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Gender Institutional Transformation

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  • 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

Examples

1. Preparation phase

  1. Creating accountability and strengthening commitment
  2. Allocating resources
  3. Conducting an organisational analysis
  4. Developing a gender mainstreaming strategy and a working plan

2. Implementation phase

  1. Establishing a gender mainstreaming support structure
  2. Setting gender equality objectives
  3. Communicating gender mainstreaming
  4. Introducing gender mainstreaming methods and tools
  5. Developing gender equality competence
  6. Establishing a gender information management system
  7.  Launching gender equality action plans
  8. Promoting equal opportunities within the organisation’s personnel

3. Evaluation and follow-up phase

  1. Monitoring and evaluating the process of institutionalising gender mainstreaming

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