Concept Paper: Gender Responsive Governance
ICRW and UN Women
2012
Discussion Paper
Gender Responsive Governance
The report provides conceptual clarity around gender responsive governance in India. It confirms the value of gender quotas as an important tool for moving us toward our goal of gender responsive governance, insofar as the mere presence of women can transform patriarchal frameworks. Yet we find that the simple adage of "add women and stir" is insufficient on its own- women cannot be solely expected to carry the burden of transforming the governing process into a gender responsive ideal. Additional work needs to be done at the policy and at the individual level to transform these spaces into truly democratic and gender-equitable realms.