The EU gender equality strategy acknowledges that the policies under the European Green Deal affect women and men differently. To leverage the full potential of green policies it is crucial to recognise the synergies between the European Green Deal and the EU gender equality strategy, and thus address the gender and intersectional dimension of these policies. A gender-responsive evaluation for...
This report assesses the state of gender equality in the European Parliament and in national parliaments in the European Union (EU). Achieving gender-sensitive parliaments requires prioritising gender equality as a social, political and economic objective and transforming parliaments’ culture, processes, practices and outputs towards advancing gender equality. The report presents the findings of the second European Institute for Gender Equality...
Foresight is the method of anticipating future developments and potential risks to inform strategic planning. In the EU, foresight has been integrated into policymaking since 2021 to create evidence-based strategies that anticipate future trends, risks and opportunities. The EU is mandated to incorporate a gender perspective into all policies and activities to achieve gender equality, and foresight is no exception...
As bastions of democracy and guardians of gender equality, gender-sensitive parliaments ensure that there are no barriers for women and men in all their diversity to participate equally and have equal influence over decision-making. They serve as a positive example of safe, gender-equal workplaces that ensure that everyone – members of parliament (MPs) and parliamentary staff alike – has equal...
Gender equality action plans are gender mainstreaming tools that outline the specific actions an institution will take to advance gender equality in their organisation. Institutions are not gender-neutral entities, as gender inequalities may be perpetuated through policies, activities and organisational culture. Gender equality action plans enable institutions to address the identified inequalities within their organisations by integrating a gender perspective...
This tool provides practical step-by-step guidance to parliaments at the EU, national and regional levels to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate a gender equality action plan. The tool describes how to: plan the process of establishing a gender equality action plan from start to finish set up the necessary support structures and conditions that are required to success fully execute...
This report outlines the approach and methodology used in the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) 2021 data collection on institutional mechanisms for the promotion of gender equality and gender mainstreaming.
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...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) collected data from all European Union (EU) Member States to assess the situation of institutional mechanisms for the promotion of gender equality and gender mainstreaming in December 2021.
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...
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...
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...
