Mongolian government, the National Committee on Gender Equality today launches “Respect has no gender” national campaign in response to the government’s action plan to bring greater attention to gender stereotypes that reinforce gender inequalities.
The four month campaign, which is part of ADB’s Technical Assistance Project: “Moving Gender Equality Forward through Civil Society Engagement”, is the very first mass campaign seeking to sensitize and educate the general public on gender stereotypes and to strengthen civil society’s ability and visibility in moving gender equality agenda forward through public education and advocacy activities aimed at changing stereotypes on men’s and women’s roles and participation in the family and the society.
During the launch ceremony, Pavit Ramachandran, Country Director at ADB Mongolia Resident Mission, expressed appreciation for the high level efforts from the NCGE Secretariat to promote gender equality in Mongolia and expressed his gratitude towards the executing agency’s deepened partnership with ADB.
Mongolia has long been committed to strengthening its national capacity and structures for gender-responsive policy planning at national, sectoral and local government levels and improving the legal environment to eradicate gender based discriminations. For example, since the passage of comprehensive regulatory framework under the Law on Promotion of Gender Equality in 2011, Mongolia has successfully implemented its first national program and action plan on gender equality between 2002-2015, which was followed by the second national program for 2017-2021, which further expanded the government wide trainings for gender-responsive policy planning and budgeting.
Under the national programs, each of 21 provinces and 9 ministries have approved gender-responsive policies, and have been gradually organizing gender awareness trainings for civil servants and CSOs. However, the lack of continued public education and advocacy support aimed at changing gender stereotypes and expanding awareness and knowledge of gender equality have become the main reason to implement the “Respect has no gender” campaign and to call for more mainstream adoption of the Law on Promotion of Gender Equality.
Enkhbayar Tumen-Ulzii, NCGE Secretary and Chief of the NCGE Secretariat “Some considerable time has passed since Mongolia has shifted to “Gender and Development” agenda over the previously adopted “Women and Growth” approach to gender issues. As a result, we treat gender issues facing women and men as equally important. Gender stereotypes are by far the biggest challenge facing us today in advancing equal participation in the development process and equal gains, regardless of their gender. Through the national campaign we are ensuring the enforcement of laws and comprehensive measures directed at changing the stereotypes on gender quality, and promoting gender equality in commitment to achieving the sustainable development goals”
Pavit Ramachandran, Country Director, ADB Mongolia Resident Mission “Accelerating progress in gender equality is one of seven operational priorities of ADB’s Strategy 2030 and will continue to be so. ADB is currently administering many loan and grant projects in Mongolia in different sectors and 90% of these projects are either gender mainstreamed or have some gender elements.”
Mongolian government, the National Committee on Gender Equality today launches “Respect has no gender” national campaign in response to the government’s action plan to bring greater attention to gender stereotypes that reinforce gender inequalities.
The four month campaign, which is part of ADB’s Technical Assistance Project: “Moving Gender Equality Forward through Civil Society Engagement”, is the very first mass campaign seeking to sensitize and educate the general public on gender stereotypes and to strengthen civil society’s ability and visibility in moving gender equality agenda forward through public education and advocacy activities aimed at changing stereotypes on men’s and women’s roles and participation in the family and the society.
During the launch ceremony, Pavit Ramachandran, Country Director at ADB Mongolia Resident Mission, expressed appreciation for the high level efforts from the NCGE Secretariat to promote gender equality in Mongolia and expressed his gratitude towards the executing agency’s deepened partnership with ADB.
Mongolia has long been committed to strengthening its national capacity and structures for gender-responsive policy planning at national, sectoral and local government levels and improving the legal environment to eradicate gender based discriminations. For example, since the passage of comprehensive regulatory framework under the Law on Promotion of Gender Equality in 2011, Mongolia has successfully implemented its first national program and action plan on gender equality between 2002-2015, which was followed by the second national program for 2017-2021, which further expanded the government wide trainings for gender-responsive policy planning and budgeting.
Under the national programs, each of 21 provinces and 9 ministries have approved gender-responsive policies, and have been gradually organizing gender awareness trainings for civil servants and CSOs. However, the lack of continued public education and advocacy support aimed at changing gender stereotypes and expanding awareness and knowledge of gender equality have become the main reason to implement the “Respect has no gender” campaign and to call for more mainstream adoption of the Law on Promotion of Gender Equality.
Enkhbayar Tumen-Ulzii, NCGE Secretary and Chief of the NCGE Secretariat “Some considerable time has passed since Mongolia has shifted to “Gender and Development” agenda over the previously adopted “Women and Growth” approach to gender issues. As a result, we treat gender issues facing women and men as equally important. Gender stereotypes are by far the biggest challenge facing us today in advancing equal participation in the development process and equal gains, regardless of their gender. Through the national campaign we are ensuring the enforcement of laws and comprehensive measures directed at changing the stereotypes on gender quality, and promoting gender equality in commitment to achieving the sustainable development goals”
Pavit Ramachandran, Country Director, ADB Mongolia Resident Mission “Accelerating progress in gender equality is one of seven operational priorities of ADB’s Strategy 2030 and will continue to be so. ADB is currently administering many loan and grant projects in Mongolia in different sectors and 90% of these projects are either gender mainstreamed or have some gender elements.”