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.

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Step-by-step toolkits for institutions

Gender-responsive Public Procurement

This practical toolkit to implement gender-responsive public procurement (GRPP) across the different stages of the procurement cycle is designed for contracting authorities at all levels, including EU institutions, bodies and agencies. It will also support policymakers and practitioners working towards gender equality and gender mainstreaming.

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Gender mainstreaming
Gender Responsive Public Procurement

Gender Budgeting

This step-by-step toolkit aims to assist managing authorities in the European Union to apply gender budgeting tools in the processes of the European Union Funds under shared management. It offers a variety of tools and highlights promising practices from different EU Member States.

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Gender mainstreaming
Gender Budgeting

Gender Equality in Academia and Research - GEAR tool

The Gender Equality in Academia and Research (GEAR) tool provides universities and research organisations with practical advice and tools through all stages of institutional change, from setting up a gender equality plan to evaluating its real impact.

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Gender mainstreaming
Gender Equality in Academia and Research

Gender-sensitive Parliaments

This is an online tool to support national parliaments of EU member states and the European Parliament in assessing and monitoring gender-sensitivity in terms of their organisation and working procedures.

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Gender mainstreaming
Gender-sensitive parliaments

Gender Impact Assessment

Does a law, policy or programme reduce, maintain or increase the gender inequalities between women and men? This step-by-step guide helps institutions identify where policies are causing or strengthening gender inequalities and how they can be effectively re-directed. It provides both a theoretical model of gender impact assessment and real, hands-on information from several EU Member States on its practical...

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Gender mainstreaming
Gender Impact Assessment
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  • Pour une formation efficace à l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes: analyse des conditions préalables et des facteurs de réussite - Principaux résultats

    Ce document est une synthèse des résultats de l’étude approfondie de la formation à l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes, réalisée par l’Institut européen pour l’égalité entre les hommes et les femmes (EIGE) dans le cadre d’un projet mené sur deux ans et intitulé «Formation à la dimension de genre dans l’Union européenne: cartographie, recherche et engagement des parties...

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  • Efficacité des mécanismes institutionnels destinés à favoriser l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes: Principaux résultats

    Available in DE, EN, FR, LT Related publications: Report: Efficacité des mécanismes institutionnels destinés à favoriser l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes Fact sheet: Gender equality and institutional Mechanisms available in EN, LT More information EU Indicators for the Beijing Platform for Action area H. Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women EIGE's work on gender mainstreaming

    Topics
    • Agriculture and rural development
    • Culture
    • Digital agenda
    • Economic and financial affairs
    • Education
    • Employment
    • Energy
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Environment and climate change
    • Health
    • Justice
    • Maritime affairs and fisheries
    • Migration
    • Poverty
    • Regional policy
    • Research
    • Sport
    • Tourism
    • Transport
    • Youth
    • Violence
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    Available in: EN, DE, FR, LT