I think that is the question on everyone's lips right now. The challenge is global in scale. I was reading a report on gender mainstreaming and world poverty. The report, which was written in English, notes the following:
“While a number of studies suggest that there is indeed a relationship between gender equality and economic growth”--
and that is our objective
--“there are conflicting findings as to whether the relationship is a synergy (greater equality translates into greater growth)”--you would think that--“or trade-off (greater inequality fuels higher levels of growth).”
Currently, all world governments are having this debate. This impacts gender mainstreaming, as well as the development of indicators. We see how this affects fundamental considerations. We wonder how this matter can truly be resolved on firm ground.