… Legal and policy framework Provision Challenges Previous efforts … its activities. Gender mainstreaming was established as a policy norm in the Treaty of Nice (2003) and the Treaty of … in the practices of civil servants across the EU, making it simpler for national authorities to learn from one …
… an ex ante evaluation, analysis or assessment of a law, policy or programme that makes it possible to identify, in a … question of the gender impact assessment is: Does a law, policy or programme reduce, maintain or increase the gender … resulting from the introduction of the proposed policy.” “Gender impact assessment is the estimation of the …
… Traditionally, government policy and legislation have been viewed as gender-neutral and … that the formulation and administration of public policy benefits all members of the public equally. However, … that help to realize this objective. Better policymaking Gender Impact Assessment – contributes to make better …
… “Gender impact assessment can be applied to legislation, policy plans, policy programmes, budgets, concrete actions, bills and … methods do not only have to be applied to policy in the making, they can also be applied to existing policies. They …
… assessment Gender relevance assessment Definition of the policy purpose Checking gender relevance Gender impact … Guide can serve to improve an overall effectiveness of policymaking processes . This is not only useful for implementing …
… for women and men in the areas concerned by the planned policy or legislative measure, looking for sex-disaggregated … various sources (statistical office, academic works, policy reports) to gain a deeper understanding. 2. Identify … values which regulate the process of control and decision- making. It is about the opportunities to participate on equal …
… In this phase it is important to establish how the policy or legislative measure will contribute to … in gender relations . Once the effects of the proposed policy have been identified, they should be ‘measured’, … to analyse the participation of women and men in decision-making in the field of the project, as outlined above. 3. …
… of the law or in the definition of the context of the policy or programme as well as in the legal framework … should be included among the different aspects of the law, policy or programme. This measures could be related to: … promoting the access of women to decision-making; promoting the co-responsibility of public …
… specific expertise is required. Expertise specific to the policy area and gender expertise are prerequisites for … an accurate analysis and for developing adequate policy responses. If required gender expertise is not … exercise. An important balance has to be struck between making tools simple enough to be used by a wide range of …
… to gender mainstreaming. These methods span the whole policy cycle, from policy definition, through implementation to monitoring and … report throughout the Commission’s political decision-making process. Ultimately it is the Commission that decides …
… employment, income, education, unpaid work, decision-making and health. Actors involved The scope of application … access to education, vocational training, job decision-making and participation in education opportunities and/or … process is fully integrated in the drafting of legal and policy measures at the state and the regional level. However, …
… out in relation to the objectives of the gender equality policy in place at the corresponding governance level. Actors … ministry is responsible for gender equality within its policy area. One reason why this works relatively well is …
… It can be accessed via the intranet and provides policy officers with easy-to-find, substantial information … It can be accessed via the intranet and provides policy officers with easy-to-find, substantial information … crime); Participation in social formation and decision-making processes (e.g. committees); Access to information, …
… gender mainstreaming usually cover both the development of policy content and the forms of the policy process, pinpointing that this is an issue not for … but for those actors normally involved in the decision-making process. A necessary condition for this strategy to be …
… organisations should promote an active and visible policy of mainstreaming a gender perspective, inter alia, in … notion of mainstreaming gender as its approach to gender policy and has developed the idea further. In its 1996 … improvement, development and evaluation of policy processes, so that a gender equality perspective is …
… of social security systems are related to gender equality. Making an “Economic Case” for gender equality, Smith and … that gender mainstreaming triggers evidence‐based decision‐making , as well as a greater focus on results and effects. … contributing to more success of an institution. An active policy for promoting equal opportunities of staff can …
… and how gender equality staff are involved in decision-making. Three key elements of strengthening accountability … point for introducing gender mainstreaming as the main policy approach for promoting gender equality within the … for Implementation of the CEB United Nations system-wide Policy on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women” (UN …
… describes 4 cycles of the ESF (1. EU programming and policy cycle, 2. National policy cycle, 3. Regional and national implementation cycle, … to resources and development, control of assets, decision making powers, etc. between women and men and their assigned …