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Implementation of Gender

Mainstreaming

and use of GM Methods, Tools and Good Practices

ERC Gender Workshop

2 December 2013

ERC Gender Workshop, December 2, 2013

EIGE is designated to:

“(…) develop, analyse and disseminate

methodological tools in order to support the

integration of gender equality into all Community

policies and the resulting national policies and to

support gender mainstreaming in all community institutions and bodies".


EIGE’s programme on GM:

• Institutional capacity for gender mainstreaming –

mapping of capacity

• Competence development – support in

implementation

• Methods, tools and good practices – sectoral

approach.


Institutional capacity

Institutional mechanisms for gender mainstreaming in the EU Member States

Overview of the hierarchical location of the main gender equality

structures across the 28 EU Member States

Structure overseen by central department of the government (e.g. Council of Ministers, Prime Minister)

Structure overseen by a Minister that fully or partially refers to gender equality, women's rights and/or

equality in their designation

Structure (department, division, unit, body, agency or service) directly overseen by a Ministry

Structure (unit and staff members) within a non-gender-specific department of a Ministry



Impact drivers

Stakeholder involvement

Availability of resources

Structural understanding of gender (in)equalities

Coverage of policy cycle

Organisational culture

Access to gender expertise

Leadership actively committed to GE/GM

Transparency and accountability

Daily routines consider gender



Degrees of institutionalisation of gender mainstreaming

Project Gender equality actions are initiated as short-term, low-priority, one-off

projects that are not related to “core business”.

Isolation Gender mainstreaming tends to be driven by service or a unit.

Growth Gender mainstreaming is driven by set of institutional structures within

the institution.

Integration Gender mainstreaming is part of the mandate of high profile person.

Institutionalisation GM is structurally embedded in all processes.



Institutional capacity for gender mainstreaming

No countries were found as having truly institutionalised gender

mainstreaming, harnessing it against political and leadership

changes.

project isolation growth integration institutionalisation



Gender mainstreaming implementation in the EU Member States

• Policy areas most sensitive to gender mainstreaming



Overall assessment of gender mainstreaming in research and innovation

Gender blind

Gender partially integrated

Gender sensitive

Impact drivers

Strategic policies on R&I

1. Specific structures for GM in R&I

2. Use of sex disaggregated statistics

3. Recognition of gender differences (e.g. in roles and responsibilities)

4. Gendered structure s or system (reproduction of inequalities)


Main findings

• Goals underlying GM reveal different types of values

• Implementation of GM is patchy and applied on a “à la carte” basis

• Sex-disaggregated statistics the most commonly used method for GM

• Weak institutionalisation of impact drivers are indicators of resistance to go

beyond mere information provision and to address the structural roots of

inequalities.

• The use of methods does not necessarily mean that a GM strategy (or

consciously planned approach) is in place.


Recommendations:

• Strengthened legal obligations for GM

• Enhanced cooperation and networking

• Obligatory use of GM tools and methods

• Commitment to improve gender competence of civil servants

across different sectors.


Capacity development programme

Get Gender Mainstreaming back

on agenda

Foster wider acceptance of a

necessity to develop gender competence

Improve knowledge on gender training

Make available practical information

Bring together relevant actors

Advance discussion on quality standards

Identify ways forward


Conclusions

Ensuring a true political will

Institutionalising competence development

Gender training tailored to needs and contexts

Attention to intersectionality

Evaluating the transformatory effect

Quality assurance and standardisation

Value of knowledge sharing.


Recommendations:

MS

• Gender competence is essential for success, but missing

• Capacity development needs to be institutionalised

• EIGE provides access to information – tools, resources and trainers

EU

• Gender competence is essential for success, but missing

• EIGE provides access to resources – on-line tools

Partners

• Info exchange through EuroGender

• Quality needs to be ensured: further discussions on how to do it

• EIGE provides access to resources and information


Sectoral approach to GM

GM

Sectoral approach

Capacity develop-

ment

EIGE resources

Good Practices


Thank you very much!

Contacts

Priya Alvarez – Gender Expert

[email protected]

Barbara Limanowska – Senior Gender Mainstreaming Expert

[email protected]

Indre Mackeviciute – Gender Expert

[email protected]

Maurizio Mosca – Gender Expert

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]




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