English-Chinese Glossary of Gender Programming Terms

This glossary is designed as a tool to enable a consistent and proper use of key terms on gender programming by UNFPA colleagues, translators, partners and researchers working on the issues. The three key areas of the UNFPA mandate are sexual and reproductive health, gender equality and population and development strategies. In line with the UNFPA mandate and country office’s main focus areas on gender programming, the glossary includes terms on gender mainstreaming, male involvement, gender-based violence, sex ratio at birth, sexual and reproductive health, and programme management. United Nations Multilingual Terminology Database (UNTERM) has been used as an important reference to validate the translations of some key terms in this glossary. This glossary aims not only to decrease misunderstandings of terms but more importantly to give guidance on using empowering language.