… aspects of organisational culture. Organisations are not gender neutral, they are often aligned with norms like: Real … is put into question if institutional transformation for gender equality is taking place. This can lead to irritation … (Heilman 2012). If the implementation of gendermainstreaming is accompanied by equal opportunities …
… advantages and benefits of change processes targeted at gender equality. IN the following section we present typical questions on gendermainstreaming and which possible answers can be useful to …
… Conducting an organisational analysis Developing a gendermainstreaming strategy and a working plan 2. Implementation phase Establishing a gendermainstreaming support structure Setting gender …
… policies and actions should systematically consider a gender perspective beginning with the planning stage. … both – women and men – need to be committed to the idea of gendermainstreaming and that gender equality is not only about …
… The ILO Action Plan for Gender Equality 2010-15 Since 1999 the ILO promotes gender equality by using Action Plans. The Action Plan … resources such as time and money for implementing gendermainstreaming. It shows that for a thoroughly implementation …
… Gender Audits by the International Labour Organisation The … and other international organisations have conducted gender audits and also published manual or Handbook on the … final report refers among others to the following points: “Mainstreaminggender as a cross-cutting concern within the …
… Gender Strategies of the GTZ (now: GIZ) GIZ is a company … organisation has published several company strategies to gendermainstreaming from the 1990ies on. The strategies each are …
… Gender Equality Framework Programme by the Federal State of … Berlin as one of 16 Federal States in Germany developed a Gender Equality Framework Programme (GPR). In April this year … of the State of berlin to find ways to implement gendermainstreaming in all different departments. Principles which …
… This information portal serves as a national resource for gender equality. The portal offers a wider range of information and news about gender equality in Sweden, examples of good practices as well … of support to government agencies in their gendermainstreaming work. The platform offers: Information and …
… The Swedish GenderMainstreaming Manual The Manual was published in 2007 as an official report of the government. Its title is: “GenderMainstreaming Manual - A book of practical methods …
… Gender competence development initiatives do not end with the … newly acquired knowledge that staff have gained during the gender competence development initiative, additional tools … should be provided with space to continue to develop their gender-equality competences after the training session. …
… In accordance with the Guide’s steps for introducing gendermainstreaming, key questions for the organisational change … accountability and strengthening commitment Is promoting gender equality part of the organisation’s general mandate? …
… and competencies match the needs of the organisation . Gender-equality practitioners can have different backgrounds. … can rely on existing national qualification standards for gender professionals , where they exist, to assess the … able to go beyond purely technical understanding of gendermainstreaming, to allow for real transformative process. …
… of the programme . At the individual level , the gender competence development initiative should have the … outcomes of: Raising awareness about the relevance of gender-equality considerations in various policy areas; Lowering resistance to mainstream gender-equality issues; Developing knowledge and skills on …
… to find the relevant expertise and to develop effective gender equality training, commissioning authorities should … of their organisation, its needs and the findings from the gender organisational assessment. The checklist below … for drafting clear and relevant terms of reference for gender-equality training Present the organisation The nature, …
… Gender-equality training provides participant(s) with the … them to contribute to the effective implementation of the gender-mainstreaming strategy in their field, organisation, …
… the activities carried out by the parliament to oversee gender equality in government action, to monitor the … international conventions and agreements, ; to monitor the gender impact of legislation and arrange gender-oriented … sufficient capacity and appropriate mandates for gendermainstreaming. Such mandates can include powers for gender …
… This domain assesses the existence of gendermainstreaming structures and tools for parliamentary employees. Gender-sensitive parliaments mainstream gender in their …