… with gender gaps consistently being to the detriment of womenWomen are consistently disadvantaged compared to men in … gaps increasing with age or presence of children, and women often shouldering financial responsibility for making …
… To what extent did the plan improve the degree to which: women and men have equal opportunities to ENTER parliament; women and men have equal opportunities to INFLUENCE parliamentary working procedures; women’s concerns and interests have adequate SPACE on the …
… equality in your institution and demonstrate that this work is a priority. Awareness raising is also important … action plan, in a respectful and constructive way. Dont's of mitigating institutional resistance Do not describe the … or politician, or as a plan that is only relevant for women. Do not describe the plan as additional work for the …
… reviewing the measures proposed in the plan. Ensure that women and men with different backgrounds are equally … gender balanced representation and participation of women and men with different backgrounds. Findings from … the measure to limit the chances that they will object; work towards a consensus by refining the measure in a manner …
… the measures in the plan are embedded into the regular work of your institution (e.g. into the daily activities of … been achieved (e.g. by tracking changes to the share of women and men training participants, or the number of women … Data needed to monitor performance and sources(s) of the data for every action included in your gender …
… ). Austrian Federal Chancellery (2009), ‘Women’s advancement plan for the Parliamentary Directorate’ ( … the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay …
… human and financial resources for ensuring the plan’s success. High-level working groups or committees The tool … promote gender mainstreaming in their own legislative work, and carry out oversight of gender equality in government action. Women’s caucuses This tool describes how women’s caucuses …
… timeframe; steps that will be taken to monitor the plan’s implementation and evaluate whether it has achieved its … of exclusion and discrimination for different groups of women and men. Parliaments can design tailored measures in … ensure that they have opportunities to contribute to the work of parliament with an equal voice). See EIGE’s brief on …