Terminology
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Gender Equality
Equal rights, life prospects, opportunities and power for girls and boys, women and men.
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Gender Equity
Fairness and justice regarding benefits and needs of girls and boys, women and men
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Gender Mainstreaming
reorganizing, improving, developing and evaluating policy-making processes so as to incorporate a gender perspective in all policies at all levels and at all stages
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Gender-Sensitive
taking into account the impact of policies, projects and programmes on men, women, boys and girls and trying to mitigate the negative consequences thereof.
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Gender-Responsive
intentionally allows gender to affect and guide services, creating an environment through site selection, staff selection, program development, content, and material that reflects an understanding of the realities of girls' lives, and is responsive to the issues and needs of the girls and young women being served.