Foundation of Women's Rights Promotion and Development (FWRPD; ), a center of information and resource for all women in
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
, "dedicated to the enhancement and development of women's rights", is funded and established by Taiwanese government.
FWRPD is the most important
non-profit organization
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promoting
gender mainstreaming
Gender mainstreaming is the public policy concept of assessing the implications for people of different genders of a planned policy action, including legislation and programmes.
The concept of gender mainstreaming was first proposed at the 1985 ...
in Taiwan.
FWRPD has conducted research on
gender mainstreaming
Gender mainstreaming is the public policy concept of assessing the implications for people of different genders of a planned policy action, including legislation and programmes.
The concept of gender mainstreaming was first proposed at the 1985 ...
and gender equality development, produced gender resources kits for training and education, networked women groups and entrepreneurs, participated in international exchange in
UN,
APEC gender related meetings.
Gender impact assessment
FWRPD has contributed to the development and execution of Gender Impact Assessment (GIA) in Taiwan.
Along with Taiwan's Women's Rights Committee, FWRPD led a series of discussions to draft and implement Taiwan's Gender
impact assessment
Policy impact assessments, or simply impact assessments (IAs), are formal, evidence-based procedures that assess prospective economic, social, and environmental effects of a public policy proposal. They have been incorporated into policy making in ...
, at the beginning of Taiwan's history of gender impact assessment.
FWRPD has held four gender analysis and impact assessment training workshops in 2008 so as to prepare frontline bureaucrats to implement gender impact assessment.
References
Women's organizations based in Taiwan
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