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… Gender, gender equality and gender mainstreaming are contested … – or they may politically reject the idea of gender equality, using these arguments as a discursive resource to …

… 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 … Also persons may feel personally targeted when gender equality is introduced as a subject because they think they …

… 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 and …

… advantages and benefits of change processes targeted at gender equality. IN the following section we present typical questions on gender mainstreaming and which possible answers can be useful …

… Conducting an organisational analysis Developing a gender mainstreaming strategy and a working plan 2. Implementation phase Establishing a gender mainstreaming support structure Setting gender equality objectives Communicating gender mainstreaming …

… The ILO Action Plan for Gender Equality 2010-15 Since 1999 the ILO promotes gender equality by using Action Plans. The Action Plan …

… Gender Audits by the International Labour Organisation The … and other international organisations have conducted gender audits and also published manual or Handbook on the … A report written on the current situation of gender equality includes good practices as well as recommendations …

… 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 … the organisational process on mainstreaming gender equality. The Gender Strategy 2006 to 2010 is introduced here …

… Gender Equality Framework Programme by the Federal State of Berlin … Berlin as one of 16 Federal States in Germany developed a Gender Equality Framework Programme (GPR). In April this year the …

… 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 …

… The Swedish Gender Mainstreaming Manual The Manual was published in 2007 … as an official report of the government. Its title is: “Gender Mainstreaming Manual - A book of practical methods … was published together with background material (“Gender Equality in Public Services - Some useful advice on gender …

… Gender Equality Competence Training approach in Finland The “gender glasses” project was set up in 2007 with the aim to … A handbook in support of the government ministries’ gender equality work”(2013). The handbook also has a section to test …

… Action Plans on gender mainstreaming in Ministerial and Regional policies in Greece The General Secretariat for Gender Equality is responsible to implement gender equality policies …

… Evaluation of gender mainstreaming in the UNDP The independent evaluation … was done in 2005. It assessed UNDP’s performance in gender mainstreaming and the promotion of gender equality from 1995 to 2005. The evaluation responded to …

… Rationale When introducing gender mainstreaming, it is important to consider what … will be needed to ensure a well-founded implementation. A gender information management system helps to collect, … material about the priority areas of the European gender equality strategy. EIGE: Gender Statistics Link to the T&M …

… Gender equality action plans describe the specialist technical side … health care. For each field, they describe which gender equality goals are to be pursued using which measures in …

… 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 …

… continuously, and changes may also need to be made to the gender mainstreaming strategy . Example UNDP had its gender mainstreaming strategy 1995-2005 evaluated in order to increase its effectiveness. UNDP’s new Gender Equality Strategy 2014 to 2017 includes the announcement that …

… Gender mainstreaming, change and resistance This section of … agents of change within an organisation. When supporting gender equality they are the group who are especially confronted …

… In accordance with the Guide’s steps for introducing gender mainstreaming, key questions for the organisational … accountability and strengthening commitment Is promoting gender equality part of the organisation’s general mandate? Does the …