… that makes it possible to identify, in a preventative way, the likelihood of a given decision having negative consequences for thestate of equality between women and men. The central …
… The Council of the European Union, in its conclusions from 2006, noted that … still needs to either be put in place or reinforced. The Council urged in particular to improve and strengthen the development and regular use of gender impact assessment …
… The implementation of a gender impact assessment in the European Union is not homogenous. Although gender impact assessment has been developed both at the European level (European Commission) and in many Member …
… Actors involved Guidelines Strenghts and weaknesses Model The European Commission deploys a variety of methods in its approach to gender mainstreaming. These methods span the whole policy cycle, from policy definition, through implementation to monitoring and evaluation. In the policy-definition phase, gender impact assessment is …
… all drafted legislation starting from its inception within the responsible ministries up to parliament. As part of this procedure, the dimension of gender equality has to be addressed with … in the drafting of legal and policy measures at thestate and the regional level. However, there seems to be a …
… Gender impact assessment is legislated in Catalonia and the law requires that a gender perspective must be included in every law approved by the regional government. It also established that reports … decrees shall incorporate a gender impact assessment of the measures included in the regulation. In 2001, a …
… assessment was established in Lower Saxony in 2004, in the framework of gender-mainstreaming work. As a consequence, … have to perform a gender impact assessment, as set out in the Joint Rules of Procedure of theState Government and Ministries in Lower Saxony . The way to …