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Gender mainstreaming is the contemporary international approach to promoting equality between women and men. It is based on the recognition that gender inequality operates at all levels and in all sectors of society, and thus needs to be addressed in the mainstream. It aims to ensure that women and men benefit equitably from all that society has to offer, and are equally empowered to affect its governance and decisions. The Gender Management System (GMS) is a holistic and system-wide approach to gender mainstreaming developed by the Commonwealth for governments, in partnership with other stakeholders including civil society and the private sector. The GMS is a comprehensive network of structures, mechanisms and processes to enable governments and other organizations to contribute to gender equality through policy-making, planning and activities in all sectors. This reference manual has been produced to assist governments and other stakeholders in mainstreaming gender in science and technology.

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'The approach adopted by the author is particularly robust and welcomed...' - Africa Education Review, Volume 5(2) 2008. 'Based on global trends, her book is an important contribution for policy makers on gender mainstreaming in education and will be useful to those interested in gender and education.' - Gender and Education, Vol. 21, No. 2, March 2009. 'This book is a welcome contribution to the literature on gender education. The content is not new but the treatment of the issues is intelligent and layered and helps to challenge attempts to over-simplify the causes of or standardise the responses to gender inequities.' - Compare: A journal of comparative education, Volume 38, Issue 5, October 2008.'Backed up with a span of concrete examples covering both gaps and proposed strategies, the reasoning develops into a groundbreaking policy approach to equality in education.' - Equals, Issue 20, April 2008. 'It is interesting and thought provoking to read and provides a useful set of start

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