Специфіка діяльності міжнародних неурядових організацій щодо забезпечення принципу гендерної рівності: досвід для України

Abstract

The article considers the specifics of the activities of international non-governmental organizations to ensure the gender equality principle. Attention is drawn to the practice of activities of such international non-governmental organizations as: «Gender and Development Network» (GADN), Equality Now, Promundo, which directly fulfill the mission of advocating for women's interests, guaranteeing their equal opportunities with men in all spheres of public life. Women's international non-governmental organizations are best known for two different but often interrelated activities: firstly, it is the provision of services for women in need, and secondly, it is the organization of informational outreach activities and public campaigns to implement the social transformations needed to achieve gender equality. INGOs are important partners of national governments in ensuring gender equality; act as experts, diplomats, advocates for specific issues or groups, protesters and activists; they are involved, for example, in the development of international rules, standards and regulations; use their experience and special authority to inform societies and national governments on particular issues and raise people's awareness about specific problems; promote new ideas and encourage governments to implement them; can act as representatives of national governments in times of crisis; awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for «spreading authoritative information and raising public awareness». Ukraine's positioning in the leading international rankings, which consider gender equality as an integral component, the basis of a democratic society, is examined. It is about such reports as the Human Development Index, the Freedom House Report, the Global Gender Gap Report. It is concluded that, according to the 2020 Global Gender Gap Report, in Ukraine a positive dynamics is observed compared to a similar report for 2014, however, the worst is the situation with the political component (women's participation in decision-making) – 83th place with a value that is almost approaching zero, that is, continuous gender inequality.