Abstract:
Analyzes of gender equality policies inhabit the boundaries between two fields of scientific knowledge: feminist and public policy studies. Aiming to integrate the contributions of these two fields, this theoretical essay discusses the concept of mainstreaming gender in public policy by connecting gender mainstreaming and policy framing analysis. As a result, we define gender mainstreaming as a process of integrating feminist perspectives into the policy frame, both in the construction of the public problem and in the definition of the course of public action. This process materializes in the development of institutional conditions, fostering the adherence of policies to the feminist political agendas.
Keywords:
Gender Mainstreaming; Frame; Gender Studies; Public Policy