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… 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 … to parties interested in assessing their level of gender-sensitivity, such as the OSCE-ODHIR methodology for  Gender …

… 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 …

… (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 …

… In order to make gender-sensitivity a measurable concept, five areas defining specific aspects of parliaments’ gender-sensitivity have been identified through literature …

… 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 …

… Presence and resources of gender equality bodies Delegations for women’s rights and … equal opportunities for women and men – France: Keeping gender on the agenda Both houses of the French Parliament – … complementing each other. Their function is to mainstream gender throughout the legislative process. They are …

… 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 … Inter-Parliamentary Union (2016). Evaluating the gender sensitivity of parliaments . A self-assessment toolkit.  …

… for parliaments; it supports the assessment of the gender-sensitivity of elected bodies at regional, national, and the … procedures and outputs of the assembly respect and promote gender equality. All internal staff, including administrative …

… 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 …

… 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 …