Uppdrag till Göteborgs universitet om stöd till myndigheternas arbete med jämställdhetsintegrering IJ2008/1467/JÄM
Support to Governemt agencies (JÄMI) 2008-2010
In 2008 the Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research was commissioned by the government to set up a program to support governmental agencies in their work with gender mainstreaming., The Program JÄMI was set up and lasted until the end of 2010. In the Government’s instructions to the Secretariat, four assignments were specified: to develop methods, create forums, inform, and create opportunities for support structures. As a response, the Secretariat outlined JÄMI, a programme consisting of a wide range of activities, studies, workshops, seminars, round-table discussions, forums, networks, national and international conferences, a summer school, an undergraduate course, various publications, websites, databases, and newsletters. The work was conducted in consultation and collaboration with various organisations and experts from academia, government offices, non-government organisations (NGOs), and consultants worldwide. The outcomes from the programme can be found at their web site and includes facts and reports and a litterature review of research on gender mainstreaming and a study of gender aspects of the state budget since the 1980:s.