Policy tool for the screening of a given policy proposal, in order to detect and assess its differential impact or effects on women and men, so that these imbalances can be redressed before the proposal is endorsed.
… All regulations, policies and programmes relevant to gender affect the living conditions and access to resources … for women and men. This effect is known as ‘genderimpact’. An assessment of the genderimpact of any initiative involves a …
… how the policy or legislative measure will contribute to gender-equality , as well as to assess the foreseen impact in gender relations . Once the effects of the proposed … gathered during earlier steps of the genderimpactassessment . The more information obtained, the better the …
… When performing the genderimpactassessment, it is important to to take into account an … proposed within it. To do this, central bodies for gender equality may have a fundamental role, since this is …
… Commission deploys a variety of methods in its approach to gender mainstreaming. These methods span the whole policy … and evaluation. In the policy-definition phase, genderimpactassessment is integrated within the European Commission’s …
… and weaknesses Model Since 1 January 2013, a regulatory impactassessment should accompany all drafted legislation starting … to parliament. As part of this procedure, the dimension of gender equality has to be addressed with respect to benefits, …
… Model At the end of 2013, Belgium adopted the Regulatory ImpactAssessment (RIA), which is a preliminary assessment of … as well as on public authority. It includes a section on gender. The RIA integrates 21 subjects among which four are …
… Actors involved Guidelines Strenghts and weaknesses Model Genderimpact assessments have been required by law in the Basque … Equality Act, which regulates in detail the genderimpactassessment process. Genderimpactassessment was applied for …
… Extrinsic motivation Greater gender equality can contribute to tackle future challenges in … term financing of social security systems are related to gender equality. Making an “Economic Case” for gender … results. However, gender stereotypes can lead to a flawed assessment of performance. Research has consistently …
… aspects Experience shows that the effects of measures like gender equality training can fade quickly if they are only … accountability system Key factors that increase the impact of gender equality training on individual … A competence development plan should be based on a needs assessment and should contain: the aims of competence …