10 Fact Sheet Ten ways local government can advance gender equity Further resources The fact sheets, Ten ways local Ministry of Health Affairs. 1996. The Full Picture, Women’s Guidelines for Gender Analysis. Government of New government can advance gender equity, Zealand: Wellington. pubs/publications/gender.html are part of a resource package designed Health Bureau. 2003. Exploring Concepts of Women’s to build the capacity for local Gender and Health. Health Canada: Ontario. governments to consider gender equity National Policy Frameworks in their planning, policy and service delivery. Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government. 2010. National Health Policy 2010. Local government plays an important role in Women’s Commonwealth of Australia: Australia. creating and supporting environments that enable womenshealthpolicy community to achieve optimal health and wellbeing. Reducing gender inequity for women is a key Australian Human Rights Commission. 2010. Gender strategy in achieving this goal, as it allows for a Equality Blueprint 2010. Australian Human Rights more just, inclusive and fair society for both women Commission: Sydney. and men. The fact sheets include practical sex_discrimination/publication/blueprint information and practice examples of ways local Department of Families, Housing, Community government can advance gender equity for women. Services, and Indigenous Affairs. 2011. National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their The ten fact sheets are: Children. Why gender matters Commonwealth of Australia: Australia. http://www.fahcsia. gov.au/sa/women/progserv/violence/nationalplan/ Gender analysis Documents/national_plan.pdf Infrastructure Land use planning and design Promoting women in leadership Workplaces Sports and recreation Access to services Key concepts and definitions Further resources Whether your council is beginning to consider gender or is well advanced in creating a just, inclusive and fair community, there is a wide range of resources available to support this work. International Policy Frameworks
Fact Sheet 10 Ten ways local government can advance gender equity Further resources The fact sheets, Ten ways local government can advance gender equity, are part of a resource package designed to build the capacity for local governments to consider gender equity in their planning, policy and service delivery. Local government plays an important role in creating and supporting environments that enable community to achieve optimal health and wellbeing. Reducing gender inequity for women is a key strategy in achieving this goal, as it allows for a more just, inclusive and fair society for both women and men. The fact sheets include practical information and practice examples of ways local government can advance gender equity for women. The ten fact sheets are: Why gender matters Gender analysis Infrastructure Land use planning and design Promoting women in leadership Workplaces Sports and recreation Access to services Key concepts and definitions Further resources Whether your council is beginning to consider gender or is well advanced in creating a just, inclusive and fair community, there is a wide range of resources available to support this work. International Policy Frameworks Ministry of Women’s Health Affairs. 1996. The Full Picture, Guidelines for Gender Analysis. Government of New Zealand: Wellington. pubs/publications/gender.html Women’s Health Bureau. 2003. Exploring Concepts of Gender and Health. Health Canada: Ontario. National Policy Frameworks Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government. 2010. National Women’s Health Policy 2010. Commonwealth of Australia: Australia. womenshealthpolicy Australian Human Rights Commission. 2010. Gender Equality Blueprint 2010. Australian Human Rights Commission: Sydney. sex_discrimination/publication/blueprint Department of Families, Housing, Community Services, and Indigenous Affairs. 2011. National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children. Commonwealth of Australia: Australia. http://www.fahcsia. gov.au/sa/women/progserv/violence/nationalplan/ Documents/national_plan.pdf