Armenia

Definitions of Gender and Development TermsGender sensitivity is a key strategy of ADB’s gender mainstreaming approach that involvesobserving how ADB operations affect women and men, and taking into account women’sneeds and perspectives in planning its operations. 13National machinery (for the advancement of women) is the central policy-coordinatingstructure inside the government, whose main task is to support government-widemainstreaming of a gender-equality perspective in all policy areas. 14Sex refers to the biological characteristics that distinguish human beings as female or male.Sexual harassment is unwanted conduct of a sexual nature or other conduct based on sexaffecting the dignity of women and men at work, including the conduct of superiors andcolleagues. 1513 Gender and Development, p. 39.14 United Nations. 1995. Platform for Action: The United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women. Beijing.15 Toolkit on Mainstreaming Gender Equality in EC Development Cooperation, Section 3, p. 5.87