Bypassing districts? Implications of sector-wide approaches and decentralization for integrating gender equity in Uganda and Kenya
Elsey, H.; Kilonzo, N.; Tolhurst, R.; Molyneux, C.
Health Policy and Planning 20(3): 150-157
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0268-1080 PMID: 15840630 DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czi017Document Number: 261226
While the concept of gender mainstreaming has gained acceptance among many national and international development organizations, many obstacles are faced in translating the concept into tangible improvements in the health and well-being of women and men. This paper presents two qualitative case studies, one from Kenya and one from Uganda, of experiences of mainstreaming gender at district level; experiences which are set against the context of decentralization and sector-wide approaches (SWAPs). The conceptual framework of social movement theory, as used by Hafner-Burton and Pollack, is drawn upon to analyze the findings of both case studies. This paper has been written in conjunction with a paper by Theobald et al. which explores gender mainstreaming at national level.