Gender Neutrality in Private Organizations
Gender Neutrality in Private Organizations
The private organizations in Nepal are mostly Gender Neutral. Most organizations are not aware of it and some of them just ignore thinking that inclusion (Gender and social inclusion) is the responsibility of Governments or publicly owned organizations. They also ignore the direct beneficiaries of the employment created by their organization. The most concern of private organizations is customers and clients. Employees are not taken as responsible parts of the business. They are only used for short-term benefits. Businesses are not associated to National Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) and don’t follow the indicators prepared by National Planning Commission of Nepal. The private organizations are contributing to SDG no. 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) but they need to think of how they can create a decent work environment for each associate.
There must be the question, what is gender neutrality? Gender Neutrality means there is no such difference in policy, programs, or situation that has a positive or negative impact in terms of gender relations or equality between women, men, and other genders. In another language, the term gender neutrality means something that is not associated with either women or men or other gender minorities. Is it okay for private organizations? Of course not. Private organizations are not from other planets. They are from this geography and territory. To think of national goals and sustainability is their response too. They are in a territory where the same constitution is prevailed as in public intuitions and the worker working for them is the Citizens in Nepal. There shouldn’t be discrimination among citizens.
I personally request all private organizations to come under the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion(GESI) policy of the nation. Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) is the heart of the Constitution of Nepal 2072 (2015 AD). Organizations opened and operating inside Nepal shall abide by the national policy.
A core aspect of the 2015 Constitution is ensuring that the policies and systems of Nepal are inclusive, particularly of the rights of women and historically excluded groups, calling for ‘ending discriminations relating to class, a person with disabilities, gender and sexual minorities, people living in geographically remote areas and people from other excluded and vulnerable groups. Mostly gender blindness is not acceptable in any case. The privates need to be responsible for the constitution of Nepal and follow the gender equality policy.
