Challenging the Displacement of Affirmative Action by Gender Mainstreaming

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

In some places where gender mainstreaming is introduced, affirmative action is either reduced or eliminated. This paper asks how this happens. It argues that reform initiatives like gender mainstreaming and affirmative action are best thought of as fields of contestation where the meanings attached to key terms play a significant role in outcomes. That is, the ways in which affirmative action and gender mainstreaming are conceptualized inevitably affects what is done or not done, and how those affected think about themselves and their place in the world. Hence, it is necessary to pay attention to the contested meanings of concepts and to intervene to shape them in ways conducive to desired political objectives.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Background
• Theoretical Perspective
• Interrogating the postulated tension between affirmative action and gender mainstreaming
• Argument 1: that affirmative action is a form of positivediscrimination that ought to be removed when it is no longer needed
• Argument 2: that affirmative action is a form of targeted intervention rendered unnecessary by gender mainstreaming, which offers universal coverage of needs.
• Argument 3: that targeting of specific groups through affirmative action is justified only to “even up” the experiences of women and men.
• Conclusions and Political Implications
• References

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