Equity and gender mainstreaming in public policy: A scoping review protocol
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.This scoping review examines how policymakers integrate health equity and gender mainstreaming (promoting gender equality) into public policy. Findings will guide governments in enhancing these crucial approaches.
Area Of Science
- Public Health Policy
- Gender Studies
- Health Equity Research
Background
- Growing attention to health equity and gender mainstreaming in policy.
- Limited understanding of how policymakers institutionalize these considerations.
- Need to systematically review evidence on routine integration of equity and gender.
Purpose Of The Study
- To conduct a scoping review of literature on policymakers' consideration of equity and gender.
- To compile evidence on the routine or systematic incorporation of these principles in policymaking.
- To inform government efforts to improve gender and equity mainstreaming.
Main Methods
- Scoping review following PRISMA-ScR guidelines.
- Searches of Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, PAIS Index, Scopus, and government documents (1995-present).
- Inclusion of texts detailing routine/systematic consideration of equity/gender in public policy development, regardless of source or study design (English language only).
Main Results
- Data charting will include bibliographic information, country, and approach to equity/gender consideration.
- The review will synthesize findings on the institutionalization of equity and gender in policymaking.
- Evidence will be compiled on how policymakers systematically address these issues.
Conclusions
- Protocol development enhances study rigor and transparency.
- The scoping review will provide a comprehensive overview of current practices.
- Findings will support governments in initiating, sustaining, and improving gender and equity mainstreaming.
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