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  • Data collection on gender-responsive public procurement in the EU: Methodological report

    The European Institute for Gender Equality defines gender-responsive public procurement (GRPP) as ‘a gender mainstreaming tool to promote gender equality through public procurement. GRPP is procurement that promotes gender equality through the goods, services or works being purchased. EIGE, in its work on gender mainstreaming and in particular gender budgeting, seeks to promote gender equality in how public resources are...

  • Gender-responsive evaluation

    Gender-responsive evaluation is an assessment aimed at: independently measuring progress towards achieving intended gender-related objectives and goals set out in policies, programmes and projects evaluating from a gender perspective the relevant processes, activities, outputs, outcomes and impacts of an intervention. As a gender mainstreaming method, gender-responsive evaluation is applicable to all types of interventions, including those not necessarily aimed at...

  • Gender Equality in Academia and Research GEAR tool step-by-step guide

    The Gender Equality in Academia and Research (GEAR) tool provides concrete and practical guidelines for developing Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) that are tailored to an organisation’s specific contextand conditions, and that are compatible with the Horizon Europe requirements. Based on practical experience and examples, it provides detailed information on what a GEP is and which stakeholders should be involved, why...

  • Gender in Research

    Promoting gender equality is a key principle of the EU in all its activities. European research still shows a pronounced under-representation of women, particularly in the hard sciences and in leadership positions. Gender equality in research is essential not only for fairness and inclusiveness, but because it could help address current and future deficits in skilled labour within the EU...

  • Gender-responsive public procurement: the key to fair and efficient public spending in the EU

    Public institutions in the EU are major investors, spending some €2 trillion per year on the purchase of goods, services and works. Their procurement practices can directly promote gender equality, support sustainable procurement and improve efficiency in public spending. This is what gender-responsive public procurement (GRPP) is. Yet policymakers are unfamiliar with this promising approach, and authorities in the EU...

  • Gender-responsive Public Procurement in the EU: Report

    The European Institute for Gender Equality carried out the project ‘Supporting gender equality in the economy through public procurement’ with the overall aim of contributing to a more gender-equal distribution of economic resources in the EU. This report presents the main research findings of this project, followed by a selection of case studies and policy recommendations. The research findings suggest...

  • Gender equality plans in academia and research: roadmap to effective implementation

    The EU’s new Research & Innovation funding programme, Horizon Europe, addresses gender inequalities and gender bias in the research area. All organisations applying for funding must have a gender equality plan (GEP) in place to be eligible for funding. A GEP is a systematic and strategic instrument that aims to combat and reduce gender imbalances and gender inequalities. EIGE’s gender...

  • Gender equality plans in academia and research: success factors and obstacles

    There are success factors that support gender equality work in research and innovation (R & I) organisations and in research funding bodies like the involvement of stakeholders and capacity building. When these elements are present in organisations, efforts towards gender equality are more likely to succeed. These success factors can also be understood as basic requirements or impact drivers to...

  • Gender-responsive Public Procurement: Step-by-step toolkit

    This practical step-by-step toolkit for implementing gender-responsive public procurement (GRPP) in the EU is designed for contracting authorities at national, regional and local level, including EU institutions, bodies and agencies. It supports public sector buyers in advancing gender equality through the use of GRPP. It is also designed to be useful to policymakers and practi­tioners working towards gender equality and...

  • Gender-responsive public procurement

    Gender-responsive public procurement (GRPP) is a gender mainstreaming tool to promote gender equality through public procurement. GRPP promotes gender equality through the goods, services or works being purchased. This means that buyers and suppliers examine the impact of all contracted activities on women’s and men’s needs, interests and concerns, and design and deliver contracts in a way that reduces inequalities...