Gender Mainstreaming in der Legistik
Aims and objectives
The main purpose of gender mainstreaming in legislation is to ensure that legal norms will not exacerbate let alone provoke gender-specific discrimination, since laws and regulations are not gender neutral.
Results and impact
The published “Guidelines for Gender Mainstreaming in Legislation” provides a tool set for a gender impact assessment for (planned) laws.
Creator/owner/responsible institution
Federal Minister for Women and Civil Service (within the Federal Chancellery)
Contact: frauen@bka.gv.at
Contents/activities/services
Laws and regulations need to be systematically screened for their gender-related impact already at the initial drafting stage. In the course of such screenings the consequences and side effects of planned legal norms can be pinpointed and rectified and/or avoided. The Guidelines for Gender Mainstreaming in Legislation provide users at federal, state and municipal level with practice-oriented proposals on how to achieve the goals set. The Guidelines are supplemented by a check-list and a catalogue of questions. Central question: What is the impact of the foreseen law or regulation on the level of the actual equal opportunities? Will the level be raised, stay constant or decreased?