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… 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 …

… that their knowledge, skills and competencies match the needs of the organisation . Gender-equality practitioners can have different backgrounds. … can rely on existing national qualification standards for gender professionals , where they exist, to assess the …

… existence of a legal framework and policy commitment to gender mainstreaming. Read more This should set concrete gender competence development goals and be combined with an … before and after training, to make sure that the actual needs are met and to give the employees a sense of ownership …

… Prior to commissioning gender competence development activities, the organisation … training, in order to select the most suitable form of gender-equality competence development initiative. … used when mainstreaming gender. To identify the specific needs of the organisation, the person/department in charge of …

… Based upon the gender organisational assessment, the organisation needs to plan the objectives, rationale, inputs, outputs, … in its equality strategy or in its internal policy for gender equality and equal opportunity. Prior to training …

… 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 … time, space, localities, tools or education. Describe the needs for women, men, girls and boys and different demands …

… Actors involved Guidelines Strenghts and weaknesses Model Gender impact assessment was established in Lower Saxony in 2004, in the framework of gender-mainstreaming work. As a consequence, draft cabinet … The proposal acknowledges and respects female and male needs: explain how it does so. The proposal does not …