… 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 as tools for gender equality work. Via the platform there is provision of …
… 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 from the Swedish Gender Mainstreaming Support Commitee (Jämstöd)”. It was …
… Gender Equality Competence Training approach in Finland The “gender glasses” project was set up in 2007 with the aim to … differ from countries in the Western part of Europe. This needs an approach which is sensitive to the history and the …
… 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 …
… 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, … regular updates may be a task that is assigned to the gender mainstreaming support structure. When setting up a …
… 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 … in order to help achieve an organisation’s overall gender equality objectives. Gender equality action plans …
… 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 … attention should therefore be paid to addressing the needs of male staff as well. Promoting work-life balance The …
… 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 …
… 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? … organisation have an official statement on their goal for gender equality and their strategy for pursuing 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 gender mainstreaming and that gender equality is not only about institutional mechanisms …
… The City of Vienna’ Department for gender mainstreaming The gender mainstreaming Department of the City of Vienna … relief for actors involved in the implementation: Learning needs stimulation from outside which can be provided by a …
… As gender impact assessment is a tool for gender mainstreaming. Civil servants working for … a new norm or policy should be involved in the process of gender impact assessment. There are different ways to carry …
… General model of gender impact assessment presented below is based on existing gender impact assessment methodologies and functioning … gender impact assessments tailored to the specific needs depending on the institutional competences and …
… 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 has been interpreted as the legal basis for gender impact assessment implementation by the central gender …
… brochures or launching a website ( communicating gender mainstreaming ) as well as other subsidiary … external experts not only supports the introduction of gender mainstreaming in terms of providing gender expertise and a fresh, objective perspective, but may …
… 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 …
… Key aspects The gender mainstreaming support structure needs to have clearly defined tasks from the outset. Precise organisational form of the gender mainstreaming support structure needs to be mapped out …
… 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 … It includes the study of differences in the conditions, needs, participation rates, access to resources and …
… 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 gender mainstreaming. plan and develop the requisite gender … plan A competence development plan should be based on a needs assessment and should contain: the aims of competence …
… They are aimed at authorities that commission gender-equality training , as well as their respective staff. … role in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating gender-equality competence development initiatives. These … initiatives . Taking into account the specific roles and needs of the commissioning authorities, these guidelines …