Memo of the Month.... via email The following message is from Don PXXXX: It is now clear that integrating gender considerations in policies and activities accelerates and deepens economic and political reform processes. This is why the new M/OP procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. regulations state that gender must be included in all RFPs and RFAs. It is also why gender is one of the major cross-cutting themes of the new E&E Strategic Framework. To operationalize these changes, we are requesting that each Mission have in place by December December: see month. 2000 a functioning Gender Working Group which will represent all SO teams and be responsible for responding to the new M/OP guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. and the Bureau's increased emphases. To support you in carrying out this function, E&E will hold a Regional Gender Workshop in Budapest Budapest (b  `dəpĕst'), city (1990 pop. 2,016,100), capital of Hungary, N central Hungary, on both banks of the Danube. , July July: see month. 17-18, at which a number of
issues will be addressed, including the composition and efficient
functioning of a Gender Working Group.
We are asking that each Mission send one representative of Senior Management (for example, the Deputy or Program Officer), plus the Mission Gender Advisor. George Ingram will be representing the Front Office. Please advise Valerie Estes, the Bureau Gender Advisor, of the names of your participants by May 22, and she will send them further workshop details. We very much appreciate your cooperation. Don PXXXX |
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