What was also important in the exercise on gender-based analysis was raising the profile of it in the department. By having this training, by naming a champion, and by forcing people to think about it, they started to realize that it adds value. In some cases, the reaction was, “Oh, my God, I found this. This is great.” It does raise the awareness, and then people start to talk about it and start to exchange ideas. That is also important, because then the dynamic changes.
On April 17th, 2007. See this statement in context.