Ways in which the situation and needs of, and challenges facing, women and men (and girls and boys) differ, with a view to eliminating inequalities and avoiding their perpetuation, as well as to promoting gender equality within a particular policy, programme or procedure.
… to keep in mind when considering the implementation of gender impact assessment. Policital commitment The gender impact assessment is an instrument for the … the existing situation, as it also includes a prospective dimension . This means that the exercise implies an …
… Commission deploys a variety of methods in its approach to gender mainstreaming. These methods span the whole policy … monitoring and evaluation. In the policy-definition phase, gender impact assessment is integrated within the European … and within the system Risk of overlooking the genderdimension The Commission’s impact assessment should take …
… and academics. Institutional transformation and gender: Key points Gender organizations Types of institutions Gender mainstreaming and institutional transformation …
… The goal of implementing gender mainstreaming is to ensure an output and outcome that contributes to gender equality. To achieve this, the internal mechanisms of … development. This means there is an internal dimension of gender mainstreaming (organisational and …
… The benefits of following a gender equality policy and, in accordance with this policy, implementing gender mainstreaming are manifold. There is an extrinsic as … in regard to the internal (equal opportunities of staff) dimension. There are so called soft and hard incentives to …
… way for that particular organisation to implement gender mainstreaming. The expected results are: an overview … organisation’s strengthens and weaknesses in mainstreaming gender equality the information needed to identify the most promising strategy for introducing or advancing gender mainstreaming This evaluation forms the basis for …
… Gender equality action plans describe the specialist … health care. For each field, they describe which gender equality goals are to be pursued using which measures … Gender equality action plans address the output-dimension of an organisation (according to the SPO-model), …
… The gender mainstreaming strategy aims to change an … the organisation’s activities support the advancement of gender equality in all of an organisation’s fields of intervention (output dimension as per the SPO model). However, promoting equal …
… Gender Strategies of the GTZ (now: GIZ) GIZ is a company … organisation has published several company strategies to gender mainstreaming from the 1990ies on. The strategies each … there are two dimensions in gender equality: one internal dimension Why is the example suitable for promoting …
… The City of Vienna’ Department for gender mainstreaming The gender mainstreaming Department of the City of Vienna … For example, it supports staff to include a genderdimension into policies, programmes and reporting. It …
… Further on, an evaluation of the impact of gender competence development activities should be carried … changes that have resulted from the implementation of the gender competence development initiative, at the individual, … Use gender impact assessment tools to assess the genderdimension of programmes and activities that the organisation …
… General questions about the Gender Statistics Database What gender equality issues are covered? The Database includes … top of the table, and they can be added by clicking on the dimension purple icon and dragging it to the place of the …
… to deal with security, justice, fundamental rights and gender equality. The agencies work on a wide range of … and combating organised crime, human trafficking and gender equality. Since these areas have a lot in common, the … of both women and men. We also aim to highlight the human dimension in all other areas of the network and to bring to …
… This domain assesses the existence of gender mainstreaming structures and tools for parliamentary employees. Gender-sensitive parliaments mainstream gender in their … for new parliamentary employees that includes a genderdimension. Implementing gender mainstreaming tools supports …
… This domain assesses the existence of gender mainstreaming tools and procedures, such as gender equality training, gender equality plans and gender … equality by creating opportunities to incorporate a genderdimension into all areas of their work. They also provide …
… In order to make gender-sensitivity a measurable concept, five areas defining specific aspects of parliaments’ gender-sensitivity have been identified through literature … for the represented’ (Barnes and Munn-Rivard: 2012). This dimension addresses parliamentary procedures (how …
… 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 … efforts to work toward a fairer society include a genderdimension. This online tool is part of a wider effort by EIGE …