human rights council tracking gender balance
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Geneva Gender Champions Impact Group on the Composition of Delegations
ITU, 18 April 2016
Tracking gender balance at the
Human Rights Council
Saori Terada
Adviser on gender integration
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Why important?
Gender parity as a fundamental matter of rights
Transformative tool towards gender equality
Visible equality breaks gender stereotypes
Equal representation builds law and policies on the
experience of the entire population
Data as the first step for awareness raising
Methodology
Overall participation based on interventions
2010-2015
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
2010 (HRC14 andHRC15)
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Men
Women
Gender balance number of interventions (per
each HRC session – 2010-2015)
Gender balance among dignitaries 2003-2015
Gender balance among panelists
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Men
Women
Gender balance among panelists in panels on women, gender and children 2008 - 2015
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Men
Women
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Men
Women
Gender balance among panelists in all other panel discussions 2008-2015
Challenges:
gender in the HRC resolutions
Gender balance ≠ more gender-sensitivity
An analysis of some 800 resolutions adopted by the HRC since its
establishment shows that about 55% are of a thematic nature. Of them:
Only 4% make explicit reference to women’s rights and gender
Among those that referenced women and gender
45% were in women specific resolutions (violence against women,
maternal mortality, etc.)
55% were in resolutions not specific to women or gender
(administration of justice, right to food, enforced disappearance,
etc.)
Looking ahead
Lessons learnt from the Intl Labour Conference:
Need to make data public
Set targets
Communication and advocacy to member States
Advice and capacity building
Use the Geneva Gender Champions
Sharing of good practices re. methodology and challenges
Holding member States accountable for their commitments
Connecting with impact group on intl fora
Thank you!
Contact:
Saori Terada, adviser on gender integration
OHCHR Women’s Rights and Gender Section
[email protected], +41 22 928 9203