The articles discuss how gender mainstreaming has been understood in different organisations: provide examples of good work, which supports the empowerment of women: and look beyond gender mainstreaming to what new possibilities exist for transformation.
Focus on the Millennium Development Goals from a gender perspective. The authors examine the strengths and weaknesses of this way of understanding and addressing poverty, and suggest ways of strengthening the approach by using key insights and approaches associated with the thirty-year struggle to establish and uphold the rights of women.