Gender Review: Royal Norwegian Embassy Indonesia

The Gender Review methodology is part of Norad’s ongoing quality assurance andprofessional assistance to MFA and the Embassies. The main purpose of the Review is tobuild capacity and assist the embassies in promoting and integrating Women’s Rights andGender Equality (WRGE) at all levels of the development cooperation, in the policydialogue with the multi- and bilateral partners as well as in the Embassy’s own routinesand procedures, including results-based management. The review has been carried out through desk studies, discussions with Embassy staff andleadership, implementing partners in Indonesia (9-13 May 2011), and with Norad andMFA representatives supporting the Embassy and other stakeholders. In Jakarta the review team held an introduction session, and a gender training session onthe Norwegian policy framework for women’s rights and gender equality and on practicalaspects of gender integration in the work of the Embassy. The review mission concludedwith a debriefing session with a presentation of the main findings.