Catalogue of Local Inclusive Public Policies

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Gender Equality Public Policy for Urban and Rural Women

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Medellín - Colombia

Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Range of Demographic Size
1,000,000 inhabitants or more (metropolis)

3.7 By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes.

4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education which must be free, equitable and of quality and leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.

4.5 By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations.

5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere in the world.

5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation.

5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life.

5.6 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences.

5.a Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws.

5.b Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women.

5.c Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels.

10-2 By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.

10.3 Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard.

10.4 Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality.

A - Full integration of population dynamics into sustainable development with equality and respect for human rights.

D - Universal access to sexual and reproductive health services

E - Gender equality

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

• Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women (Convention of Belém do Pará)

Summary

The Gender Equality Public Policy for Urban and Rural Women of Medellín appeared in 2003. The purpose is to ensure equal opportunities for women, for the effective enjoyment of their rights. In 2018, after an evaluation, the Policy was restated in the light of multiple social, technological, economic and political changes. The new Policy set up six dimensions: Economic Autonomy, Education, Social and Political Participation, Health, Safety and Life free of Violence, and Peace.

The entity in charge of this policy is the Secretariat of Women, with its own resources. The main actions of the Secretariat are care for violence victims, awareness, actions for permanence in the school system, economic grants, training and linkage to peace pedagogy processes.

The Policy has accountability, evaluation and result publication mechanisms.

Implementation Date:

Start: 08 / 1 / 2003

End: End: Currently in force

Gender and sexual diversity - Diversity and sexual Identity Gender and sexual diversity - Equality Gender and sexual diversity - Women Gender and sexual diversity - Gender violence Gender and sexual diversity - Domestic violence
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Male chauvinism situations. Cultural guidelines of behavior socially expected from men and women (stereotypes and gender roles). Stereotypes and roles are caused by inequality in distribution of material and symbolic resources among men and women, which, at the same time, are reinforced with such inequality. In the modern world, gender inequality is in the root of status inequality.
Ensure that women have the same opportunities for the effective enjoyment of their rights; that none of them is discriminated against by reason of her gender identity, sexual identity, ethnical-race, territorial, political condition and life cycle to achieve equality between men and women in the Medellín District.
● Secretariat of Women: it coordinates the implementation of a Strategic Plan for Gender Equality of the Public Policy. ● Inter-sector committee (composed by municipal offices and correspondent decentralized bodies and by a representative of the Dialogue Committee): process of coordination, follow-up and mainstreaming of gender approach for implementation of public policy. ● Dialogue Committee (social and community organizations with gender approach). ● Academic and research centers that develop lines of knowledge in gender. ● Private entities that promote good gender practices: articulation, arrangement and co-ownership among organizations, groups and/or networks of women of Medellín district for implementation of Public policy.
It interacts with other areas of Medellin City Hall: Education, Economic Autonomy, Social and Political Participation, Health, Safety and Life free of Violence, and Peace. The Secretariat of Women, as an office that coordinates implementation of Public Policy of Gender Equality, participates in different areas of follow-up of population public policies and must draft a report on follow-up of commitments under its responsibility.
The National Council of Economic and Social Policy (CONPES) 161 of 2013, presents the National Public Policy of Gender Equality and sets forth the action plan guidelines for 2013-2016 period. National Law 1.257 of 2008, about awareness, prevention and punishment for types of violence and discrimination against women. Public Policy for Urban and Rural Women of Medellin, adopted through Municipal Agreement No. 22 of 2003. Gender Equality Public Policy for Urban and Rural Women of Medellín District, adopted by Agreement 102 of 2018.
Women
Social/citizen participation
Seminars/events
Advice
Financial/legal/technical assistence
Creation of entity/plan/programme
Safe Territories for Women and Girls Project, implemented since 2015 in the context of the Global initiative of UN Women “Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces for Women and Girls”. The project has an impact on four districts: Manrique, Villa Hermosa, La Candelaria and Corregimiento de Altavista. Strategy for Prevention and Care for Gender Violence Project: twelve years ago, it was implemented to guarantee women a safe life free of violence. It sets up three care mechanisms: 123 Mujer Hotline, Shelter Homes and Psycho-legal care in the territory. Young Talent Women Project, which started in 2004. It is directed to young women, its aim is to single out young women due to their knowledge, thoughts and abilities in the categories of Leadership and Social, Political and Community Participation, Sports, Recreation and Fitness, Science and Technology, Environment and Sustainability, Arts and Entrepreneurship. Gender Equality Centers network: currently, it has three places in the city and a mobile unit to offer services to women of all districts and neighborhoods. This initiative was funded by the IDB.
It is an innovative policy because it had a diagnosis phase that enabled identification of the situation of women in the city and allowed prioritizing six dimensions on which there are gender gaps. Moreover, it is a policy collectively built, where the social movement of women, the organized civil society, the academy, the private and public sector have participated. In this regard, it is worth noting that, for the process of renewal of the Public Policy, 132 meetings were held and more than 3,000 people participated; also, a baseline was built on the condition and position of urban and rural women of Medellin that will allow quantifying the gender gaps with an institutional commitment in compliance with SDG 5. The policy is innovative in terms of the tools (mobile unit that tours the neighborhoods of the city, gender equality ranking in the worksite for the private sector).
From the beginning, the Public policy had an active participation in the Social Movement of Women of the city of Medellin. The incidence of such organizations resulted in the setting up of the Secretariat of Women with an office inside the organic structure of the City Hall and the approval of the first Public Policy. In the last four years, the new Public Policy has had a permanent interaction with the Colombia UN Women and in its process of update, the EAFIT University was the institution that led the development of several products.
The Public Policy has a mechanism to promote the participation of organizations, networks and groups of women of the city in the process of planning, implementation and evaluation of the policy. This space operated until 2018 as a “Women Advisory Group”. With the new policy, two mechanisms are established: 1. Inter-sector committee: convened by the Secretariat of Women, composed by municipal offices and co-responsible decentralized bodies, in accordance with their competences and duties. A representative of the Interlocution Committee is part of this committee as well. 2. Dialogue Committee: in charge of the Women Advisory Group that had been operating with the Agreement 22 of 2003. This mechanism allows the interchanging of knowledge, coordination, interaction and agreement with entities of the social and private sector to implement actions that contribute to the compliance with a guarantee of rights of women in the context of the laws in force.
There is an entity in charge of its implementation with its own budget (approximately U$S 3,700,000 for 2019). It received funding of the IDB. The Policy includes production and publication of the information. System of information dissemination through web page, the media, networks, workshops.
The monitoring and evaluation system is under development, expected to be launched by 2020.
Local goverment
International organization
The implementation of the Gender Equality Policy allowed the City Hall of Medellin to be positioned as an international and national benchmark in terms of good practices in processes promoting gender equality. In the process of implementation of the Public Security for Women scope, the Council of Public Security for Women was consolidated as a powerful space for articulation and action for the protection of their rights to a life free of violence. The public policy has implemented a comprehensive care system for women at risk or victims of violence based on gender, covering three mechanisms: 123 Mujer Hotline, Shelter Homes and Psycho-legal care in the territory. Throughout 2019, it was possible to achieve the participation of 71 companies in the measurement survey of gender equality through the Ranking Par, moving forward in the strengthening of employment policies for women. Implementation of the School of Governance and Gender Equality as a commitment in training for social and political leadership for women. Implementation and setting in motion of a Mobile Unit of Gender Equality, to deliver information and guidelines on the institutional services existing for the female population. 2012-2015 development plan. The following women received support: • 22,543 women who were victims of gender and family-based violence. • 9,523 people whose awareness was raised on respect for women rights. • 1,144 women who improved their capacity of incidence for advocating for their interests. • 5,535 incentives delivered for the permanence of women in the school system. • 3,700 community mothers received economic incentives. • 770 rural households with female head of household who grow their own vegetable gardens. 2016-2019 development plan. The following women received support (until December 2018): • 12,614 women at high risk and victims of gender-based violence with access to a care and prevention structure. • 550 women related to peace pedagogy processes. • 937 women trained in the Traveling School of Governance and Equality for Women. • 2,281 affirmative actions delivered for the permanence of women in the school system. • 4,872 women with support and advice for strengthening of their economic autonomy.
The Public Policy has a System of Gender Information and Knowledge in Medellin (SICGEM) with the goal of providing information for processing of administrative and financial decision-making, analysis and supplement of actions in accordance with the condition and position of women in the city of Medellin. SICGEM has information available for the citizens in this link: https://www.medellin.gov.co/sicgem/ There are other information modules that are of internal use of the Secretariat of Women, such as: • Gender equality: it concentrates data from different sources to enable analysis of inequality situations or gaps that persist between men and women of the city for full enjoyment of their rights. • Participants: it consolidates the number of women who participate in programs and projects of the Secretariat of Women and the number of granted benefits, as well as the investment made. It enables the viewing of the geographical distribution and characteristics of people who benefit from the Secretariat. • Memories: it gathers documents and research that the Secretariat of Women produced in different issues of gender, to be dynamically consulted and to be navigated from the Medellin City Hall webpage.
(Español) Concurso Gobernarte “Premio Eduardo Campos”, edición 2016. Premio Nacional de Alta Gerencia 2016.
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Instrumentos

3.7 By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes.

4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education which must be free, equitable and of quality and leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.

4.5 By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations.

5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere in the world.

5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation.

5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life.

5.6 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences.

5.a Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws.

5.b Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women.

5.c Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels.

10-2 By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.

10.3 Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard.

10.4 Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality.

A - Full integration of population dynamics into sustainable development with equality and respect for human rights.
D - Universal access to sexual and reproductive health services
E - Gender equality
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
• Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women (Convention of Belém do Pará)

Location

Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Range of Demographic Size
1,000,000 inhabitants or more (metropolis)

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