… We need both legislative and cultural change. Persistent gender stereotypes can hinder the effect of even the best … For some years, a backlash has been building against gender equality and women’s rights. A sense that women had … This is despite the fact that according to last year’s Gender Equality Index, women in the EU have not even reached …
… The principle of gender mainstreaming means taking systematic account of the differences between the conditions, situations and needs of women and men in all Community policies and actions. Gender impact assessment is one such method and should be …
… 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 … at the centre of the intervention, to meet the different needs and interests of women and men, to identify gender …
… 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 …
… from 2006, noted that despite some progress toward gender mainstreaming in Member States, gender impact assessment still needs to either be put in place or reinforced. The Council …
… 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 …
… When performing the gender impact assessment, it is important to to take into … proposed within it. To do this, central bodies for gender equality may have a fundamental role, since this is … or external gender experts, it’s a mechanism which needs to be developed to ensure the improvement of gender …
… to keep in mind when considering the implementation of gender impact assessment. Policital commitment The gender impact assessment is an instrument for the … mainstreaming. Therefore, it is only a tool and as such it needs to respond to a clear objective. Therefore, to realise …
… 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. …
… 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 …
… 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 …