Bypassing districts? Implications of sector-wide approaches and decentralization for integrating gender equity in Uganda and Kenya

Bibliographic Data

ID11491949
AuthorsHelen Elsey (0000-0003-4724-0581, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, corresponding author), Nduku Kilonzo (LVCT Health), Rachel Tolhurst (0000-0002-3005-6641, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine), Catherine Molyneux (Kenya Medical Research Institute)
Year2005
Volume20
Issue3
Pages150-157
Publication date2005-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Policy and Planning (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0268-1080 • E-ISSN: 1460-2237
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/heapol/czi017
PMID15840630
OpenAlexW2096563166
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited9

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.

Conceptual framework · Context (archaeology) · Decentralization · Economic growth · Economics · Equity (law) · Gender equality · Gender mainstreaming · Geography · Mainstreaming · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare