Paper Title
Mainstreaming of Gender and Development in Local Governance

Abstract
The paper analyzed the mainstreaming implementation of GAD in barangay governance. With this, it addressed gender and development problems to mainstream GAD policy by acknowledging the role of the government especially its leadership in the delivery of GAD services and involvement of the civil society. This study used the descriptive method of research to describe the demographic profile of the respondents, their level of knowledge and level of implementation on RA 7192. The respondents of this study were the barangay councils and their respective officials from the barangays’ Local Government Unit of Cagayan de Oro. Thirty (30) barangays were drawn at random and 240 barangay officials served as respondents. Data analyses were achieved using simple descriptive statistics as well as application of regression analysis to associate the level of knowledge of the barangay officials towards the level of implementation of the said policy. As a result, there are no significant predictors for GAD policy implementation. The indicated four predictors did not form a significant set of predictors for GAD policy implementation. In spite of this, the data also clear that the knowledge of the barangay officials is a good predictor for GAD policy implementation. The socio-economic characteristics of the barangays significantly illustrate the current status of the barangays. Relatively, the level of information of the barangay officials reveals that most them have a low level of knowledge about GAD provisions. As general conclusion, in order that the fundamental rights and welfare of women must at all times be upheld, the LGU of Cagayan de Oro through the Barangay level, shall observe the full implementation of the foregoing policy and develop a strategic gender and development capability enhancement agenda particularly on the welfare of women. Keywords - Gender and Development (GAD), Mainstreaming, Level of Knowledge, Level of Implementation, Implementation Issues, and Governance.