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Gender mainstreaming

  • What is Gender mainstreaming
    • Policy cycle
  • Institutions and structures
    • European Union
    • EU Member States
    • Stakeholders
    • International organizations
  • Policy areas
    • Agriculture and rural development
      • Policy cycle
    • Culture
      • Policy cycle
    • Digital agenda
      • Policy cycle
    • Economic and financial affairs
      • #3 Steps Forward
        • How can you make a difference?
      • Economic Benefits of Gender Equality in the EU
      • Policy cycle
    • Education
      • Policy cycle
    • Employment
      • Policy cycle
      • Structures
    • Energy
      • Policy cycle
    • Entrepreneurship
      • Policy cycle
    • Environment and climate change
      • Policy cycle
    • Health
      • Policy cycle
    • Justice
      • Policy cycle
    • Maritime affairs and fisheries
      • Policy cycle
    • Migration
      • Policy cycle
    • Poverty
      • Policy cycle
    • Regional policy
      • Policy cycle
    • Research
      • Policy cycle
    • Security
      • Policy cycle
    • Sport
      • Policy cycle
    • Tourism
      • Policy cycle
    • Transport
      • Policy cycle
    • Youth
      • Policy cycle
  • Toolkits
    • Gender Equality Training
      • Back to toolkit page
      • What is Gender Equality Training
      • Why invest in Gender Equality Training
      • Who should use Gender Equality Training
      • Step-by-step guide to Gender Equality Training
        • Preparation phase
          • 1. Assess the needs
          • 2. Integrate initiatives to broader strategy
          • 3. Ensure sufficient resources
          • 4. Write good terms of reference
          • 5. Select a trainer
        • Implementation phase
          • 6. Engage in the needs assessment
          • 7. Actively participate in the initiative
          • 8. Invite others to join in
          • 9. Monitoring framework and procedures
        • Evaluation and follow-up phase
          • 10. Set up an evaluation framework
          • 11. Assess long-term impacts
          • 12. Give space and support others
      • Designing effective Gender Equality Training
      • Gender Equality Training in the EU
      • Good Practices on Gender Equality Training
      • More resources on Gender Equality Training
      • More on EIGE's work on Gender Equality Training
    • Gender Impact Assessment
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      • What is Gender Impact Assessment
      • Why use Gender Impact Assessment
      • Who should use Gender Impact Assessment
      • When to use Gender Impact Assessment
      • Guide to Gender Impact Assessment
        • Step 1: Definition of policy purpose
        • Step 2: Checking gender relevance
        • Step 3: Gender-sensitive analysis
        • Step 4: Weighing gender impact
        • Step 5: Findings and proposals for improvement
      • Following up on gender impact assessment
      • General considerations
      • Examples from the EU
        • European Union
          • European Commission
        • National level
          • Austria
          • Belgium
          • Denmark
          • Finland
          • Sweden
        • Regional level
          • Basque country
          • Catalonia
        • Local level
          • Lower Saxony
          • Swedish municipalities
    • Institutional Transformation
      • Back to toolkit page
      • What is Institutional Transformation
        • Institutional transformation and gender: Key points
        • Gender organisations
        • Types of institutions
        • Gender mainstreaming and institutional transformation
        • Dimensions of gender mainstreaming in institutions: The SPO model
      • Why focus on Institutional Transformation
        • Motivation model
      • Who the guide is for
      • Guide to Institutional Transformation
        • Preparation phase
          • 1. Creating accountability and strengthening commitment
          • 2. Allocating resources
          • 3. Conducting an organisational analysis
          • 4. Developing a strategy and work plan
        • Implementation phase
          • 5. Establishing a support structure
          • 6. Setting gender equality objectives
          • 7. Communicating gender mainstreaming
          • 8. Introducing gender mainstreaming
          • 9. Developing gender equality competence
          • 10. Establishing a gender information management system
          • 11. Launching gender equality action plans
          • 12. Promotional equal opportunities
        • Evaluation and follow-up phase
          • 13. Monitoring and steering organisational change
      • Dealing with resistance
        • Discourse level
        • Individual level
        • Organisational level
        • Statements and reactions
      • Checklist: Key questions for change
      • Examples from the EU
        • Preparation phase
          • 1. Strengthening accountability
          • 2. Allocating resources
          • 3. Organisational analysis
          • 4. Developing a strategy and working plan
        • Implementation phase
          • 5. Establishing a support structure
          • 6. Setting objectives
          • 7. Communicating gender mainstreaming
          • 8. Introducing methods and tools
          • 9. Developing Competence
          • 10. Establishing a gender information management system
          • 11. Launching action plans
          • 12. Promoting within an organisation
        • Evaluation and follow-up phase
          • 13. Monitoring and evaluating
    • Gender Equality in Academia and Research
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      • WHAT
        • What is a Gender Equality Plan?
        • Terms and definitions
        • Which stakeholders need to be engaged into a GEP
        • About the Gear Tool
      • WHY
        • Horizon Europe GEP criterion
        • Gender Equality in Research and Innovation
        • Why change must be structural
        • Rationale for gender equality change in research and innovation
      • HOW
        • GEAR step-by-step guide for research organisations, universities and public bodies
          • Step 1: Getting started
          • Step 2: Analysing and assessing the state-of-play in the institution
          • Step 3: Setting up a Gender Equality Plan
          • Step 4: Implementing a Gender Equality Plan
          • Step 5: Monitoring progress and evaluating a Gender Equality Plan
          • Step 6: What comes after the Gender Equality Plan?
        • GEAR step-by-step guide for research funding bodies
          • Step 1: Getting started
          • Step 2: Analysing and assessing the state-of-play in the institution
          • Step 3: Setting up a Gender Equality Plan
          • Step 4: Implementing a Gender Equality Plan
          • Step 5: Monitoring progress and evaluating a Gender Equality Plan
          • Step 6: What comes after the Gender Equality Plan?
        • GEAR action toolbox
          • Work-life balance and organisational culture
          • Gender balance in leadership and decision making
          • Gender equality in recruitment and career progression
          • Integration of the sex/gender dimension into research and teaching content
          • Measures against gender-based violence including sexual harassment
          • Measures mitigating the effect of COVID-19
          • Data collection and monitoring
          • Training: awareness-raising and capacity building
          • GEP development and implementation
          • Gender-sensitive research funding procedures
        • Success factors for GEP development and implementation
        • Challenges & resistance
      • WHERE
        • Austria
        • Belgium
        • Bulgaria
        • Croatia
        • Cyprus
        • Czechia
        • Denmark
        • Estonia
        • Finland
        • France
        • Germany
        • Greece
        • Hungary
        • Ireland
        • Italy
        • Latvia
        • Lithuania
        • Luxembourg
        • Malta
        • Netherlands
        • Poland
        • Portugal
        • Romania
        • Slovakia
        • Slovenia
        • Spain
        • Sweden
        • United Kingdom
    • Gender-sensitive Parliaments
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      • What is the tool for?
      • Who is the tool for?
      • How to use the tool
      • Self-assessment, scoring and interpretation of parliament gender-sensitivity
        • AREA 1 – Women and men have equal opportunities to ENTER the parliament
          • Domain 1 – Electoral system and gender quotas
          • Domain 2 - Political party/group procedures
          • Domain 3 – Recruitment of parliamentary employees
        • AREA 2 – Women and men have equal opportunities to INFLUENCE the parliament’s working procedures
          • Domain 1 – Parliamentarians’ presence and capacity in a parliament
          • Domain 2 – Structure and organisation
          • Domain 3 – Staff organisation and procedures
        • AREA 3 – Women’s interests and concerns have adequate SPACE on parliamentary agenda
          • Domain 1 – Gender mainstreaming structures
          • Domain 2 – Gender mainstreaming tools in parliamentary work
          • Domain 3 – Gender mainstreaming tools for staff
        • AREA 4 – The parliament produces gender-sensitive LEGISLATION
          • Domain 1 – Gender equality laws and policies
          • Domain 2 – Gender mainstreaming in laws
          • Domain 3 – Oversight of gender equality
        • AREA 5 – The parliament complies with its SYMBOLIC function
          • Domain 1 – Symbolic meanings of spaces
          • Domain 2 – Gender equality in external communication and representation
      • How gender-sensitive are parliaments in the EU?
      • Examples of gender-sensitive practices in parliaments
        • Women and men have equal opportunities to ENTER the parliament
        • Women and men have equal opportunities to INFLUENCE the parliament’s working procedures
        • Women’s interests and concerns have adequate SPACE on parliamentary agenda
        • The parliament produces gender-sensitive LEGISLATION
        • The parliament complies with its SYMBOLIC function
      • Glossary of terms
      • References and resources
    • Gender Budgeting
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      • À qui s’adresse cette boîte à outils?
      • Pourquoi la budgétisation sensible au genre des Fonds de l’UE relevant de la gestion partagée est-elle importante?
        • Trois raisons pour lesquelles la budgétisation sensible au genre est essentielle dans les Fonds de l’UE
      • Qu’est-ce que la budgétisation sensible au genre?
        • Présentation de la budgétisation sensible au genre
        • En quoi la budgétisation sensible au genre est-elle liée aux réalités vécues par les femmes et les hommes?
        • En quoi consiste la budgétisation sensible au genre dans la pratique
        • Budgétisation sensible au genre des Fonds de l’UE
          • La budgétisation sensible au genre comme moyen de se conformer aux exigences juridiques de l’UE
          • La budgétisation sensible au genre comme moyen de promouvoir la responsabilité et la transparence dans la planification et la gestion des finances publiques
          • La budgétisation sensible au genre comme moyen d’accroître la participation des femmes et des hommes aux processus budgétaires
          • La budgétisation sensible au genre comme moyen de favoriser l’égalité de genre pour les femmes et les hommes dans toute leur diversité
      • Comment pouvons-nous appliquer la budgétisation sensible au genre des Fonds de l’UE relevant de la gestion partagée? Outils pratiques et exemples des États membres
        • Outil 1 — Relier les Fonds de l’UE au cadre réglementaire de l’UE en matière d’égalité de genre
          • Base législative et réglementaire des politiques de l’UE en matière d’égalité de genre
          • Exigences concrètes pour la prise en considération de l’égalité de genre dans les Fonds de l’UE
          • Conditions favorisantes des Fonds de l’UE
          • Autres ressources
        • Outil 2 — Analyser les inégalités de genre et les besoins liés au genre aux niveaux national et infranational
          • Étapes concernant l’évaluation et l’analyse des inégalités de genre et les besoins liés au genre
          • Étape 1 — Recueillir des informations et des données ventilées sur le groupe cible
          • Étape 2 — Recenser les inégalités de genre existantes et leurs causes sous-jacentes
          • Étape 3 — Consulter directement les groupes cibles
          • Étape 4 — Tirer des conclusions
          • Autres ressources
        • Outil 3 — Mettre en œuvre l’égalité de genre dans les objectifs politiques (dans les accords de partenariat) et les objectifs/mesures spécifiques (dans les programmes opérationnels)
          • Étapes de la mise en œuvre opérationnelle de l’égalité de genre dans les accords de partenariat et les programmes opérationnels
          • Orientations générales sur la mise en œuvre de l’égalité de genre lors de l’élaboration d’objectifs stratégiques, d’objectifs spécifiques et de mesures
          • Liste de contrôle pour la mise en pratique du principe horizontal de l’égalité de genre dans les accords de partenariat
          • Liste de contrôle pour la mise en pratique du principe horizontal de l’égalité de genre dans les programmes opérationnels
          • Exemples d’intégration de l’égalité de genre en tant que principe horizontal dans les objectifs stratégiques et les objectifs spécifiques
        • Outil 4 — Coordination et complémentarités entre les Fonds de l’UE pour favoriser l’équilibre entre vie professionnelle et vie privée
          • Étapes à suivre pour améliorer la coordination et la complémentarité entre les Fonds
          • Étape 1 — Alignement sur les objectifs de l’engagement stratégique pour l’égalité de genre
          • Étapes 2 et 3 — Recenser et élaborer d’éventuelles interventions en faveur de l’équilibre entre vie professionnelle et vie privée
          • Étape 4 — Suivi à l’aide d’indicateurs au sein des systèmes de suivi et d’évaluation
          • Étude de cas fictive 1 — Concilier travail rémunéré et garde d’enfants
          • Étude de cas fictive 2 — Concilier travail posté et garde d’enfants
          • Étude de cas fictive 3 — Équilibrer les soins pour soi-même et pour les autres
          • Étude de cas fictive 4 — Concilier la garde des enfants et des personnes âgées avec le travail posté
          • Autres ressources
        • Outil 5 — Définir les partenariats et la gouvernance à plusieurs niveaux — Identifier les partenaires pertinents, le rôle des experts sur les questions de genre et la composition des comités de suivi
          • Étapes pour la définition des partenariats et de la gouvernance à plusieurs niveaux
          • Autres ressources
        • Outil 6 — Élaborer des indicateurs quantitatifs et qualitatifs pour faire progresser l’égalité de genre
          • Étapes pour l’élaboration d’indicateurs quantitatifs et qualitatifs
          • FEDER et Fonds de cohésion (mêmes indicateurs communs)
          • Fonds social européen plus
          • Fonds européen pour les affaires maritimes et la pêche
          • Autres ressources
        • Outil 7 — Définir des critères de sélection de projets sensibles au genre
          • Étapes à suivre pour favoriser l’élaboration et la sélection de projets sensibles à la dimension de genre
          • Liste de contrôle pour guider la préparation des appels à propositions de projets
          • Liste de contrôle pour les critères de sélection des projets
          • Outil complémentaire 7.a — Conventions tenant compte de la dimension de genre avec les personnes responsables de l’exécution des projets
        • Outil 8 — Contrôler les allocations de ressources en faveur de l’égalité de genre dans les Fonds de l’UE
          • Ensuring gender relevance in EU Funds
          • The tracking system
          • Steps for tracking resource allocations on gender equality
          • Step 1: Ex ante approach
          • Step 2: Ex post approach
          • Examples of Step 2a
          • Annex 1: Ex ante assignment of intervention fields to the gender equality dimension codes
          • Annex 2: The EU’s gender equality legal and policy framework
        • Outil 9 — Intégrer l’égalité de genre dans la conception des projets
          • Étapes pour intégrer l’égalité de genre dans la conception des projets
          • Étape 1 — Alignement sur les objectifs et indicateurs en matière de genre des accords de partenariat et des programmes opérationnels
          • Étape 2 — Élaboration et demande de projet
          • Étape 3 — Mise en œuvre du projet
          • Étape 4 — Évaluation du projet
        • Outil 10 — Intégrer une perspective de genre dans les processus de suivi et d’évaluation
          • Étapes pour intégrer une perspective de genre dans les processus de S & E
          • Autres ressources
        • Outil 11 — Rendre compte des dépenses de ressources en faveur de l’égalité de genre dans les Fonds de l’UE
          • Suivi des dépenses pour l’égalité de genre
          • Autres ressources
      • Ressources
        • Références
        • Abréviations
        • Remerciements
    • Gender-responsive Public Procurement
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      • Who is this toolkit for?
        • Guiding you through the toolkit
      • What is gender-responsive public procurement?
        • How is gender-responsive public procurement linked to gender equality?
        • How is gender-responsive public procurement linked to gender budgeting?
      • Why is gender-responsive public procurement important?
        • Five reasons why gender-responsive public procurement
        • Why was this toolkit produced
      • Gender-responsive public procurement in practice
        • Legal framework cross-references gender equality and public procurement
        • Public procurement strategies cover GRPP
        • Gender equality action plans or strategies mention public procurement
        • Capacity-building programmes, support structures
        • Regular collaboration between gender equality bodies
        • Effective monitoring and reporting systems on the use of GRPP
        • Tool 1:Self-assessment questionnaire about the legal
        • Tool 2: Overview of the legislative, regulatory and policy frameworks
      • How to include gender aspects in tendering procedures
        • Pre-procurement stage
          • Needs assessment
          • Tool 3: Decision tree to assess the gender relevance
          • Preliminary market consultation
          • Tool 4: Guiding questions for needs assessment
          • Defining the subject matter of the contract
          • Choosing the procedure
          • Tool 5: Decision tree for the choice of procedure for GRPP
          • Dividing the contract into lots
          • Tool 6: Guiding questions for dividing contracts into lots for GRPP
          • Light regime for social, health and other specific services
          • Tool 7: Guiding questions for applying GRPP under the light regime
          • Tool 8: Guiding questions for applying GRPP under the light regime
          • Reserved contracts
          • Preparing tender documents
        • Procurement stage
          • Exclusion grounds
          • Selection criteria
          • Technical specifications
          • Tool 9: Decision tree for setting GRPP selection criteria
          • Award criteria
          • Tool 10: Formulating GRPP award criteria
          • Tool 11: Bidders’ concepts to ensure the integration of gender aspects
          • Use of labels/certifications
        • Post-procurement stage
          • Tool 12: Checklist for including GRPP contract performance conditions
          • Subcontracting
          • Monitoring
          • Reporting
          • Tool 13: Template for a GRPP monitoring and reporting plan
      • References
      • Additional resources
  • Methods and tools
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    • About EIGE's methods and tools
    • Gender analysis
    • Gender audit
    • Gender awareness-raising
    • Gender budgeting
    • Gender impact assessment
    • Gender equality training
    • Gender-responsive evaluation
    • Gender statistics and indicators
    • Gender monitoring
    • Gender planning
    • Gender-responsive public procurement
    • Gender stakeholder consultation
    • Sex-disaggregated data
    • Institutional transformation
    • Examples of methods and tools
    • Resources
  • Good practices
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    • About good practices
    • EIGE’s approach to good practices
  • Country specific information
    • Belgium
      • Overview
    • Bulgaria
      • Overview
    • Czechia
      • Overview
    • Denmark
      • Overview
    • Germany
      • Overview
    • Estonia
      • Overview
    • Ireland
      • Overview
    • Greece
      • Overview
    • Spain
      • Overview
    • France
      • Overview
    • Croatia
      • Overview
    • Italy
      • Overview
    • Cyprus
      • Overview
    • Latvia
      • Overview
    • Lithuania
      • Overview
    • Luxembourg
      • Overview
    • Hungary
      • Overview
    • Malta
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    • Netherlands
      • Overview
    • Austria
      • Overview
    • Poland
      • Overview
    • Portugal
      • Overview
    • Romania
      • Overview
    • Slovenia
      • Overview
    • Slovakia
      • Overview
    • Finland
      • Overview
    • Sweden
      • Overview
  • EIGE’s publications on Gender mainstreaming
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  • Power Up conference 2019
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  • Gender mainstreaming
    • What is Gender mainstreaming
      • Policy cycle
    • Institutions and structures
      • European Union
      • EU Member States
      • Stakeholders
      • International organizations
    • Policy areas
      • Agriculture and rural development
        • Policy cycle
      • Culture
        • Policy cycle
      • Digital agenda
        • Policy cycle
      • Economic and financial affairs
        • #3 Steps Forward
          • How can you make a difference?
        • Economic Benefits of Gender Equality in the EU
        • Policy cycle
      • Education
        • Policy cycle
      • Employment
        • Policy cycle
        • Structures
      • Energy
        • Policy cycle
      • Entrepreneurship
        • Policy cycle
      • Environment and climate change
        • Policy cycle
      • Health
        • Policy cycle
      • Justice
        • Policy cycle
      • Maritime affairs and fisheries
        • Policy cycle
      • Migration
        • Policy cycle
      • Poverty
        • Policy cycle
      • Regional policy
        • Policy cycle
      • Research
        • Policy cycle
      • Security
        • Policy cycle
      • Sport
        • Policy cycle
      • Tourism
        • Policy cycle
      • Transport
        • Policy cycle
      • Youth
        • Policy cycle
    • Toolkits
      • Gender Equality Training
        • Back to toolkit page
        • What is Gender Equality Training
        • Why invest in Gender Equality Training
        • Who should use Gender Equality Training
        • Step-by-step guide to Gender Equality Training
            • 1. Assess the needs
            • 2. Integrate initiatives to broader strategy
            • 3. Ensure sufficient resources
            • 4. Write good terms of reference
            • 5. Select a trainer
            • 6. Engage in the needs assessment
            • 7. Actively participate in the initiative
            • 8. Invite others to join in
            • 9. Monitoring framework and procedures
            • 10. Set up an evaluation framework
            • 11. Assess long-term impacts
            • 12. Give space and support others
        • Designing effective Gender Equality Training
        • Gender Equality Training in the EU
        • Good Practices on Gender Equality Training
        • More resources on Gender Equality Training
        • More on EIGE's work on Gender Equality Training
      • Gender Impact Assessment
        • Back to toolkit page
        • What is Gender Impact Assessment
        • Why use Gender Impact Assessment
        • Who should use Gender Impact Assessment
        • When to use Gender Impact Assessment
        • Guide to Gender Impact Assessment
          • Step 1: Definition of policy purpose
          • Step 2: Checking gender relevance
          • Step 3: Gender-sensitive analysis
          • Step 4: Weighing gender impact
          • Step 5: Findings and proposals for improvement
        • Following up on gender impact assessment
        • General considerations
        • Examples from the EU
            • European Commission
            • Austria
            • Belgium
            • Denmark
            • Finland
            • Sweden
            • Basque country
            • Catalonia
            • Lower Saxony
            • Swedish municipalities
      • Institutional Transformation
        • Back to toolkit page
        • What is Institutional Transformation
          • Institutional transformation and gender: Key points
          • Gender organisations
          • Types of institutions
          • Gender mainstreaming and institutional transformation
          • Dimensions of gender mainstreaming in institutions: The SPO model
        • Why focus on Institutional Transformation
          • Motivation model
        • Who the guide is for
        • Guide to Institutional Transformation
            • 1. Creating accountability and strengthening commitment
            • 2. Allocating resources
            • 3. Conducting an organisational analysis
            • 4. Developing a strategy and work plan
            • 5. Establishing a support structure
            • 6. Setting gender equality objectives
            • 7. Communicating gender mainstreaming
            • 8. Introducing gender mainstreaming
            • 9. Developing gender equality competence
            • 10. Establishing a gender information management system
            • 11. Launching gender equality action plans
            • 12. Promotional equal opportunities
            • 13. Monitoring and steering organisational change
        • Dealing with resistance
          • Discourse level
          • Individual level
          • Organisational level
          • Statements and reactions
        • Checklist: Key questions for change
        • Examples from the EU
            • 1. Strengthening accountability
            • 2. Allocating resources
            • 3. Organisational analysis
            • 4. Developing a strategy and working plan
            • 5. Establishing a support structure
            • 6. Setting objectives
            • 7. Communicating gender mainstreaming
            • 8. Introducing methods and tools
            • 9. Developing Competence
            • 10. Establishing a gender information management system
            • 11. Launching action plans
            • 12. Promoting within an organisation
            • 13. Monitoring and evaluating
      • Gender Equality in Academia and Research
        • Back to toolkit page
        • WHAT
          • What is a Gender Equality Plan?
          • Terms and definitions
          • Which stakeholders need to be engaged into a GEP
          • About the Gear Tool
        • WHY
          • Horizon Europe GEP criterion
          • Gender Equality in Research and Innovation
          • Why change must be structural
          • Rationale for gender equality change in research and innovation
          • GEAR step-by-step guide for research organisations, universities and public bodies
            • Step 1: Getting started
            • Step 2: Analysing and assessing the state-of-play in the institution
            • Step 3: Setting up a Gender Equality Plan
            • Step 4: Implementing a Gender Equality Plan
            • Step 5: Monitoring progress and evaluating a Gender Equality Plan
            • Step 6: What comes after the Gender Equality Plan?
          • GEAR step-by-step guide for research funding bodies
            • Step 1: Getting started
            • Step 2: Analysing and assessing the state-of-play in the institution
            • Step 3: Setting up a Gender Equality Plan
            • Step 4: Implementing a Gender Equality Plan
            • Step 5: Monitoring progress and evaluating a Gender Equality Plan
            • Step 6: What comes after the Gender Equality Plan?
          • GEAR action toolbox
            • Work-life balance and organisational culture
            • Gender balance in leadership and decision making
            • Gender equality in recruitment and career progression
            • Integration of the sex/gender dimension into research and teaching content
            • Measures against gender-based violence including sexual harassment
            • Measures mitigating the effect of COVID-19
            • Data collection and monitoring
            • Training: awareness-raising and capacity building
            • GEP development and implementation
            • Gender-sensitive research funding procedures
          • Success factors for GEP development and implementation
          • Challenges & resistance
        • WHERE
          • Austria
          • Belgium
          • Bulgaria
          • Croatia
          • Cyprus
          • Czechia
          • Denmark
          • Estonia
          • Finland
          • France
          • Germany
          • Greece
          • Hungary
          • Ireland
          • Italy
          • Latvia
          • Lithuania
          • Luxembourg
          • Malta
          • Netherlands
          • Poland
          • Portugal
          • Romania
          • Slovakia
          • Slovenia
          • Spain
          • Sweden
          • United Kingdom
      • Gender-sensitive Parliaments
        • Back to toolkit page
        • What is the tool for?
        • Who is the tool for?
        • How to use the tool
        • Self-assessment, scoring and interpretation of parliament gender-sensitivity
          • AREA 1 – Women and men have equal opportunities to ENTER the parliament
            • Domain 1 – Electoral system and gender quotas
            • Domain 2 - Political party/group procedures
            • Domain 3 – Recruitment of parliamentary employees
          • AREA 2 – Women and men have equal opportunities to INFLUENCE the parliament’s working procedures
            • Domain 1 – Parliamentarians’ presence and capacity in a parliament
            • Domain 2 – Structure and organisation
            • Domain 3 – Staff organisation and procedures
          • AREA 3 – Women’s interests and concerns have adequate SPACE on parliamentary agenda
            • Domain 1 – Gender mainstreaming structures
            • Domain 2 – Gender mainstreaming tools in parliamentary work
            • Domain 3 – Gender mainstreaming tools for staff
          • AREA 4 – The parliament produces gender-sensitive LEGISLATION
            • Domain 1 – Gender equality laws and policies
            • Domain 2 – Gender mainstreaming in laws
            • Domain 3 – Oversight of gender equality
          • AREA 5 – The parliament complies with its SYMBOLIC function
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            • La budgétisation sensible au genre comme moyen de se conformer aux exigences juridiques de l’UE
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          • Outil 1 — Relier les Fonds de l’UE au cadre réglementaire de l’UE en matière d’égalité de genre
            • Base législative et réglementaire des politiques de l’UE en matière d’égalité de genre
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          • Outil 2 — Analyser les inégalités de genre et les besoins liés au genre aux niveaux national et infranational
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            • Étape 1 — Recueillir des informations et des données ventilées sur le groupe cible
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          • Outil 3 — Mettre en œuvre l’égalité de genre dans les objectifs politiques (dans les accords de partenariat) et les objectifs/mesures spécifiques (dans les programmes opérationnels)
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          • Outil 4 — Coordination et complémentarités entre les Fonds de l’UE pour favoriser l’équilibre entre vie professionnelle et vie privée
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            • Étape 1 — Alignement sur les objectifs de l’engagement stratégique pour l’égalité de genre
            • Étapes 2 et 3 — Recenser et élaborer d’éventuelles interventions en faveur de l’équilibre entre vie professionnelle et vie privée
            • Étape 4 — Suivi à l’aide d’indicateurs au sein des systèmes de suivi et d’évaluation
            • Étude de cas fictive 1 — Concilier travail rémunéré et garde d’enfants
            • Étude de cas fictive 2 — Concilier travail posté et garde d’enfants
            • Étude de cas fictive 3 — Équilibrer les soins pour soi-même et pour les autres
            • Étude de cas fictive 4 — Concilier la garde des enfants et des personnes âgées avec le travail posté
            • Autres ressources
          • Outil 5 — Définir les partenariats et la gouvernance à plusieurs niveaux — Identifier les partenaires pertinents, le rôle des experts sur les questions de genre et la composition des comités de suivi
            • Étapes pour la définition des partenariats et de la gouvernance à plusieurs niveaux
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          • Outil 6 — Élaborer des indicateurs quantitatifs et qualitatifs pour faire progresser l’égalité de genre
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            • FEDER et Fonds de cohésion (mêmes indicateurs communs)
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          • Outil 7 — Définir des critères de sélection de projets sensibles au genre
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            • Liste de contrôle pour guider la préparation des appels à propositions de projets
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            • Outil complémentaire 7.a — Conventions tenant compte de la dimension de genre avec les personnes responsables de l’exécution des projets
          • Outil 8 — Contrôler les allocations de ressources en faveur de l’égalité de genre dans les Fonds de l’UE
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          • Outil 9 — Intégrer l’égalité de genre dans la conception des projets
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            • Étape 1 — Alignement sur les objectifs et indicateurs en matière de genre des accords de partenariat et des programmes opérationnels
            • Étape 2 — Élaboration et demande de projet
            • Étape 3 — Mise en œuvre du projet
            • Étape 4 — Évaluation du projet
          • Outil 10 — Intégrer une perspective de genre dans les processus de suivi et d’évaluation
            • Étapes pour intégrer une perspective de genre dans les processus de S & E
            • Autres ressources
          • Outil 11 — Rendre compte des dépenses de ressources en faveur de l’égalité de genre dans les Fonds de l’UE
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The information on this page was last updated in December 2022. The information was collected in the process of EIGE’s 2021 data collection on institutional mechanisms for the promotion of gender equality and gender mainstreaming.

Legislative and policy framework

The principle of equality is enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria adopted in 1991. Article 6(2) of the Constitution states that ‘All citizens are equal before the law. No restrictions on rights or privileges based on race, nationality, ethnicity, sex, origin, religion, education, beliefs, political affiliation, personal or social status or property are allowed’.[1]

The Law on Equality between Women and Men (Закон за равнопоставеност на жените и мъжете) adopted in 2016 is the main legal document on gender equality.[2] It includes a legal obligation to implement gender mainstreaming under Article 4(1) which sets out that the state’s policy on equality between women and men shall be implemented through ‘integrating the principle of equality between women and men in legislation and all national, regional and local policies, strategies programmes and plans’.[3] However, there are no provisions regarding enforcement or sanctions. In addition, since January 2004, the Law on Protection from Discrimination (Закон за защита от дискриминацията) prohibits discrimination on a broad range of grounds, including sex (Article 3).[4]

The National Strategy for Promoting the Equality of Women and Men 2021-2030 (Национална стратегия за насърчаване на равнопоставеността на жените и мъжете 2021-2030 г.) is the key policy document in the field of gender equality and gender mainstreaming.[5] This initiative builds on the strategy of the same name, in place from 2016-2020, and with reviews of progress achieved being conducted by an inter-departmental working group.

The strategy is implemented through annual national plans for promoting gender equality. The current action plan in place is the Action Plan for the Promotion of Equality Between Women and Men 2021-2022 (Национален план за действие за насърчаване на равнопоставеността на жените и мъжете за периода 2021 - 2022 г.). The action plan does not have targets but has detailed quantitative indicators for monitoring change and designated agencies responsible for collecting data.

The Strategy and Action Plan Priority Areas

  1. Equality of women and men in the labour market and ensuring an equal level of economic independence
  2. Reducing the gender pay gap and reducing disparities in income
  3. Promoting equality between women and men in decision-making processes
  4. Combating violence against women and supporting victims
  5. Overcoming gender stereotypes based on sex in different areas of public life and combating sexism

The budget is partly costed.[6] The plans are assessed annually, with the yearly ‘Report on Equality between Women and Men in Bulgaria’ (Доклад за равнопоставеността на жените и мъжете в България).[7] These reports include a focus on sex-disaggregated data.

Structures

Government equality bodies

The governmental equality body is the Equal Opportunities, Anti-discrimination and Social Assistance Department (the department) within the Disability Policy, Equal Opportunities and Social Assistance Policy Directorate, within the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (MLSP).[8] Since 2000, the MLSP has developed and coordinated gender equality policy, according to the Decree of the Council of Ministers No. 155 of 2000, prom. 65 of 2000. The department has held this responsibility since 2004.

The Minister’s mandate is set out under Article 7 of the Law on Equality between Women and Men, which is implemented through the department. It states that ‘the Minister of Labour and Social Policy manages, coordinates and controls the implementation of state policy on equality between women and men.'

The Minister of Labour and Social Policy Functions

  • Develops and participates in discussions and proposes the adoption and/or amendment of legislation and strategic documents relevant to equality between women and men
  • Organises and manages the activities of the National Council on Equality between women and men
  • Coordinates the development, implementation and reporting of national strategies and plans for their implementation
  • Creates and maintains a system for monitoring gender equality and coordinates the preparation of a report on equality between women and men
  • Provides assistance to the executive authorities to conduct state policy on equality between women and men
  • Represents the State to international organisations and programmes in the field of equality between women and men
  • Manages and coordinates participation in national and international programmes and projects for equality between women and men, including cooperation with other state authorities and organisations
  • Maintains contacts with similar specialised state bodies in other countries and with international organisations active in the field of equality between women and men’.

The Minister of Labour and Social Policy organises monitoring of the implementation of the national policies regarding gender equality and produces an annual monitoring report, but it is presented to the government through the Council of Ministers, not parliament. The personnel resources of the department are three people who work 50-75 % of the time on gender equality specifically.[9]

The National Council on Gender Equality under the Council of Ministers is the coordination structure for gender mainstreaming within the government. Founded in 2004, the department is the secretariat of the National Council on Gender Equality with the Minister of Labour and Social Policy acting as chair.[10] It is a permanent, coordinating and advisory body that assists the Council of Ministers in the development and implementation of state policy on equality between women and men, as well as a body for consultation, cooperation and coordination between central and territorial executive bodies, social partners and civil society.[11] There are 68 members of the Council on Gender Equality, including deputy members, the chair and secretariat members. The Council provides opinions on draft strategic documents and draft legislation containing provisions related to gender equality before they are put forward to the Council of Ministers. It also participates in developing the National Strategy on Gender Equality, proposes measures for promoting the state’s policy on gender equality, and participates in devising quantitative and qualitative indicators needed for the monitoring system.

Independent equality body

The Commission for Protection against Discrimination (СPD) (Комисията за защита от дискриминация) is the independent equality body established in 2005 by the Law on Protection from Discrimination.[12] The CPD is an independent semi-judicial body which aims to prevent discrimination and ensure equal opportunities.

The CPD receives and decides on cases of direct or indirect discrimination based on sex, race, ethnicity, the human genome, nationality, origin, religion or beliefs, education, political affiliation, personal or social status, disability, age, sexual orientation, family situation, property status and any other grounds established in laws or international treaties to which the Republic of Bulgaria is a party. It also conducts research on gender equality issues, integrates gender equality considerations into EU and international affairs, publishes and disseminates gender equality-related information, conducts training, and carries out gender-sensitive analysis of policies and legislation. The CPD publishes an annual report of its activities in accordance with the provision of Art. 40, para. 5 of the Law on Protection from Discrimination.[13]

There are 89 members of staff within the CPD, who spend 25-50 % of their time on gender equality-related projects.

It is very rarely if ever, consulted by the departments or ministries about new or existing policies, laws, or programmes.

Parliamentary body

No parliamentary committee includes gender equality as a specific part of its activity. Different committees can receive or seek information on the progress of gender equality.

Regional structure

Employees in all regional administrations engage in the development and implementation of regional policy on gender equality and contribute to overall national policy. Article 8 of the Law on Equality between Women and Men provides that the central and territorial bodies of the executive power designate employees to coordinate measures regarding equality between women and men. According to Article 10 of the Law, state policy on equality between women and men is implemented by the regional governors and local self-government bodies, together with the territorial units of the ministries, state and executive agencies and other bodies established by law, representative organisations of employees and employers, NGOs working on gender issues and other organisations.

Consultation with civil society

The National Council on Equality between Women and Men is the permanent body for consultation and cooperation between institutions and civil society on the development of gender equality policy.

Methods and tools

Note: the methods and tools listed under this were the focus of EIGE's 2021 assessment. If certain methods and tools are not mentioned in this section, this does not necessarily mean that they are not used at all by Bulgaria.

Gender impact assessment

There is a legal obligation to undertake gender impact assessments when drafting laws, policies, plans and programmes under Article 14 of the Law on the Equality of Women and Men, which states that estimates are to be made on the impact of regulations and strategic documents on gender. The act also states that gender equality coordinators, appointed at the central and regional levels, should participate in this assessment. ‘Impact assessment on gender’ is defined in the act as ‘part of the social assessment [and] includes assessing the impact of regulations and strategic documents on the situation of women and men so that by applying these suggestions to ensure the neutralisation of the discriminatory effects and to promote equality.’ […so that by applying these suggestions discriminatory effects will be neutralised and gender equality promoted].

Gender budgeting

Gender budgeting is practically an unknown concept. Similarly, there is no training at the national level for government staff about gender equality or central initiatives to raise awareness among ministries.

Gender statistics

There is no website or section of website devoted to gender statistics on the website of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).[14] The NSI includes some sex-disaggregated data on demographic issues, mortality, migration, and education. The only way to find such data is by using a keyword search on the NSI’s website.[15] The National Social Security Institute (NSSI) has also collated 20 indicators disaggregated by sex for 2012-2020, and these can be downloaded as a PDF.[16]

There is no national legal obligation to collect statistics disaggregated by sex. The NSI issues publications (sporadically) on the development of the situation of women and men online, in brochures, in flyers and books, such as the statistical publication ‘Women and Men in the Republic of Bulgaria’ with the most recent edition published in 2018.[17]

Monitoring progress

Indicators for monitoring progress on institutional mechanisms for the promotion of gender equality and gender mainstreaming in the EU, under Area H of the Beijing Platform for Action

This section analyses the scores achieved by Bulgaria for data collection in 2021 for the four officially agreed-on indicators on institutional mechanisms for the promotion of gender equality and gender mainstreaming to monitor progress on Area H of the Beijing Platform for Action. It also analyses scores under an expanded measurement framework which includes the role of independent gender equality bodies and assesses the effectiveness of efforts to disseminate statistics disaggregated by sex. Institutional mechanisms refer to national machineries that implement, monitor, evaluate, and mobilise support for policies that promote gender equality and gender mainstreaming. All indicators and sub-indicators are available on the Gender Statistics Database here, including metadata about how the scores are calculated.

For Indicator H1 on the status of commitment to the promotion of gender equality and considering only the governmental commitment in line with the officially adopted indicator, Bulgaria scored 7.2 out of a possible 12, below the EU average of 7.2. It scored 2.5 out of a maximum possible score of 5 on sub-indicator H1e on accountability of the governmental gender equality body, because it has a national action plan and strategy but no regular reporting by the governmental body to the parliament.

Under an expanded measurement framework which includes sub-indicator H1f on the mandate and functions of the independent gender equality body, Bulgaria scored an additional 2.0 points, out of a possible 3. It lost 1.0 point because the mandate of the independent gender equality body is gender equality combined with other non-discrimination areas, rather than exclusively focused on gender equality. The overall score of the expanded H1 indicator was 9.5 out of a possible 15, slightly above the EU average of 9.1.

Indicator H2 analyses the personnel resources of the national gender equality bodies. For sub-indicator H2a, regarding the governmental body, Bulgaria scored 0.0, out of the 2 points available, which was lower than the EU average of 1.0, because there are 0-5 people employed in the governmental body working on gender equality. For sub-indicator H2b, regarding the independent body, Bulgaria’s score was 1.5, out of 2 points available, against the EU average of 0.7, because it was better resourced with 25-100 people employed working on gender equality. For both sub-indicators, the maximum 2 points was awarded where the number of employees was over 100 as an indication of the body being sufficiently resourced.

Indicator H3 relates to gender mainstreaming. Here, Bulgaria scored 6.0 out of a maximum possible 12, which was above the EU average of 5.1. Bulgaria scored 1.0 points, out of the maximum possible score of 6, on sub-indicator H3c on the commitment to and use of methods and tools for gender mainstreaming because there is a legal obligation to undertake ex-ante gender impact assessment.

Under an expanded measurement framework which includes sub-indicator H3d on consultation of the independent equality body, Bulgaria scored 6.0 points out of a maximum possible score of 14, which was also higher than the EU average of 5.4. Under this sub-indicator, Bulgaria lost both available points because the independent gender equality body is only consulted by departments or ministries on the gender impact of new or existing policies, laws or programmes in a few cases.

For Indicator H4 on the production and dissemination of statistics disaggregated by sex, Bulgaria scored 0.0 points, below the EU average of 3.4, because it does not commit to collecting data disaggregated by sex and does not have a relevant website dedicated to gender statistics to facilitate dissemination.

References

Endnotes

[1] Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria, promulgated in State Gazette. No. 56/1991 https://www.parliament.bg/en/const

[2] Law on equality of women and men, promulgated in State Gazette No. 33 of 26 April 2016 https://www.lex.bg/bg/laws/ldoc/2136803101

[3] Law on equality of women and men (2016)

[4] Law on Protection from Discrimination, promulgated in State Gazette No. 86/2003, in force since 1 January 2004 https://www.mlsp.government.bg/uploads/1/blgarsko-zakonodatelstvo/zakon-za-zasita-ot-diskriminaciq-zagl-izm-dv-br-68-ot-2006-g.pdf

[5] National strategy for promoting the equality of women and men for the period 2021-2030 https://www.strategy.bg/StrategicDocuments/View.aspx?lang=bg-BG&Id=1343

[6] According to the National Strategy for Promoting the Equality of Women and Men 2021-2030, the plans for its implementation include information on financial resources that will ensure the implementation of the set measures. The state, municipal budgets, European programmes, and other international sources primarily fund the activities of the strategy.

[7] The annual reports “Equality between Women and Men in Bulgaria” are available here: https://www.mlsp.government.bg/blgarsko-zakonodatelstvo

[8] Minister of Labour and Social Policy (n.d.) Department for Equal Opportunities, Anti-Discrimination and Social Assistance https://www.mlsp.government.bg/koi-sme-nie

[9] No information is available on financial resources.

[10] Founded under CMD No. 313 of 17.11.2004, promulgated is State Gazette, No.104 of 26 November 2004.

[11] Minister of Labour and Social Policy (n.d.) Institutional Mechanism https://www.mlsp.government.bg/institutsionalen-mekhanizm

[12] Commission for the protection against discrimination (n.d.) https://www.kzd-nondiscrimination.com/layout/

[13] Commission for the protection against discrimination (n.d.) https://kzd-nondiscrimination.com/layout/index.php/za-nas

[14] National Statistical Institute (n.d.) Statistical Data https://nsi.bg/en/content/766/statistical-data

[15] National Statistical Institute (n.d.) Keyword search ‘sex’ https://nsi.bg/en/search/node?keys=sex

[16] National Social Security Institute (n.d.) Social indicators by gender 2012-2020 https://www.noi.bg/images/en/statistics/Table_Pol_pokazateli-2012-2020_EN.pdf

[17] National Statistical Institute (2018) Women and Men in the Republic of Bulgaria https://www.nsi.bg/en/content/16817/%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F/women-and-men-republic-bulgaria-2018
For more general information, please see: National Statistical Institute (n.d.) Keyword search ‘women’ https://www.nsi.bg/en/search/node?keys=women

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