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GENDER EQUITY & WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT COMMITTEE GenEq – PC Peru – All Staff Training
GENDER EQUITY & WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT COMMITTEE
GenEq – PC Peru – All Staff Training
Who Are We?
Mission: In order to further Peace Corps Peru’s goal of sustainable community development, the GenEq Committee works to promote gender equity and women’s empowerment
through the strategic use of trainings, resources, support, and outreach.
GenEq Committee Goals
Goal 1 Trainings: PCVs, Peruvian counterparts, and PC staff acquire information, skills and strategies on gender analysis and awareness in order to effectively promote gender equity in their work and communities.
Goal 2 Resources: PCVs, Peruvian counterparts, and PC staff have access to electronic, printed, and human resources to promote gender equity and women’s empowerment.
Goal 3 Activities & Outreach: Ignite and amplify the message of gender equity and women’s empowerment by increasing awareness and encouraging participation in related activities at the individual, community and institutional level.
Definitions
Sex vs. Gender Equity vs. Equality
Why girls?
The Girl Effect video & slides: http://www.girleffect.org/why-girls/#&panel1-1
In Peru
Peru’s ‘gender gap index’ is .679 (where 0 is perfect equality and 1 is perfect inequality) Peru ranks 80 of 136 countries for gender equality, World
Economic Forum’s 2013 Gender Gap Report Of the 10% of Peru’s population that is illiterate, 75% of
them are women 29% of adolescent girls in Peru who only completed primary
school are mothers; 4% are pregnant Peru lacks a law that mandates equal pay for work of equal
value and gender discrimination in hiring Female adult unemployment is 10% vs. 6% for men Of every 100 males that complete secondary education,
only 82 females do as well Teen pregnancy in Peru causes 25.3% of all school desertion
Source: World Economic Forum’s 2013 Gender Gap Report
Peru’s Urban / Rural Divide
Peru’s gender inequalities are higher in rural areas, where poverty exacerbates issues affecting women
61% of the population in rural Peru is poor vs. 20% in urban areas (INEI, 2012)
Indigenous women and girls are the most excluded
30.3% of Quechua-speaking girls are enrolled in school, and only 9% of indigenous girls from the Amazon region vs. An overall national enrollment rate of 76.5% (boys and girls)
Índice de Inequidad de Género 2011Perú y Estados Unidos
US vs. Peru Comparisons
Representación de Mujeres en Trabajos Lucrativos
PERÚ EEUU
1990 31.4% 46.6%
2010 37.5% 48.3%
UN Millennium Development Goal 3 : Country Progress Snapshot Report, 2012
Préstamos en el Año 2011 (% edad 15+)World Bank Report, 2011
PERÚ EEUU
HOMBRES 32.21% 49.97%
MUJERES 26.21% 42.34%
En el Lugar de Trabajo
Social Institutions and Gender Index Report, Peru Ministry of Women, World Health Organization, American Medical Association, Gender Inequality Index Indicators
PERÚ EEUU
Licencia de Maternidad
90 días, 100%
ingreso
90 días, sin ingreso
Disparidad de Ingreso
54 de cada 100
77 de cada 100
Representación de Mujeres en Cuerpos Gubernativos
PERÚ EEUU
1990 5.6% 6.6%
2010 21.5% 16.8%
UN Millennium Development Goal 3 : Country Progress Snapshot Report, 2012
Representación de Mujeres en Cuerpos Gubernativos
PERÚ EEUU
1990 5.6% 6.6%
2010 21.5% 16.8%
UN Millennium Development Goal 3 : Country Progress Snapshot Report, 2012
Estadísticas
Violencia FamiliarWomen who have or will experience domestic violence: Peru: 38% vs. US: 33%
Social Institutions and Gender Index Report, Peru Ministry of Women, World Health Organization, American Medical Association, Gender Inequality Index Indicators
Why girls?
“Removing barriers such as early marriage, gender-based violence, and domestic slavery and sex trafficking means not only a better life for girls, but a safer, healthier and more prosperous world for all…. Educated girls stand up for their rights, marry and have children later, educate their own children,
and their families and communities thrive.” http://girlrising.com/about-us/
THE QUESTION ISN'T: 'WHY GIRLS?'THE QUESTION IS: 'WHY WAIT?‘
http://www.girleffect.org/why-girls/#&panel1-1
Gender Issues are Everyone’s Responsibility
The latest…
Emma Watson’s speech given at the UN’s 69th General Assembly on September 20th, 2014
#HeForShe campaign: “A dynamic solidarity movement for gender equality”
(http://www.unwomen.org/en#sthash.DF29yMxz.dpuf)
Peace Corps Peru: Success Stories
Within Cultural Context: Peruvian vs. North American perspective
Are piropos a form of flattery? Should men give up seats for women on combis? Should men pay for dates? What about other acts of “chivalry”? Should women participate in men’s drinking circles? Should women with children stay in an unhealthy or abusive
marriage for the sake of the kids? Are “términos de cariño” (i.e. hijita, flaca, linda, mamita,
hermanita, etc.) OK? Is it appropriate for a volunteer to be alone with a married
socio of the opposite sex? How might bringing a socio of the opposite sex to an
overnight training be seen in a cultural context? If a woman brings a man home in a romantic setting, what
does that imply?
How Staff Provide Volunteers with the Support They Need in Confronting Gender Issues
FODA / SWOT:
1. “Men’s work” 2. “Husband’s Permission Required”3. “Unequal Sitemates”4. “Phone stalker”
Case Studies and Discussion
[email protected] Region Phone Email
Emily McGinnis – Youth 19
Arequipa/Lima
#943675596
Megan Barnhart – MAC 20
Amazonas #988415781
Rachel Schmidtke – Health 20
Piura #988417439
Amanda Toohey – Health 20
Amazonas #988416452
Gabe Lopez – Youth 21 Cajamarca #943934436
Patrick Starr – MAC 22 Ancash #945056108
Deborah Vacs Renwick – WASH 22
La Libertad #945054457
Nate Zeff – WASH 22 La Libertad #945054160
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