Gender mainstreaming, as a formalized concept, was established by the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in 1995 and grounded upon international frameworks – both obligatory and voluntary – that provide rationale and commitments upon United Nations (UN) Member States for its implementation. Gender mainstreaming is not an end in itself but a strategic process towards the realization of gender equity and gender equality. Although, in practice, it possesses a variety of gender-sensitive actions, the core components include the gender analysis, the generation and utilization of sex- and gender-disaggregated data, the effective participation of men and women and the empowerment approach for equal opportunities.