行政院自2004年起逐步推出一連串的「性別主流化」相關措施，訴求範圍遍及行政院38個部會及其附屬單位，民間婦女團體與性別學者專家也在這個過程中，有機會進入體制內影響政策。然而，形式上的全面推動並不必然造成實質面的影響，也可能多半是虛應故事，浪費行政成本，甚至激化對於性別平權的反挫。因此，本文主要有兩個目的，一方面針對已經推動三年多的性別主流化工程，概要回顧其成就與進展；另一方面則從性別聯絡人、代理人或承辦人（本文所稱「性別文官」）的經驗中，反省及探討性別主流化有待面對的挑戰，呈現文官如何詮釋其與婦運者之間的互動、磨合與差異。

Gender mainstreaming (GM) has arguably become the most popular innovation to promote gender equality among national governments worldwide. It creates a chance for feminists and women’s movement activists to collaborate with governmental bureaucrats and participate in the policy making processes. Yet the worry that feminists will be co-opted by the neoliberal technocratic state is also common. This paper tries to address concerns with the case of GM in Taiwan, where GM initiatives have been introduced and implemented for three or so years. Based on twenty in-depth interview with gender focal points or contact persons appointed in different ministries or bureaus, I point out that the main criticism against GM so far has been focused on the lack of instrumental-technical resources, the bad attitude of feminist GM advocates and the waste of administrative money due to inefficient meetings. The goal and value of gender mainstreaming are usually, at least rhetorically, taken as given.