… Key aspects The gendermainstreaming support structure needs to have clearly defined … tasks from the outset. Precise organisational form of the gendermainstreaming support structure needs to be mapped out …
… Rationale Different goals for the advancement of gender equality are appropriate for different organisations, … this framework as a background for the implementation of gendermainstreaming, it is essential to specify the overriding …
… Key aspects Communications strategy for the introduction of gendermainstreaming that creates transparency, raises awareness and … transparency, it is necessary to have a clear concept of gendermainstreaming and to pursue a stringent strategy . …
… tools that have been custom-made to suit requirements Gendermainstreaming methods are to be incorporated directly into … application should be mandatory Methods for implementing gendermainstreamingGendermainstreaming methods describe a …
… aspects Experience shows that the effects of measures like gender equality training can fade quickly if they are only … or if they constitute the only measure for introducing gendermainstreaming. plan and develop the requisite gender equality …
… Rationale When introducing gendermainstreaming, it is important to consider what information … will be needed to ensure a well-founded implementation. A gender information management system helps to collect, …
… The gendermainstreaming strategy aims to change an organisation’s … the organisation’s activities support the advancement of gender equality in all of an organisation’s fields of … in implementing organisational change as part of gendermainstreaming (background paper), but also for providing a …
… continuously and changes may also need to be made to the gendermainstreaming strategy . Example UNDP had its gendermainstreaming strategy 1995-2005 evaluated in order to …
… Gendermainstreaming, change and resistance This section of the … agents of change within an organisation. When supporting gender equality they are the group who are especially … to the specific topic of gender equality or gendermainstreaming but they can be a reaction to change as such. …
… Gender, gender equality and gendermainstreaming are contested … For example, gender is referred to as “ideology” or gendermainstreaming is labelled as a strategy of re-education. …
… level, resistance might develop because the subject of gender is often taken as a matter of a person’s identity. … Sometimes people feel uncomfortable with the term gender because their perception of the concept also … Therefore it should be communicated very clearly that mainstreaming a gender perspective within an organisation is …
… 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 …