<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Conchita,<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">Just a quick process note to you and all. On e-mail exchanges, all capital letters is usually interpreted as <B>S</B><B>OMEONE SHOUTING AT YOU</B>. I presume you don't intend this, but that is how it is usually read.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>You know I share your concerns about gender inclusion, although we might argue about where that should be best included in the document. Do not forget that the Internet Governance chapter is only one chapter of the entire "Operational Document" that is to be approved by governments in Tunis. The critical question is where should gender language be included in the document to have the most impact?</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I am not one of those people who think that just inserting "gender inclusion," "youth empowerment" or "multi-stakeholder" in every paragraph necessarily gains us anything substantial. One good paragraph that is well supported can do more good than 100 vague paras. Witness the work of the NGO on that one reference to "child help lines" in one para only.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Respectfully,</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Rik Panganiban</DIV><DIV>CONGO</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Oct 2, 2005, at 2:49 PM, <A href="mailto:conchita.poncini@bluewin.ch">conchita.poncini@bluewin.ch</A> wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">[Please note that by using 'REPLY', your response goes to the entire list. Kindly use individual addresses for responses intended for specific people]</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Click <A href="http://wsis.funredes.org/plenary/">http://wsis.funredes.org/plenary/</A> to access automatic translation of this message!</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">DEAR ALL,</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">YES, EVERYTHING IS UNBRACKETED BUT THERE IS ONE FUNDAMENTAL NOTION THAT IS</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">MISSING IN THE TEXT WHICH IS "GENDER SENSITIVE".<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>THIS OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">INSERTED AT LEAST ONCE UNDER NEW PARA. 41 OF CHAPTER 1, PREAMBULAR PARA.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">41 WITHIN THE ENUMERATION "PEOPLE-CENTERED, INCLUSIVE (INSERT - GENDER SENSITIVE)</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">DEVELOPMENT ORIENTED AND NON-DISCRIMINATORY INFORMATION SOCIETY.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>THIS IS</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">PARTICULARLY RELEVANT IN ICTs AND TRADITIONAL MEANS OF COMMUNICATION FOR</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">THE FOLLOWING REASONS:.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Justification:<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>It is true that women should attain an equal level field</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">with men in ordered to achieve "power", but this is more the ideal that will</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">probably not be attained in our present generation.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>But "gender sensitive"</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">means that governance has to be a shared responsibility to capture those</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">information and language and programmes from the point of view of how they</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">impact on men and how they impact on women.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Women are of course currently</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">disadvantaged and unable because the majority of producers anhd users are</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">still in the majority men and on the other hand women are the subject of</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">cultural relativism and violence against women emanates from this - the projection</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">of women's images and men's images are not the same but rather harmful to</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">women,considered as objects rather than partner-sharing with half of the</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">population; media and other forms of dissemination of information is still</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">dominated by men.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>So, when we insert "gender sensitive", it simèply means</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">to take into account these asseymetries that tip in favour of men than women.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>I could make a whole thesis here of what gender sensitivity is all about</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">but I am sure you are all on the same track.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>GOALS<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">AFTER THE FINAL SESSION , I WENT DIRECTLY TO AMBASSADOR KHAN TO EXPLAIN THAT</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">THIS NOTION IS SPELLED OUT IN THE FOLLOWING CONFERENCES AND INTERNATIONAL</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">STANDARDS: WSIS I GENEVA DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES (PARA )AND THE SEPTEMBER</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">GLOBAL<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>SUMMIT 2005 ON FOLLOW UP TO THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS OUTCOME</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">DOCUMENT (PARA 12) COMMITS TO GENDER EQUALITY AND GENDER MAINSTREAMING AND</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">SPECIFICALLY (PARA 58(d) ON EQUAL ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>OTHER COMMITMENTS</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">ARE FOUND IN ECOSOC (RESOLUTION L2 TO MAINSTREAM GENDER AND INTEGRATE WOMEN'S</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">RIGHTS IN ALL THE UN SYSTEM (1997)AND IN 2002 TO DISCUSS FOLLOW UP ON GM,THE</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">1995 FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN IN BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION AND</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">THE DECISION 22 OF THE GENERAL ASSEMLY IN 2000 AND COMMISSION ON THE STATUS</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">OF WOMEN 2005 REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO BEIJING, GA 22 AND CEDAW (CONVENTION</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">ON TH ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION, ADOPTED IN 1979) AND THE</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">OTHER WORLD CONFERENCES ON POPULATION DEVELOPMENT, COPENHAGEN SOCIAL SUMMKIT,</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">AGENDA 21 OF RIO FOLLOWED BY JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT ON ENVIRONMENTS, ETC. <SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">AMBASSADOR KHAN REASSURED ME THAT HE WILL INSERT THIS PHRASE (MAYBE IN HIS</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">FOOD FOR THOUGHT PAPER) <SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">IF WE DO NOT INCLUDE THIS NOTION IN INTERNET GOVERNANCE WE CAN EXPECT AN</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">EVEN HARDER STRUGLE AND FAILURE IN SUBSEQUENT MONITOIRING OF FOLLOW-UP AND</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">IMPLEMENTATION BECAUSE IT IS ONLY WHEN THERE IS SUCH WRITTEN COMMITMENTS</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">TO ICT COULD WE ADVOCATE.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I URGE ALL CAUCUSES TO INCLUDE THIS IN ALL THEIR INTERVENTIONS - GENDER IS</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">ABOUT WOMEN AND MEN AND CERTAINLY MEN HAVE A DETERMINING ROLE IN THIS QUEST.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">YOURS IN SOLIDARITY,</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">CONCHITA PONCINI<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">International Federation of University Women</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "></DIV> <BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV><BR><BR><DIV> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Arial" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Arial">===============================================</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Arial" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Arial">RIK PANGANIBAN <SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Communications Coordinator</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Arial" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Arial">Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO)<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Arial" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Arial">web: <A href="http://www.ngocongo.org">http://www.ngocongo.org</A></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Arial" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Arial">email: <A href="mailto:rik.panganiban@ngocongo.org">rik.panganiban@ngocongo.org</A></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Arial" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Arial">mobile: (+1) 917-710-5524<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; 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