dimensions seed food distribution irrigation channel

rehabilitation transport of

food and NFIs pest management

GENDER ANALYSIS - Punjab

Bootaywala: EUFF equipment distributed saves women 183 hr of

work /acre but adds 4 hr to men’s work men get machines/new technology – women get hand tools women spend 2 to 3 hours for each hour men invest in rice

production women invest 30+ workdays weeding each acre of cotton laser leveling would save men 14 hr/acre each cotton crop feminization of agricultural day labour

Ali Pur: M/F different financial coping skills i.e. goat share-

cropping

ROLE of the CLUSTER COORDINATOR

gender analysis in the Needs Assessment (NAF)

ensuring gender is a priority in the Cluster Response Plan

building capacity of IPs to bring gender dimensions into projects

ensuring the vetting team assigns accurate gender codes

enables monitoring to ensure project implementation fulfills the gender code

HQ SUPPORT to FS CLUSTER

gender technical support and mentoring resources for gender analysis equip FAO/WFP staff to be good role models: in design

of good gender projects and assigning gender codes - some donors will judge the cluster based on its coordination projects

assist cluster to create or customize gender tools (SEAGA –IASC) and to improve project design

support for active monitoring of gender outcomes recognize gender leadership in performance reviews

THE GENDER MARKER PAY-OFF

improved targeting to beneficiariespotential for more food production and more effective food aidstronger gender outcomes – using RBMmore cohesive projectsmore potential to attract donors

If women had the same access to productive resources on their farms as men, they could increase yields by 20-30% and lift up to 150 million out of hunger.

On average men comprise 57% and women 43% of the agricultural labour force in developing countries.

Source: SOFA 2010-2011

WEBSITES

www.oneresponse.info/gender

http://ops.unocha.org

www.reliefweb.int/fts