The main goal of integrating a gender perspective is that of gender equity/social equality for both women and men.
With regard to women, integrating a gender perspective means eliminating gender devaluation, namely, the subtle processes by which women's contributions are minimized, undervalued, or devalued (Kamberidou and Fabry 2012 Kelan 2010).
So integrating a gender perspective is not a matter of adding one more variable to the equation of social justice but an issue of integrating diversity into the system, as opposed to wasting it.
Integrating a gender perspective means eliminating the wastage of talent - utilizing all human resources, the entire talent pool - and as a result, boosting innovation which is a prerequisite for economic growth and sustainable development.
UN Women has provided support to the Albanian State Police in implementing its 2011 Diversity Plan of Action, which focuses on integrating a gender perspective and developing policies to increase women's participation as leaders and decision-makers in the force.
Integrating a gender perspective in health implies taking into account relational factors when addressing health problems (1, 2), for example, by exploring differences in the socialisation between men and women with regard to family roles, job prospects, and types of occupation in order to understand patterns of health and disease (3– 7).
Gender mainstreaming calls for the integration of a gender perspective in development activities, with the ultimate goal of achieving gender equality.
The Hyogo framework recommends that a gender perspective should be integrated into all disaster risk management policies, plans, and decision-making processes, including those related to risk assessment, EWS, information management, and education and training (UNISDR 2005).
She added that a gender perspective needed to be integrated into all areas, not just literacy or education, and to make sure women are able to participate in programmes.
For sustained efforts to address climate policies, a gender perspective should be integral.
