9 December 2022
The study is an example of the gender sensitivity of the nomination of written heritage in the Memory of the World register. The case study provides an understanding of gender analysis to identify gender transformative, gender responsive and gender sensitive nominations.
The Asia-Pacific region is home to a rich and diverse documentary heritage that reflects the cultures, histories, traditions and values of its nations. In order to prevent the irrevocable loss of collective memory, UNESCO launched the Memory of the World Programme in 1992. Its objectives are to facilitate universal access to this heritage and to raise public awareness of the existence of, the significance of, and need to preserve fragile documents.- Title: Gender equality baseline study of Memory of the World in Asia-Pacific
- Corporate author:UNESCO Office Bangkok and Regional Bureau for Education in Asia and the Pacific
- Document code: THA/DOC/CI/20/005
- Collation: 19 pages : illustrations
- Language: English
- Year of publication: 2020
- Licence type: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
- Type of document: programme and meeting document
- Open
Permanent link: http://en.unesco.kz/gender-equality-baseline-study-of-memory-of-the-world-in-asia-pacific