Levels of Gender Responsiveness

Gender-Responsive
Gender-Responsive
Responds to specific needs of all migrants; addresses the structural causes of gender discrimination in migration and transforms systems, norms, policies or structures

Gender-Specific
Gender-Specific
Focuses specifically on women or LGBTQI+ migrants; addresses some gender inequalities but not structural inequities

Gender-Sensitive
Gender-Sensitive
Acknowledges but does not address gender inequalities; “in words only”

Gender-Blind
Gender-Blind
Appears unbiased, but reinforces gender inequalities; produces uneven outcomes for women & LGBTQI+ migrants

Gender-Biased
Gender-Biased
Actively discriminates or excludes; produces negative impacts on women and LGBTQI+ migrants
Levels of Gender Responsiveness

Gender-Responsive
Gender-Responsive
Responds to specific needs of all migrants; addresses the structural causes of gender discrimination in migration and transforms systems, norms, policies or structures

Gender-Specific
Gender-Specific
Focuses specifically on women or LGBTQI+ migrants; addresses some gender inequalities but not structural inequities

Gender-Sensitive
Gender-Sensitive
Acknowledges but does not address gender inequalities; “in words only”

Gender-Blind
Gender-Blind
Appears unbiased, but reinforces gender inequalities; produces uneven outcomes for women & LGBTQI+ migrants

Gender-Biased
Gender-Biased
Actively discriminates or excludes; produces negative impacts on women and LGBTQI+ migrants
Levels of Gender Responsiveness

Gender-Responsive
Responds to specific needs of all migrants; addresses the structural causes of gender discrimination in migration and transforms systems, norms, policies or structures

Gender-Specific
Focuses specifically on women or LGBTQI+ migrants; addresses some gender inequalities but not structural inequities

Gender-Sensitive
Acknowledges but does not address gender inequalities; “in words only”

Gender-Blind
Appears unbiased, but reinforces gender inequalities; produces uneven outcomes for women & LGBTQI+ migrants

Gender-Biased
Actively discriminates or excludes; produces negative impacts on women and LGBTQI+ migrants
Project Partners
The Gender + Migration Hub project is funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s International Migration Capacity Building Program.
The project is led by Dr. Jenna Hennebry at the International Migration Research Centre at Wilfrid Laurier University. The Research Team includes migration scholars Allison Petrozziello, Hari KC, and Rosemary Kumani-Dupuis.
The Hub has been developed in collaboration with project partners, Women in Migration Network members, who play a key role in developing Hub content and engaging global and local stakeholders. Funding has been provided by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
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