Working
Group on Women and Human Rights
Suggested amendments
on the recognition of intersectionality in the document: Recommendations
for enhancing the effectiveness of the working methods of the CSW
[E/CN.6/2001/8]
Purpose:
To
include recognition that gender mainstreaming relates to differences
within the general category of women [paragraph 96 of the document
on Thematic issues before the CSW E/CN.6/2001/9]. The recommendations
reflect agreed language from the PFA and Outcomes Document, as well
as recommendations contained in the report of the Expert Group Meeting
on Gender and Racial Discrimination.
Options:
There
are four opportunities to include recognition of the intersectionality
of gender and racial discrimination in Section II of the document:
.
Paragraph 8 first sentence
.
Paragraph 8 second sentence
.
Paragraph 10
.
Paragraph 11 bis
PARAGRAPH
8: first sentence option A
With
the recent five-year review of the Fourth World Conference on Women,
the General Assembly recognized the need to enhance the effectiveness
of the work and catalytic role of the Commission with respect to
the effective implementation of the Platform for Action and outcome
of the twenty-third special session of the Assembly, in particular
the facilitating and monitoring of gender mainstreaming, including
the recognition that gender mainstreaming applies not only to differences
between women and men, but also to differences within the general
category of women, such as class, caste, race, colour, ethnicity,
religion, national origin, age and disability, or because
they are indigenous women or of other status. [from Thematic
Issues before the CSW, E/CN.6/2001/9 paragraph 96 and Outcomes Document,
paragraph 5]
PARAGRAPH
8: second sentence option B
Since
the current working methods of the Commission had been operational
for the five year period 1996-2000, a review was recommended to
enhance and strengthen the future work of the Commission, particularly
in view of the new challenges and emerging issues, including
the growing recognition that gender mainstreaming applies not only
to differences between women and men, but also to differences within
the general category of women, such as class, caste, race, colour,
ethnicity, religion, national origin, age and disability,
or because they are indigenous women or of other status that
may impact on policy guidance and implementation. [from Thematic
Issues before the CSW, E/CN.6/2001/9 paragraph 96 and Outcomes Document,
paragraph 5]
PARAGRAPH
10
.The
Commission should give priority to gender mainstreaming, including
the growing recognition that gender mainstreaming applies not only
to differences between women and men, but also to differences within
the general category of women, such as class, caste, race, colour,
ethnicity, religion, national origin, age and disability,
or because they are indigenous women or of other status in all
areas of its work..[from Thematic Issues before the CSW, E/CN.6/2001/9
paragraph 96 and Outcomes Document, paragraph 5]
PARAGRAPH
11 BIS
The
Commission recognizes that an understanding of the diversity of
women's realities is essential to developing policies that overcome
the subordination of all women. As such, in considering each agenda
item of the multi-year programme of work, the Commission recognizes
that the diversity of women's experiences of discrimination and
other forms of human rights violations includes discrimination on
the basis of racial, ethnic, caste, indigenous and other identities
and factors. To enhance the ability of the Commission to monitor
the implementation of the commitments of the Beijing Platform for
Action and the Outcome Document, in conjunction with the implementation
of the commitments made at all the other world conferences, an intersectional
methodology to address such issues will be adopted with the following
four distinct components:
1.
Data Collection
2.
Contextual Analysis
3.
Intersectional Review of Policy Initiatives and Systems of Implementation
4.
Implementation of Intersectional Policy Initiatives
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