Gender Equality and The Africa Peer Review Mechanism

This study examines the measures and levels of success for integrating gender perspectives in governance and development under the peer-review mechanism. The study also probes the limitations of the mechanism as a vehicle for promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment, some of which transcend the voluntary-based and formalistic approaches that characterize the mechanism. At the end, the study makes recommendations and proposes strategies for various actors and institutions with a view to making the peer-review mechanism more amenable to promoting gender equality at the national, regional and continental levels.