Legal, social and cultural situation in which sex and/or gender determine different rights and dignity for women and men, which are reflected in their unequal access to or enjoyment of rights, as well as the assumption of stereotyped social and cultural roles.
… Thank you for inviting EIGE- the European Institute for Gender Equality – to this timely discussion. This year we … Platform for Action [BPfA] and sent a strong message that gender equality is a cross-cutting issue in all policy areas … of indicators and later tasked the European Institute for Gender Equality to support them with monitoring the EU’s …
… Gender impact assessment has been defined as an ex ante … between women and men. The central question of the gender impact assessment is: Does a law, policy or programme reduce, maintain or increase the gender inequalities between women and men? The European …
… government policy and legislation have been viewed as gender-neutral and value-free instruments, on the assumption … all members of the public equally. However, structural gender inequalities are still embedded in our society. Even … of different ways: Aid towards gender equality Knowing how inequality operates, how it is impacted by public policy, how …
… from 2006, noted that despite some progress toward gender mainstreaming in Member States, gender impact assessment still needs to either be put in … improve and strengthen the development and regular use of gender impact assessment when drafting: Legislation Policies …
… General model of gender impact assessment presented below is based on existing gender impact assessment methodologies and functioning models. EIGE’s guide to gender impact assessment offers a general framework for the …
… has been contextualised, it is necessary to determine its gender relevance. This involves analysing whether or not it is likely to impact gender equality. To do this, the following elements must be … in unequal situations, due to horizontal and vertical gender segregation. Therefore, the initiative concerned can …
… All regulations, policies and programmes relevant to gender affect the living conditions and access to resources for women and men. This effect is known as ‘gender impact’. An assessment of the gender impact of any initiative involves a process of …
… how the policy or legislative measure will contribute to gender-equality , as well as to assess the foreseen impact in gender relations . Once the effects of the proposed policy … criteria so as to weigh the positive, neutral or negative gender impact of any initiative: 1. Participation of women …
… 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 … initiative, taking into account the conclusions reached: Gender equality should be mentioned in the preamble of the …
… to keep in mind when considering the implementation of gender impact assessment. Policital commitment The gender impact assessment is an instrument for the … of which differences actually constitute or have impact on inequality and discrimination . The mechanisms that lead to …
… 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 … system . Indeed, the Commission does not perform gender impact assessments as a separate, standalone exercise. …
… Actors involved Guidelines Strenghts and weaknesses Model Gender impact assessments have been required by law in the … within the Basque Country, has also developed its own gender Equality Act, which regulates in detail the gender impact assessment process. Gender impact assessment …
… Mainstreaming Gender into the Policies and the Programmes of the … collecting, processing and disseminating good practices in gender mainstreaming. This publication is the result of … about the potential of past experiences at reducing genderinequality. Neither the EIGE nor any person acting on its …