African Union Gender Policy

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African Union policy framework continental policy framework gender policy

The African Union Gender Policy is a continental framework that guides member states in promoting gender equality, women’s empowerment, and the integration of gender perspectives into all African Union policies and programs.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African Union policy framework ⓘ continental policy framework ⓘ gender policy ⓘ
addresses	economic empowerment of women ⓘ gender-based violence ⓘ harmful traditional practices affecting women and girls ⓘ political empowerment of women ⓘ protection of women’s rights ⓘ social empowerment of women ⓘ
aimsTo	integrate gender perspectives into African Union policies ⓘ integrate gender perspectives into African Union programmes ⓘ promote gender equality ⓘ promote women’s empowerment ⓘ
alignedWith	African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ Beijing Platform for Action NERFINISHED ⓘ Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women NERFINISHED ⓘ Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	African Union institutions NERFINISHED ⓘ African Union member states NERFINISHED ⓘ African Union organs ⓘ
contributesTo	achievement of Agenda 2063 aspirations ⓘ achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa ⓘ
encourages	gender parity in African Union institutions ⓘ gender parity in national institutions of member states ⓘ
guidedBy	principle of equality between women and men ⓘ principle of human rights ⓘ principle of non-discrimination ⓘ principle of social justice ⓘ
hasScope	African Union member states ⓘ
implementedThrough	African Union gender mainstreaming mechanisms ⓘ national gender policies of member states ⓘ
isFrameworkFor	mainstreaming gender in African Union activities ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ other official African Union languages ⓘ
monitoredBy	African Union Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
promotes	collection and use of sex-disaggregated data ⓘ elimination of discrimination against women and girls ⓘ equal participation of women and men in decision-making ⓘ gender-responsive governance ⓘ gender-sensitive budgeting ⓘ
requires	member states to integrate gender perspectives into national development plans ⓘ member states to integrate gender perspectives into national policies ⓘ member states to integrate gender perspectives into sectoral strategies ⓘ
supports	African Union’s broader development agenda ⓘ implementation of gender equality commitments in Africa ⓘ

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STC on Gender and Women’s Empowerment → supportsImplementationOf → African Union Gender Policy ⓘ