Gender mainstreaming has been internationally adopted as a key strategy towards making gender equality a reality.

Its ultimate goal is to redress gender inequalities in policies, services and public interventions. To put this into practice, EIGE has created this platform on gender mainstreaming with step-by-step guidance.

Gender mainstreaming involves applying a gender equality perspective in each phase of the policy-making cycle as well as all areas within policies and processes such as procurement or budgeting.

EIGE supports EU institutions and EU member states’ governmental bodies with the integration of a gender perspective in their work.

Learn more about gender mainstreaming

Publications

  • EU-level Gender Mainstreaming Helpdesk

    The EU-level Gender Mainstreaming Helpdesk offers hands-on support to eligible EU institutions and Member State authorities to turn EU gender equality commitments into real policy action. It provides short-term, tailored technical support on gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting. It draws on EIGE’s toolkits, evidence, data and methodologies to answer your institution’s specific policy questions within the context of EU gender...

    EU-level Gender Mainstreaming Helpdesk
  • Making the next EU budget work for gender equality and women’s rights

    Transforming the 2028–2034 multiannual financial framework into a driver for a prosperous EU. This policy brief provides a gender analysis of the European Commission’s proposal for the EU’s next long-term budget, the multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2028–2034 (European Commission, 2025a). It aims to support the actors involved in interinstitutional negotiations with research-based recommendations on how to make gender equality...

    Making the next EU budget work for gender equality and women’s rights