The Team of Specialists on Gender-Responsive Standards (GRS) of WP.6 holds bi-monthly meetings to progress its work agenda and encourage building a network of gender focal points working on gender-responsive standards. The GRS encourages the uptake of guidance such as the Recommendation U on Gender-Responsive Standards and the Guidelines on Developing Gender-Responsive Standards and Standards Development. It develops further guidance to help standards development organizations to effectively roll out gender-responsive standards.
All WP.6 GRS members and interested experts are welcome to join these meetings.
The Team of Specialists was established in 2022 through the 124th meeting of the UNECE Executive Committee in decisions L.13. It is the continuance of the Gender-Responsive Standards Initiative which was established in 2016. More information on this group is available on the group’s web page.
Meeting agenda:
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Item |
Subject |
Timing |
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1 |
Approval of the agenda |
5 |
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2a 2b |
Reminder of WP.6 procedures [PPT] Invited guest speaker: Maria Cassens-Sasse and Franziska Wende, PTB Gender Focal Point [PPT] Implementation of the Feminist Development Policy: Mainstreaming Gender Throughout the Quality Infrastructure German Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (metrology institute)
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5 35 |
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3 |
Update on Gender Action Plan Survey and Declaration signatories |
10 |
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4 |
Preparations for the WP.6 Annual Session, 26-28 August 2024
(note that all speakers have to be present in person) |
30 |
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5 |
Guide on GRS-related gender action plans |
5 |
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6 |
Update on publication on gender and trade vocabulary |
5 |
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7 |
Update from the Secretariat |
5 |
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8 |
Any other business |
5 |
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9 |
Next meetings of ToS-GRS: 11 Sept.; 6 Nov. 2024 |
5 |