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Gender-ResponsiveStandards InitiativeMika Vepsalainen
Chie f o f Se c t io n , Ma rke t Ac c e s s ,
Ec o no m ic Co o p e ra t io n & Tra d e Divis io n (ECTD)
Gender Responsive Standards Initiative (GRSI)
Declaration on Gender Responsive Standards &
Standards Development
Declaration Signatories
GRSI Expert Working Groups
Awareness -Raising Resources & Sessions
PRESENTATION OUTLINETOPICS AND HIGHLIGHTS
Background
Gender responsive standards initiative
The Gender Responsive Standards Initiative aims to strengthen the use o f s t a nd a rd s a nd t e c hn ic a l re g u la t io ns a s p o we rfu l to o ls to a t t a in SDG
5 (Ac h ie ve Ge nd e r Eq ua lity a nd Em p o we r a ll Wo m e n a nd Girls ),
in t e g ra te a g e nd e r le ns in the d e ve lo p m e nt o f b o th s t a nd a rd s a nd
t e c hn ic a l re g u la t io ns , a s we ll a s e la b o ra te g e nd e r ind ic a to rs a nd
c rit e ria tha t c o u ld b e us e d in s t a nd a rd s d e ve lo p m e nt . The In it ia t ive
wa s d e ve lo p e d und e r UNECE’s Wo rking P a rty o n Re g u la to ry
Co o p e ra t io n a nd Sta nd a rd iza t io n P o lic ie s (WP .6 ).
The In it ia t ive a im s to :
• s t re ng the n the us e o f s t a nd a rd s a nd t e c hn ic a l re g u la t io ns a s p o we rfu l to o ls to a t t a in SDG 5 (Ac h ie ve Ge nd e r Eq ua lity a nd
Em p o we r a ll Wo m e n a nd Girls ),
• in t e g ra te a g e nd e r le ns in the d e ve lo p m e nt o f b o th s t a nd a rd s a nd t e c hn ic a l re g u la t io ns ,
• e la b o ra te g e nd e r ind ic a to rs a nd c rit e ria tha t c o u ld b e us e d in s t a nd a rd s d e ve lo p m e nt .
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DECLARATION ON GENDER RESPONSIVE STANDARDS
By s igning the Declaration, developed at UNECE, s tandards
bodies pledge to create and implement gender action plans . The
objective is to s upport more gender-balanced and inclus ive
s tandards development proces s es , and to s trengthen the gender-
res pons ivenes s of s tandards thems elves , including by
conducting gender-bas ed analys is for the development or
revis ion of a ll s tandards .
Signatories a ls o commit to tracking progres s , collecting and
dis s eminating relevant data , s ucces s s tories and good practice.
The Ge nd e r Re s po ns ive S t a nda rd s De c la ra t io nWomen are widely under -re p re s e n te d in s ha p ing the s t a nd a rd s tha t a ffe c t s o m a ny a re a s o f o ur live s .
Ma ny s t a nd a rd s d o no t a c c o un t fo r the wa ys in whic h the y m a y im p a c t wo m e n a nd m e n d iffe re n t ly.
Th is a n im a t io n wa s d e ve lo p e d to c e le b ra te the o p e n ing o f the UNECE De c la ra t io n o n Ge nd e r
Re s p o ns ive Sta nd a rd s a nd Sta nd a rds De ve lo p m e nt o n Ma y 1 4 , 2 0 1 9 .
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The De c la ra t io n invit e s a ll s t a nd a rd s b o d ie s , wha te ve r the ir b us ine s s m o d e l a nd o p e ra t io ns m o d a lity, to
p le d g e to m a ke the s t a nd a rd s the y d e ve lo p a nd the s t a nd a rd s d e ve lo p m e nt p ro c e s s the y us e g e nd e r-
re s p o ns ive .
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SIGNATORIES TO THE DECLARATION ON GENDER RESPONSIVE STANDARDS & STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Int e rnat iona l Te le communica t ion Union (ITU)
Int e rnat iona l Ele ct ro t e chnica l Commission (IEC)
Europe an Commit t e e for St andardiza t ion (CEN) &Europe an Commit t e e for Ele ct ro t e chnica lSt andardiza t ion (CENELEC)
African Organizat ion for St andardiza t ion (ARSO)
ASTM Int e rnat iona l
Europe an Environme nt a l Cit ize ns’ Organisat ion forSt andardisa t ion (ECOS)
AMFORI
The Gold St andard
Round Table on Re sponsible Soy Associa t ion (RTRS)
Ve rra
Albania - Ge ne ra l Dire ctorat e of St andardiza t ion
Aust ria - Aust r ian St andards Int e rnat iona l
Bolivia - Inst it uto Boliviano de Normalización y Calidad
Canada - St andards Council of Canada
Colombia - Inst it uto Colombiano de Normas Té cnicas y Ce rt ificación
Congo - Office Congola is de Cont rô le
Cyprus - Organisat ion for St andardisa t ion
De nmark - Danish St andards
Dominican Re public - Inst it uto Dominicano para la Calidad
Ecuador - Se rvicio Ecuatoriano de Normalización
Gambia - The Gambia St andards Bure au
Ire land - Nat iona l St andards Aut horit y of Ire land
It a ly - Comit a to Ele t t ro t e cnico It a liano
It a ly - Ente It a liano di Normazione
Lat via - Lat vian St andard
Lit huania - Lit huanian St andards Board
Luxe mbourg - Inst it ut Luxe mbourge o is de la Normalisa t ion, de l'Accré dit a t ion , de la Sé curit é e t qua lit é de s produit s e t se rvice s
Malt a - Malt a Compe t it ion and Consume r Affa irs Aut horit y
Maurit ius - Maurit ius St andards Bure au
Mexico - Dire cción Ge ne ra l de NormasGe rmany - De ut sche s Inst it ut für Normung
Honduras - Organismo Hondure ño de Normalización
Ice land - Ice landic St andards
India - Bure au of Indian St andards
Moldova - Inst it ut e for St andardiza t ion of Moldova
GENDER RESPONSIVE STANDARDS
DECLARATION SIGNATORIES
New Zealand - New Ze a land St andards Organisat ion
New Ze a land -New Ze a land IEC Nat iona l Commit t e e
Norway - St andards Norway
Port uga l - Inst it uto Port uguê s da Qualidade
Se ne ga l - Associa t ion Sé né ga la ise de Normalisa t ion
Spain - Asociación Española de Normalización
Swe de n - Swe dish Inst it ut e for St andards
Swit ze rland - Swiss Associa t ion for St andardiza t ion
Thailand - Thai Indust r ia l St andards Inst it ut e
Togo - Age nce Togola ise de Normalisa t ion
Trinidad and Tobago - Bure au of St andards
Turkey - Türk Standardla ri Enst it üsü
Unit e d Kingdom of Gre at Brit a in and Nort he rn Ire land -Brit ish St andards Inst it ut ion
Uruguay - Inst it uto Uruguayo de Normas Té cnicas
Brazil - Associação Brasile ira de Normas Té cnicas (ABNT)
Arge nt ina - Inst it uto Arge nt ino de Normalización y Ce rt ificación - IRAM
Cuba - Cuban Nat iona l Bure au of St andards (NC)
Kazakhst an - Kazakhst an Inst it ut e of St andardiza t ion and Ce rt ifica t ion
Mali - Age nce Malie nne de Normalisa t ion e t de Promot ion de la Qualit é (AMANORM)
Sout h Africa - Sout h African Bure au of St andards
Madagascar - Bure au de s Norme s de Madagascar
Israe l - St andards Inst it ut e of Israe l (SII)
Bosnia & He rze govina - Inst it ut for St andardiza t ion of Bosnia and He rze govina
Morocco - Inst it ut Maroca in de Normalisa t ion
Mozambique - Inst it uto Naciona l de Normalização e Qualidade
Ne t he rlands - Ne t he rlands St andardiza t ion Inst it ut e
The St andards and Met rology Inst it ut e for t he Islamic Count rie s (SMIIC)
Rwanda - Rwandan St andards Board (RSB)
2020 Signatories
Slovakia - Slovak Office of St andards, Me t ro logy and Te st ing
Cost a Rica – Te chnica l St andards Inst it ut e of Cost a Rica (INTECO) Se rbia – Inst it ut e for St andardiza t ion of Se rbia (ISS)
Ge orgia - Ge orgian Nat iona l Age ncy for St andards and Met rology (GEOSTM)
Saint Lucia – Sa int Lucia Bure au of St andards
Fa irt rade Int e rnat iona l
The Rainfore st Alliance
Re sponsible Jewe lle ry Council (RJC)
WOCAN (Wome n Organizing for Change in Agricult ure & Nat ura l Re source Manage me nt )
Papua New Guine a - Nat iona l Inst it ut e of St andards and Indust r ia l Te chnology
Maurit ius – Maurit ius St andards bure au
DECLARATION
2020 SIGNATORIES
GRSI EXPERT WORKINGGROUPS
1, Training & Best Practice
Group lead: Lucy He (Works afe New Zealand)
The working group intends on developing tra ining and bes t practice on gender
respons ive s tandards .
2 . Ge n d e r Re s p o n s ive S t a n d a r d s Me t h o d o lo g y
Group lead: Gabrielle White &Michelle Parkouda (Standards Council of
Canada)
The working group intends on developing a methodology to examine the gender-
respons ivity of s tandards . Cons ideration will be given to as ses s ing exis ting
s tandards and those under development.
3 . Ne t w o r k De ve lo p m e n tGroup lead: Ray Wals he (Dublin City Univers ity, DCU)
The working group intends on developing the Declaration s ignatory network. The
working group will s trengthen participation amongs t s tandards bodies and build
the grouping of gender focal points .
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AWARENESS-RAISING RESOURCES & SESSIONS
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REPOSITORY ON GENDER RESPONSIVE STANDARDS
Op e n p la t fo rm whic h ho s t s p a ne l
p re s e n ta t io ns , m e e t ing no te s , a nd
g e nd e r a c t io n p la ns
UNECE PORTAL ON STANDARDS 4 SDGS
This p o rt a l o ffe rs us e rs : a
s t a nd a rd s m a p p ing to o l; a
c o lle c t io n o f c a s e s tud ie s o n the
s uc c e s s fu l us e o f s t a nd a rd s fo r
s us ta ina b ility; & o n line t ra in ing
m a te ria ls .
2020 MEETINGSGENDERRESPONSIVE STANDARDS INITIATIVE
FEBRUARY 2020UNECE WP.6 Secretary, GRSI Chair
MAY 2020
WP .6 Se c re t a ry, Wo rkin g Gro u p Exp e rt s
APRIL 2020IEC, a m fo ri, Fa irt ra d e In t e rn a t io na l
JULY 2020Rwa n d a Sta nd a rd Bo a rd (RSB), Wo rkin g Gro u p Exp e rt s
SEPTEMBER 2020Wo m e n in AI, Da ta 2 x, Clo u d flig h t , Un ive rs it y o f We s te rn Au s t ra lia
NOVEMBER 2020Wo m e n in S t a n d a rd s , Oxfo rd Un ive rs it y, Ca ta lys t , Un it e d Na t io n s Un ive rs it y
Online trainingLaunch of UNECE’s e -
learning training platform.
WG 1 develops GRS training
sessions.
STANDARDS BODY GENDER FOCAL POINTS
Build continuity and
understanding on the activities
of the GRSI
Mapping standardsThe mapping of standards to
Sustainable Development
Goal 5: Empowerment of
Women & Girls
GRS TRAINING
Strengthen understanding of
gender - responsivity &
development of gender action
plans
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