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GENDERGENDER44GROWTHGROWTHAn INTERREG IVC projectAn INTERREG IVC project

Vincent ReyDirection of the European affairs

Region Ile de FranceG4G Project Manager

ENSA Inclusion Meeting 2010ENSA Inclusion Meeting 2010Madrid 2nd June 2010

Including the excluded : Harnessing human Including the excluded : Harnessing human and social capital to Regional Development and social capital to Regional Development in times of economic turndownin times of economic turndown


The INTERREG IVC Program is part of the European Territorial Cooperation Objective of the Structural Fund policies for the period 2007-2013. It is a EU program that helps regions of Europe work together to share their knowledge and experience. Launched in 2007, the programme will run until 2013.

“Helping regions to share solutions”


The project G4G has been developed as an answer to two necessities. ◦The difficulty to reach Lisbon Agenda goals on time

by 2010,◦ The charter on Local Life (CEMR, 2006), signed by

several partners now.With Gender4Growth, partners intend to update

their frameworks of economic policies, facilitating professional contribution of women to the economy.

In some words “strengthen economy with gender issue”

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Main objective:Reinforce awareness of gender in relation to Reinforce awareness of gender in relation to

regional policies of economic development.regional policies of economic development.Sub-objectives :Technical analysis of regional policies, transfer of

practices;Increased involvement of politicians, institutions,

and social and economic partners (from the local to European level).


Collection and evaluation of practices in partner regions on four thematic areas:◦Employment ◦Access to work ◦Entrepreneurship ◦Women participation

The methodological approach for collecting practices has been deployed with three tools, which aim at giving a preliminary quantitative and qualitative assessment of the existing practices/policies


Practices / policies surveyFocus groupsQualitative interviews The three tools used for the collection of practices give

quantitative and qualitative information in order to proceed with the next step, namely a benchmarking exercise following 10 criteria

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Communicate to disseminate : G4G target’s ! Communicate to disseminate : G4G target’s ! In Internal at the public level : public servant, agent, direction of the

administration, and of course the elected persons. Experts networks : who participate at different studies and workshop. Larger networks : economic groups, labor, consular chamber of

commerce … Larger public : communication at a larger level via

◦ internet website, video documentary ◦ newspaper of the Region Ile de France for example...

Report made to INTERREG And all the presentation of the project, in different conference at the

European Level.

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On October 20, 2009 the elected officials of the involved regions met in Venice and signed the declaration that commits them to actively pursue the following objectives within their regional government bodies:1.To paint a precise picture of each national and regional situation2.To create transparency in their local government bodies3.To take the Human Ressources processes forward in the regional organisations4.To implement measures for reconciling private and professional lives5.To promote parity in their political bodies and in the departments6.To make public grants/subsidies and public contracts conditional to equal opportunities policies


In a first step◦ Access to finance (social finance, micro credit, cooperatives, social

economy).◦ Careers in public service (pay-gap, working conditions, advancement,

career ... etc..)◦ Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics.

And a second wave of studies ◦Working Conditions◦ Stereotypes,◦ Support for women experiencing poverty and social exclusion (2010 to

fight against poverty and social exclusion)◦ Education and learning

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Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attentionMerci pour votre attentionMerci pour votre attention

Contacts : Vincent ReyRegion Île de FrancePhone : +33 (0)1.53.85.55.88Mail : [email protected]

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