The Role of Fundamental Institutions in Making and Maintaining Gender Mainstreaming

The secondary status of the women –who actually consist half of the world population-in society has been going on for centuries. The extent of this situation alters from society to society. Yet, the reality of oppressed women remains same. The disregard for gender analyzing in policy making and implementation often causes ignorance of women’s contribution on economy and development. As a consequence, many policies and programs continue to foster inequality between women and men. When a progress is achieved in integration of gender-based viewpoint with policies and programs, an improvement in efficiency of these policies and programs will also be provided