Want to Fix Border Crises? Empower Women

Want to Fix Border Crises? Empower Women

A common denominator in most proposals is that they lack a gender perspective or simply ignore the concerns of women and girls. A long-term solution is to urge Central American governments to allocate resources - their own and any that the United States may want to contribute - to policies that reduce inequality and promote "gender mainstreaming" - the "globally accepted approach to achieving gender equality," according to UN Women, so women's and men's concerns and experiences are "integral to the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all policies and programs."

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