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.
… 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 …
… 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. …
… 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 …
… 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 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 …
… 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 …
… Actors involved Guidelines Strenghts and weaknesses Model Gender impact assessment is legislated in Catalonia and the law requires that a gender perspective must be included in every law approved by … projects of ordinances and decrees shall incorporate a gender impact assessment of the measures included in the …
… 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 … and other legal acts and regulations have to perform a gender impact assessment, as set out in the Joint Rules of …
… Gender competence development initiatives do not end with the … newly acquired knowledge that staff have gained during the gender competence development initiative, additional tools … should be provided with space to continue to develop their gender-equality competences after the training session. …
… 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 … background. In some countries, a formal curriculum of gender trainers exists in academia. In other countries, …
… of the programme . At the individual level , the gender competence development initiative should have the … outcomes of: Raising awareness about the relevance of gender-equality considerations in various policy areas; Lowering resistance to mainstream gender-equality issues; Developing knowledge and skills on …
… Further on, an evaluation of the impact of gender competence development activities should be carried … changes that have resulted from the implementation of the gender competence development initiative, at the individual, … exercise aims to assess the long-lasting effects of the gender competence development initiatives on participants’ …
… to find the relevant expertise and to develop effective gender equality training, commissioning authorities should … of their organisation, its needs and the findings from the gender organisational assessment. The checklist below … for drafting clear and relevant terms of reference for gender-equality training Present the organisation The nature, …
… Gender-equality training provides participant(s) with the … them to contribute to the effective implementation of the gender-mainstreaming strategy in their field, organisation, … institution or country. In order to effectively mainstream gender, civil servants should be able to: Identify gender …