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HIGHLIGHTS
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HIGHLIGHTS
The following introduces some of genanet’s
activities in more detail. These examples
illustrate the way genanet works and how
effective it is.
Gender perspectives – a “blind spot”
genanet impacts the first progress report of
Germany’s National Sustainability Strategy.
“Shaping sustainability is about (…) a fundamental
change in perspective and a broadened focus. Genderrelated
inequalities in the distribution of care work and
wage labour lead to imbalances in the distribution of
power and authority, time budgets, responsibilities and
opportunities. A society in which this is the case can
never be a sustainable society.”
Hofmeister, Sabine; Weller, Ines: National sustainability strategies –
‘blind spots’ from and for gender perspectives. In: Biesecker, Adelheid;
Elsner, Wolfram; Grenzdörffer, Klaus (Ed.): Bremen discussion
papers on institutional economy and socio-economy. Bremen 2004.
(in German)
In 2003/2004, genanet started off by directing its attention
towards the German National Sustainability Strategy.
The timing was fortuitous, as Germany’s Federal Government
was preparing the first progress report of the Sustainability
Strategy, which was to be published in October
2004. During the lead-up, the government invited important
social groups to participate in a dialogue process,
among others genanet.