… When performing the gender impact assessment, it is important to to take into … system to ensure the quality of the assessment and the relevance of the measures proposed within it. To do this, central bodies for gender equality may have a fundamental role, since this is …
… as well as on public authority. It includes a section on gender. The RIA integrates 21 subjects among which four are … screens the small and medium enterprise dimension; The gender test, which assesses the impact of regulation proposals on women and men. Therefore, the gender impact assessment is embedded within a more general …
… 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 … submitted to screening, which takes the form of a test of relevance to determine whether or not a gender 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 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 is a relatively common instrument to support gender-mainstreaming implementation in Sweden. It appears to … to the national level. At the level of government offices, gender impact assessments are most regularly performed when …
… The relevance of gender in the justice policy area should be … and an integral aspect of the rule of law; crime is a gender-oriented phenomenon, but the justice system does not … to fight violence against women (VAW); acknowledging the gender dimension of crime is not only an issue of gender …
… Women (25 November) and the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign (25 November-10 December –Human … R esearch recently conducted by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) shows that domestic violence against … for women victims of violence and the absence of mandatory gender-sensitive training for professional helpers of victims …