Social attributes and opportunities associated with being female and male and to the relationships between women and men and girls and boys, as well as to the relations between women and those between men.
… This domain refers to gender mainstreaming measures within political parties that … parliament. The internal organisation and procedures of a gender-sensitive party allow the implementation of rules to assure a gender-balanced representation in the party. Data from the EU …
… the extent to which the national electoral system is gender-sensitive and explores whether and how gender quotas are applied. The existence of a legal framework … equal access is a pre-condition to the establishment of gender-sensitive public institutions, like parliaments. The …
… A gender-sensitive parliament is aware of and attends to the … Area 5 has two domains: The first domain focuses on gender-sensitive organisation of parliament spaces. The …
… output, the distinct product of which is legislation. A gender-sensitive parliament produces gender-sensitive legislation that benefits women and men and … to which the legislation produced by the parliament is gender-sensitive. The OSCE (2017b) notes that ‘The …
… but also outward-oriented, as it lays the foundation for gender-sensitive legislation processes. A gender-sensitive parliament can systematically bring to the … women’s interests and concerns. In order to do so, a gender-sensitive parliament must have formal institutional …
… domain focuses on MPs’ presence and capacity, by assessing gender balance in the parliament’s composition. The second … measures. The third domain looks at the organisation, gender-equality procedures and working conditions of …
… (MPs) and parliamentary employees. The rationale is that a gender-sensitive parliament is one that assures equal … (parliaments as legislative bodies) elements of gender-sensitivity. Firstly, the impact of the legal … participation. Freedom from discrimination on the basis of gender is also considered, in view of the OESC-ODIHR …
… In order to make gender-sensitivity a measurable concept, five areas defining specific aspects of parliaments’ gender-sensitivity have been identified through literature … Read more about how the tool was developed Work on the gender-sensitive parliaments’ tool began in 2015 with an …
… Gender-sensitive facilities From guns to babies – UK: Making … and staff’s children since 1999. Source: www.bundestag.de Gender-sensitive communication Gender-neutral language in documents and communication …
… Gender mainstreaming and laws Equality Law – Spain: A national framework to support gender equality The Equality Law of 2007 focuses on the right … Inter-Ministerial Commission on Equality, the inclusion of gender impact reports in every law or national plan, as well …
… House of Commons Administration Committee on the findings Gender Assessment of the Constituent Assembly – Tunisia: … NDI (2013). Tunisia’s National Constituent Assembly. Gender Assessment The Good Parliament - report on the UK … meet the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s globally influential “Gender Sensitive Parliaments” framework. Source: Childs, S. …
… Examples of gender-sensitive practices in parliaments by the five areas … on parliamentary agenda Area 4: The parliament produces gender-sensitive LEGISLATION Area 5: The parliament complies …
… of Women’s Representation in Parliament and the Passing of Gender Sensitive Policies . Barnes A. and Munn-Rivard L. (2012). Gender-sensitive Parliaments . 1. Advancement in the … Women’s Interests through Representative Claims . Gender & Politics, 10 (2014), pp. 149 –174. Childs, S. and …
… schemes, part-time, remote working/tele-working. Gender Equality Training (GET) : Is a ‘tool, strategy, and … to effect individual and collective transformation towards gender equality through consciousness raising, empowering … skill development'. It is an important component of the gender-mainstreaming strategy, and is recognised as such by …
… for parliaments; it supports the assessment of the gender-sensitivity of elected bodies at regional, national, … procedures and outputs of the assembly respect and promote gender equality. All internal staff, including administrative … from the assessment, which highlights areas in which gender equality can be improved. The users of the data …
… tool to support parliaments in assessing and monitoring gender-sensitivity in terms of their organisation and working … The European Union is strongly committed to promoting gender equality in accordance with international and European … value, an EU objective and a driver for economic growth. Gender equality means that women and men have equal …
… sections – one per each area for measuring parliaments’ gender-sensitivity. The sections are assessed together and separately to measure the parliament's gender sensitivity. The tool is available in five different … tool has been designed to give a snapshot of the level of gender-sensitivity of the parliament. It is a self-assessment …