title: Bypassing districts? Implications of sector-wide approaches and decentralization for integrating gender equity in Uganda and Kenya.
abstract: While the concept of gender mainstreaming has gained acceptance among many national and international development organizations, many obstacles are faced in translating the concept into tangible improvements in the health and well-being of women and men. This paper presents two qualitative case studies, one from Kenya and one from Uganda, of experiences of mainstreaming gender at district level; experiences which are set against the context of decentralization and sector-wide approaches (SWAPs). The conceptual framework of social movement theory, as used by Hafner-Burton and Pollack, is drawn upon to analyze the findings of both case studies. This paper has been written in conjunction with a paper by Theobald et al. which explores gender mainstreaming at national level.
authors.affiliation: Gender and Health Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK. h.elsey@soton.ac.uk
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Elsey
authors.forename: Nduku
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kilonzo
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tolhurst
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Molyneux
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006078:Government Programs; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D011057:Politics; D012737:Sex Factors; D012935:Social Justice; D014454:Uganda