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WP.6 2nd Forum, Annual meeting of ToS-GRS, 24 May 2023
Future needs: Toolkit of current GRS guidance
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Having lived and worked in the United States, France and Japan, Lance Thompson joined the United Nations in 2017. He has a doctorate in social anthropology at the Sorbonne and an MBA specialized in International Business where he finished as valedictorian. In his past career in the private sector, he has worked extensively with standards and cooperation with government bodies, especially customs agencies from around the world. He has held key positions within the UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT), the World Customs Organization’s Data Model Project Team and the French Trade Facilitation organization ODASCE.
In his role as Secretary to the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6), Lance Thompson actively seeks opportunities for cooperation between government agencies to reduce technical barriers to trade and ensure a smooth flow of cross-border movement of goods. He is engaged in all areas of the Working Party from market surveillance and risk management to education on standardization and gender-responsive standards.
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The Secretary to WP.6 outlined several tools that are available to member countries in order to build capacity in developing gender-responsive standards.
One of them is the recently published Guidelines on Developing Gender-Responsive Standards that offers practical steps to establishing effective policies and practices, which support women’s equal participation as a strategic priority. The report acknowledges that standardization has traditionally been a male-dominated world and seeks to offer a baseline for standards development organizations (SDOs) aiming to ensure equity in their working processes and greater efficacy in the standards they develop. The report constitutes the first attempt to develop guidelines for gender-responsive standards.
Developed by the Gender-Responsive Standard Initiative’s Project Team 2, the guidance is a product of the diverse perspectives and professional experiences of the multidisciplinary group of experts. The report distils best practice and focuses on providing understandable and informed solutions to longstanding challenges and structural impediments, which hinder women’s participation in standards development.
The guidelines encourage SDOs to take concerted action and build their commitment to gender equality. Government agencies are invited to consider standards as instruments of change, capable of supporting marginalized communities and accelerating the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
WP.6 2nd Forum, Annual meeting of ToS-GRS, 24 May 2023
Sharing experiences on implementation of gender action plans for standards development
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With more than 16 years' experience in the WTO, Ms. Anoush der Boghossian is the Head of the WTO Trade and Gender Unit, leading the Organization's work on trade and gender since 2016. She was appointed as the WTO's first trade and gender expert by former Director-General Roberto Azevêdo.
Anoush is a recognised researcher and trainer on gender responsive trade policy. In particular, she is one of the coauthors of the WTO/World Bank report on "Women and Trade" and the lead author of the gender chapter (4) in the Aid for Trade Global Review 2022 publication. In 2023 She has six new forthcoming publications with the World Trade Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Sherbrooke University and journal of Legal Issues of Economic Integration and the ILO. Her research mostly focuses on the links between trade policy, trade rules and agreements, aid for trade and women's economic empowerment.
Driving research on trade and gender globally, she is the Founder and Chair of the WTO Gender Research Hub, a global research network that fosters research and experts' partnerships on gender equality in trade. In December 2022, she initiated and chaired the first edition of the World Trade Congress on Gender, the first research conference on trade and gender organised internationally, building a bridge between researchers and trade policy makers.
In 2023, Anoush has been nominated to represent the WTO at the G20 Empower initiative. Anoush is also a policy maker on gender issues and she drafted the first gender policy of the WTO, issued and adopted by Director-General Ngozi OkonjoIweala in December 2022.
She studied in France and Scotland and holds a Masters in European and International Law, and a Masters in Communications.
Presentation summary
A representative of the World Trade Organization (WTO) presented at the 24 May 2023 ToS-GRS event and reminded the context of gender-responsive trade policies to promote women’s integration into the international trading system. WTO reported that women in many African countries are being encouraged to enter the workforce in export-oriented sectors such as construction, mining and forestry. Efforts were also made in Japan to open the social services sector to transform unpaid work of housekeeping or childcare into paid work and enable more women to enter the workforce. Further trade policies in other places target financing with special quotas for women entrepreneurs.
The WTO also published The Evolution of Gender-Related Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements8 (RTA) in 2021. Out of 305 agreements, 83 included provisions on gender or women. Gender is not mentioned in the same place in these agreements and the language, scope and commitments vary. This demonstrates an awareness of the issue, but also reflects that there is not yet consensus on how to approach it.
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WP.6 2nd Forum, Annual meeting of ToS-GRS, 24 May 2023
Sharing experiences on implementation of gender action plans for standards development
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Dan has worked at ASTM for over 30 years. He has spent his career at ASTM in Technical Committee Operations as a staff manager, director, assistant vice president, and now vice president of Technical Committee Operations.
The Division contains several departments including standards development, editorial, books and journals, membership, interlaboratory study programs, committee services, symposia, and meetings.
Dan received an undergraduate degree in Commerce and Engineering with a concentration in Operations Management and an MBA from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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ASTM International has been focused on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, of which gender and gender equality is a large part of its diversity efforts. It utilizes the methodology established in the ECE Guidelines on Developing Gender-Responsive Standards and demonstrated how some of the standards on textile, protective gear and sportswear took this into consideration and how it is documented within the standards themselves. A few committees have created their own diversity task group which review the content of each standard to ensure they are all gender responsive. ASTM International further works on networking events, committee programs and standards development tools in order to empower their technical committee members.
WP.6 2nd Forum, Annual meeting of ToS-GRS, 24 May 2023
Sharing experiences on implementation of gender action plans for standards development
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Sevde Özbey, born in 1990, completed a Bachelor of Arts in English Linguistics (Hacettepe University, Turkey) in 2012. As a M.A student in International Relations in İstanbul Kültür University, she is currently writing a Second WP.6 Forum GRS annual meeting Return on experiences and challenges in implementing gender action plans for standards development Virtual webinar 24 May 2023 13:00 – 16:00 CEST thesis on the role and effectiveness of international organizations in ensuring and promoting gender equality.
Between January 2013-March 2014, she worked at Turkish Standards Institution (TSE) as a Translator to the TSE President during which she made significant contribution to the publishing of a book on standardization as well as translating and editing content of trainings on TSE standards.
In April 2014, she started to work at the Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC) and as a Specialist, she is the Technical Assistant of 2 SMIIC Technical Committees as well as being the gender focal point both at UN and OIC level, she is responsible for the preparation and execution of SMIIC Gender Action Plan. She has full professional proficiency in English and limited working proficiency in Arabic.
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The Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC) signed the Declaration in 2020 and has adopted a gender action plan for the period 2023 to 2025 with five strategic goals: data gathering, women-centred development, reviewing standards with a gender lens, raising awareness and monitoring / evaluating / reporting. The SMIIC is planning a series of trainings tailored for women and dedicated webinars for women leaders in standards development. It is also promoting webinars to share best practices among its 47 members.
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WP.6 2nd Forum, Annual meeting of ToS-GRS, 24 May 2023
Sharing experiences on implementation of gender action plans for standards development
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Kory is an Industrial Food Technologist and MBA. Specialized in standardization, conformity assessment and international negotiations.
Currently she is the Executive Secretary of the Pan American Standards Commission - COPANT.
She served as Executive Director of the Bolivian Institute of Standardization and Quality - IBNORCA.
She has participated as national negotiator in several international and regional agreements in subjects related to Technical Barriers to Trade.
Previously she served at the Ministry of Industry as the Coordinator of the Bolivian Quality Infrastructure System, organizing the Accreditation Body and the Metrology Institute, among other tasks. Co-author of the book: “Conformity Assessment System in Bolivia”.
She has experience working for food industries in Bolivia.
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The Comisión Panamericana de Normas Técnicas (COPANT) signed the Declaration in March 2022 and 15 out of the 31 national standards bodies in the region have signed this declaration. Despite prevalent gender stereotypes in many of these countries there are ten national standards related to gender adopted in the region, often developed closely with regulators in their countries to help attain SDG 5 nationally. The COPANT has been working on building capacity of its members and further raising awareness on this topic through its gender equity action plan.
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WP.6 2nd Forum, Annual meeting of ToS-GRS, 24 May 2023
Sharing experiences on implementation of gender action plans for standards development
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Mrs. Florence UWATWEMBI is the Gender Mainstreaming Specialist at the Rwanda Standards Board and she has more than 13 years of working experience in Rwanda’s Standards and Trade in promoting gender accountability and empowering women’s business owners by exposing them to standardization, conformity assessment and metrology services.
Florence is recognized in the Training of Trainers (ToT) on the Gender Equality Seal for the Private Sector in Africa, Gender Responsive Economic Policy Management, and ISO 45001:2018 Lead Auditor Occupation Health and Safety Management System. She is also a member of ISO Project Committee 337- Guidelines for Promotion and Implementation of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment. Her responsibilities in this role include coordinating the RSB/Technical Committee 058 Gender Equality- Requirements for Promotion, Implementation, and Accountability, participating in the ISO GA Peer Mentorship Program as a Mentor in National Standardization Bodies' Gender Action Plan and coordinating the gender mainstreaming process in standardization, conformity assessment and metrology services.
Florence is a graduate of Economics and has taken professional courses in Project Management Project, Gender analytics for innovation and inclusive analytic techniques. She has gained professional experience and knowledge in gender economics analytics.
Presentation summary
The Rwanda Standards Board (RSB) underlined the strengths that it had after singing the Declaration including the commitment from the leadership, the strong partnership with other governmental institutions responsible for gender accountability, and the overall engagement of Rwanda on gender such as the National Gender Policy of 2021 as well as the gender equality seal programme which allows the private sector to declare their engagement on gender issues. The RSB has done a gender assessment lens focus in order to identify gaps to enact their gender action plan. One of these is to increase the number of women in engineering and standards projects committees. The RSB is currently reviewing its strategic plan with an objective of promoting gender accountability in the areas of standards, certification, testing and metrology.
WP.6 2nd Forum, Annual meeting of ToS-GRS, 24 May 2023
Sharing experiences on implementation of gender action plans for standards development
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Joanna Gajdek was born on 27th August 1975 in Poland. She completed her study and obtained her Master degree at the University of Vienna in 1999 and started after it her postgraduate study at the University of Vienna for market and opinion research, which she completed in 2003.
Since January 2000 Joanna has been working at the Austrian Standards Institute in the position of Head of Consulting and since 2020 as Committee Manager managing AS Committees developing standards and normative documents in several technical areas, mainly services and management systems as well as sharing standardization know-how within Technical Assistance and Twinning projects in developing countries. Joanna’s key qualifications are: extensive and in-depth knowledge in the area of standardisation (standardisation principles, structures of a standards body, elaboration of standards), ample experience concerning the activities in the framework of national, European and international standardisation, as well as in managing of the know-how transfer projects in developing countries.
Since 2021 Joanna has taken over the task of representing AS within European Informal Gender Group of CEN and CENELEC and following the work of UNECE WP.6 related to GRS. She has designed the AS Gender Action Plan and oversees its implementation.
Presentation summary
The Austrian Standards International (ASI) has implemented a gender action plan since 2022 with several actions. The first is on data collection / monitoring and ASI has been able to capture all of the data on participation in the technical committees and find relevant women experts for committees lacking balanced representations. The second action on awareness raising was notably advanced through a campaign done jointly with Germany and Switzerland on National Women’s Day on 8 March, producing video statements that have helped to identify some new observations and recommendations on gender-responsive standards. A third action is on acquisition of new experts to participate in technical committees which would be launched soon. ASI also participates actively in European and international groups for gender and gender-responsive standards. Their plan will also in the future work on strategic positioning of the issue of gender in standardization.
WP.6 2nd Forum, Annual meeting of ToS-GRS, 24 May 2023
Sharing experiences on implementation of gender action plans for standards development
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Deborah Wautier works for CEN and CENELEC, the European Committee for Standardization and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, where she is responsible for the engagement of key stakeholders in European standardization, while closely liaising with the CEN and CENELEC Members.
Since 2019, Deborah supports the inclusiveness, diversity & transparency of the system by leading projects to further enhance the participation of European Partners, Civil Society, SMEs, and sectoral industry organizations, as well as developing and coordinating the CEN and CENELEC activities to bring a Gender-responsive perspective in the European Standardization System.
She has a background in Applied Linguistics and has worked for the Council of European Municipalities and Regions as the officer for Statutory Affairs and Service to Members.
Presentation summary
CEN/CENELEC was among the first signatories of the Declaration and implemented a first gender action plan 2020 to 2022 which aimed to promote awareness, exchange on best practices, promote collaboration and establish an “Informal Coordination Group on Gender Diversity and Inclusion”. This first plan helped to create a collective understanding and had a positive impact. Building upon this, a second gender action plan was approved in November 2022 for the period of 2023 to 2025. This plan is axed on awareness raising, supporting tools (and using tools that already exist such as those of the ToS-GRS) and the review of policies and regulations. CEN/CENELEC underlined several key best practices including the involvement of key organizations (such as Women4Cyber or WomenInEnergy) and the establishment of a dedicated group internally to coordinate efforts which can help to spark collaboration and identifying new themes. The informal aspect of their group on gender allows it to be more agile and adapt to the needs; however, it was stressed that clear scope, goals and resources need to be outlined. The CEN/CENELEC approach is also horizontal, as part of a wider discussion and wider commitment on gender. In conclusion, it was underlined that no step is too small and that every step towards gender equality is positive.
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WP.6, Standards and Circular Economy, 27 September 2023
Closing keynote
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Una is the Director of the MA in International Development Practice at the University of Galway, an interdisciplinary MA with a focus on applying theory to practice. She also works closely with the MSc in Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security. Una has lectured in other Irish universities and taught on two MA Programs in Ethiopia. Una currently leads a research project on migration, climate change and social protection mainly focused on East Africa, and has published widely on gender, migration, climate change adaptation and related areas.
Una is also an international development consultant and evaluator with the UN (IFAD, UNICEF, UNDP, ILO, FAO, UNECE) and bilateral agencies. She has worked extensively on socio-economic and gender issues in Europe, Asia, Africa with a focus on migration, labour issues, technology, institutions, and capacity development. She is currently working with IFAD on a large-scale thematic evaluation on gender. Una previously worked with UNDP on their NDC Support Programme, and with FAO on their Climate Change Adaptation Programme.
Una is a Board Member of Sightsavers Ireland, on the Advisory Committee of the Platform on Disaster Displacement. She was also appointed to the Standing Committee for International Affairs at the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) and is a member of the Steering Committee of the Irish Forum for International Agriculture Development (IFIAD).
Presentation summary
The Director of the Master’s in international development at the University of Galway, Dr. Una Murray, reminded why quality and equity is important for standards and how circular economy can affect gender issues. She underlined that gender is a central organizing factor in society and that it affects processes of production, decision making and consumption. Women are still primarily responsible for domestic tasks in many cultures and so they could potentially have a greater interest in household waste and recycling. Relations with entities outside the household (state agencies or private sector) are also influenced by gender. She provided an example of a young woman who studied electrical radio repair and received top marks in her class, but when proposing her services after her studies at an exposition, no one would come to her stall because they didn’t trust that women could repair radios.
Another topic often discussed is the difference between equality of opportunity (looking at the starting point) or equity of outcome (looking at ending equal). The two approaches may be necessary depending on the topic such as creating a favourable environment to support gender equality in the circular economy ensuring there are opportunities for all to engage versus ensuring there is sometimes special attention or a strong focus on overcoming barriers to support gender equity in response opportunities that arise. Taking these a step further, a transformative approach would be to look at the root causes of inequalities and the attitudes towards gender roles and how these could be changed.
The fifth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states with evidence that people who are marginalized (socially, economically, culturally, politically, institutionally, or otherwise) are especially vulnerable to climate change and also vulnerable to some adaptation and mitigation responses. If gender concerns are not considered in climate change policies, this can unintentionally make the situation worse for some or have differential effects across social groups. However, beyond vulnerability, women can (and do) play a critical role in response to climate change and should be considered ‘agents of change’. Recent examples include fashion and the circular economy or leading sustainable practices at the household and community levels.
She reminded the importance of gender-responsive standards. They help improve product and services design, taking into consideration all stakeholders and users rather than assume a stereotype user. They ensure that equipment is designed with different shapes and sizes in mind. They help to reduce discrimination, biases and stereotypes. They can contribute to women’s economic empowerment. And they can help reshape industries and business to better meet the needs of all individuals regardless of their gender.
Delving more into circular economy approaches, a transformative approach is needed so many different groups are on board. This will require new innovators and new thinking which is another reason that diversity is needed, allowing many perspectives which may result in different angles and different ways of looking at the use of products and services.
Two publications done with the United Nations Development Programme are also available, one on guidance for government stakeholders (See UNDP Gender Analysis and NDCs: Short Guidance for Government Stakeholder. 2019.), the other on gender responsive indicators (See UNDP Gender responsive indicators: Gender and NDC planning for implementation. 2020.).
WP.6, Standards and Circular Economy, 27 September 2023
Needs for standards on circular economy and incorporating a gender perspective
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Mercedes works as Sr. Program Manager within the Industry Standards Program Office at HP Inc., where she focuses on standardization on emerging technologies and sustainability matters. Based in Belgium, Mercedes holds the Chairmanship of the ISO/IEC JTC 1 ‘Information Technology’ Belgium Mirror Committee, and she manages HP’s efforts on European standards policy.
Before joining HP in 2022, Mercedes worked as Project Manager in CEN and CENELEC, the European Standards Organizations. In her role, she was responsible for monitoring and fostering relationships with Technical Bodies and experts developing standards in the fields of energy, material and energy efficiency as well as smart activities to ensure timely and successful delivery of solutions to stakeholders needs.
Mercedes holds a degree on Industrial Engineering – Specialized in Electricity and a master’s degree on Renewable Energies and Energy Sustainability.
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The Senior Program Manager Industry Standards of HP, Ms. Mercedes Mira Costa, underlined that sustainability standards and the importance of incorporating a gender perspective in the development of these standards is very relevant to HP. The extraction and processing of materials, fuels and food make up about half of the total greenhouse emissions and more than 90 per cent of biodiversity loss and water stress. HP has a long-standing history of commitment to climate action, and, by 2030 HP’s climate action mission is to take urgent and decisive action to achieve net zero carbon emissions across our entire value chair, give back more to forests than we take, and innovate their products and services for a more circular economy. Standards play an essential role in driving sustainability and circular economy.
Circularity is a way to achieve a responsible consumption and production in support of the Sustainable Development Goal 12. HP has set a goal to reach 75 per cent circularity for products and packaging by 2030. She underlined that standardization has historically focused on energy efficiency during the use-phase. However, the current focus of attention is on the development of more sustainable products by extending their lifetime, ability to reuse components or recycle materials from products at the end-of-life and use or reuse and/or recycled materials in products. Standards are required at each step of the product lifetime to ensure that components can be recovered and maintained in the economy. A number of circular economy and material efficiency standards have been developed which provide methods to assess the material efficiency of energy related products and others are under developments, such as methods to actually achieve the circular design of products.
The key factors for gender-responsive circular economy standards require diversity in the standards development which will help to produce standards that suit the needs of everybody. For this, it is important to understand the impact and needs of gender differences of the resulting products and ensure a gender lens for physiological, physical as well as socially constructed roles of the impact that climate change has in men versus women. HP is committed to continue to improve the representation of women at HP in key technical areas such as technical and leadership positions.