Gender-sensitive Parliaments

EIGE

EIGE’s Gender Mainstreaming Platform:

• Gender-sensitive parliaments self-assessment tool;
• Gender budgeting toolkit;
• Gender equality training toolkit;
• Gender impact assessment toolkit;
• Gender institutional transformation toolkit;
• Gender-responsive evaluation method and tool;
• Gender-sensitive communication toolkit;
• Gender mainstreaming methods and tools;
• Gender-responsive public procurement toolkit.
• EIGE’s Gender Statistics Database and data collection on women and men in decision-making.

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

• Gender-sensitive parliaments publication.
• Plan of action for gender-sensitive parliaments.
• Evaluating the gender-sensitivity of parliaments: A self-assessment toolkit.
• Guidelines for the elimination of sexism, harassment and violence against women in parliament.
• Gender sensitive parliaments: A global review of good practice.

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)

• INTER PARES course on the role of parliament in achieving gender equality.
• Gender-targeted public funding for political parties.

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

• OECD toolkit for mainstreaming and implementing gender equality
• OECD toolkit for gender equality in governance: Gender sensitive practices in parliaments

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s (OSCE), Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)

• Participatory gender audits of parliaments: A step-by-step guidance document.
• Realizing gender equality in parliament: A guide for parliaments in the OSCE region.
• Handbook on promoting women’s participation in political parties.
• Making laws work for women and men: A practical guide to gender-sensitive legislation
• Gender Audit Tool for political parties.

UN Women

• Action kit: Engaging parliaments in gender responsive budgeting
• A primer for parliamentary action: Gender-sensitive responses to COVID-19
• I Know Gender 5: Women’s Leadership and Decision Making – Portal

Other resources

• CPA gender sensitising parliaments guidelines: Standards and a checklist for parliamentary change
• Victoria State Government (Australia) recommended standard for inclusion of audit data in gender equality action plans