Social attributes and opportunities associated with being female and male and to the relationships between women and men and girls and boys, as well as to the relations between women and those between men.
… The principle of gender mainstreaming means taking systematic account of the … of women and men in all Community policies and actions. Gender impact assessment is one such method and should be …
… 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 …
… policy, law or programme and show how it connects with gender equality. The following questions could be asked: … should include a focus on how the intervention relates to gender equality. The following questions are some examples … situation? Is the intervention intended to contribute to gender equality? How is the intervention intended to …
… 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 …
… 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 where knowledge and expertise on gender equality is concentrated. At this stage, the gender …
… to keep in mind when considering the implementation of gender impact assessment. Policital commitment The gender impact assessment is an instrument for the implementation of gender mainstreaming. Therefore, it is only a tool and as …
… The implementation of a gender impact assessment in the European Union is not homogenous. Although gender impact assessment has been developed both at the … an institutionalised method. While the main principles of gender impact assessment are the same for all, different …
… to parliament. As part of this procedure, the dimension of gender equality has to be addressed with respect to benefits, … of application of impact assessment and therefore also of gender impact assessment affects all laws, ordinances, other … each competent ministry are thus in charge of addressing gender-related aspects as part of this more general impact …
… 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 national Gender Mainstreaming Strategy (2013-ongoing). Both of those …
… 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 …