Abstract
Gender equality is considered as the core of heart for a sustainable world. The main purposes of the study were to investigate the gender mainstreaming practices in the universities, and to compare the views of male and female teachers as well as administrative officers about gender mainstreaming strategies. The study was descriptive in nature. For the collection of data survey strategy was used. The sample of eighty eight university teachers as well as gazetted administrative staff was selected by using convenient sampling technique. Third tool (1st checklist) in the toolkit of International Labour Organization named GEMS was used. To adapt and contextualise, the questionnaire was worked out and further modified before pilot testing. The results showed high reliability with alpha coefficient and the value is found as 0.816. The obtained data were tabulated, analysed and interpreted by using descriptive as well as inferential statistics. There was gender mainstreaming practices in the institutional structure. Analyses on the basis of comparison showed that teaching and administrative staff had same views. Hence it is concluded that there was gender mainstreaming strategies found at universities in Punjab.