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… proposals should be put forward that will promote gender equality in response to the existing situation. To do this, one should identify how gender equality could be strengthened in the different parts … companies and care work; promoting the use of gender statistics and studies; preventing gender-based violence; …

… to keep in mind when considering the implementation of gender impact assessment. Policital commitment The gender  impact assessment is an instrument for the … that is heavily dependent on sex-disaggregated data, statistics and information , which are too often missing. …

… 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 … gender experts from the different fields. In any case, statistics and indicators on gender gaps are not enough. …

… Actors involved Guidelines Strenghts and weaknesses Model Gender impact assessment has not been formally regulated so … Denmark, where it nonetheless derives from the most recent Gender Mainstreaming Action Plan (2007-2011), and the … with step two, and must be supported by relevant data and statistics. For the second step (scoping), four questions …

… Extrinsic motivation Greater gender equality can contribute to tackle future challenges in … term financing of social security systems are related to gender equality. Making an “Economic Case” for gender … results . For example, taking into account differentiated statistics as well as knowledge on gender issues in the …

… 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 … with all forms of social categories. For example statistics show that handicapped women in average are worse …

… Gender Equality Competence Training approach in Finland The “gender glasses” project was set up in 2007 with the aim to educate the national administration staff on gender mainstreaming. The training sequences are offered to …

… Rationale When introducing gender mainstreaming, it is important to consider what information (e.g. statistics, research results, practical examples etc.) will be needed to ensure a well-founded implementation. A gender information management system helps to collect, …

… 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? … actively distributed amongst staff members? Are all statistics that are produced or used by the organisation …

… The City of Vienna’ Department for gender mainstreaming The gender mainstreaming Department of the City of Vienna … context. It also publishes reports on sex aggregated statistics. Questions and answers What does the example show? …

… The Gender Knowledge Platform of the GIZ The Gender Knowledge Platform offers a wide range of information … service for staff looking for more information or gender statistics. Therefore it stimulates learning in a playful and …

… to parliament. As part of this procedure, the dimension of gender equality has to be addressed with respect to benefits, … of application of impact assessment and therefore also of gender impact assessment affects all laws, ordinances, other … each competent ministry are thus in charge of addressing gender-related aspects as part of this more general impact …

… weaknesses Model There is no legal obligation to conduct gender impact assessments in Finland. Yet, the Act on … Equality between Women and Men (1986/609) includes a broad gender mainstreaming obligation for public officials, which … and missing information. Assess the gender impact. Analyse statistics and other available information. Commission …

… Actors involved Guidelines Strenghts and weaknesses Model Gender impact assessment is a relatively common instrument to support gender-mainstreaming implementation in Sweden. It appears to … equality analysis: while the first entails reporting statistics and other data disaggregated by sex, in order to …

… tools that have been custom-made to suit requirements Gender mainstreaming methods are to be incorporated directly … application should be mandatory Methods for implementing gender mainstreaming Gender mainstreaming methods describe a … have been challenged to provide basic performance data and statistics for university and non-university uses as they …

… of Local Authorities and Regions . It supports the work on gender mainstreaming in municipalities and county councils. … 2008 and 2013, SALAR ran a large-scale programme for gender mainstreaming. Its aim was to help its members provide … gender-equal services and resource distribution. Supply of statistics disaggregated by sex is also vital. Another …