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EIGE’s work on Gender Training: Improving competence, bringing together, advancing quality Indrė Mackevičiūtė European conference ”Advancing gender training to Support Effective Gender Mainstreaming” 13-14 November 2012
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EIGE’s work on Gender Training:
Improving competence,
bringing together,
advancing quality
Indrė Mackevičiūtė
European conference
”Advancing gender training to Support Effective Gender Mainstreaming”
13-14 November 2012
In my presentation:
• The milestones of EIGE’s project:
– Research
– Products
– Cooperation and exchange
• „Sneak peak“ into the future
Gender Training Project will
Foster wider acceptance of a need to develop
gender competence
Improve knowledge on gender training
Make available practical
information from EU-27
Bring together relevant actors
Advance discussion on quality standards
Identify ways forward
Research
• Existing policies
• Research
State of the Art review
Mid 2012
• Collect information in EU-27
• Commentary
Mapping study
End 2012
• New knowledge
In-depth research
End 2013
Mapping study – products
Gender Training Resources Database
Gender Trainers Database
Mapping report
Summary of findings
Country factsheets
Good practices
Reference sheets
Reflections from the online discussion
Online discussion
25-26 September
2012
on EUROGENDER
30 gender equality experts
220 responses
Online discussion - FOCUS
What are the experiences and needs in relation to gender training in Europe?
How can we improve the standard of gender mainstreaming training in Europe?
Reflections from the online discussion
Ensuring a true political will
Institutionalising competence development
Gender training tailored to needs and contexts
Attention to intersectionality
Developing the tools for evaluation. Evaluating the transformatory effect
Quality assurance and standardisation is an issue
Value of knowledge sharing
Practical information in brief
Good practices Encouraging and supporting the participation of women in positions of political responsibility and representation at regional and local level, Greece
ESF Jämt, Sweden
Gender Academy and innovative methods to share experiences between gender mainstreaming professionals, ILO
Gender glasses, Finland
‘Gender Impact Assessment’ training in the city of Vantaa, Finland
In-house seminar on gender budgeting, Austria
Support structures for sustainable gender mainstreaming within the ESF, Germany
Bringing together and bridging
Member States on board: Thematic Network on Gender Training
Experts, researchers Gender trainers
In-depth research Closing the knowledge gaps
• Effectiveness? Transformatory effect?
• Triggers for change?
• Potential for innovation?
• Tackling resistance?
Final report: end 2013
How to respond to
the expectations/needs
of the Member States in relation to
gender training?
How to set common quality
standards?
How to facilitate the exchange of
information on gender training?
How to move forward in
improving the competence of EU/MS
policy makers in gender mainstreaming?
Contacts Virginija Langbakk – Director [email protected] Barbara Limanowska – Senior Gender Mainstreaming Expert/Acting Head of Operations [email protected] Indre Mackeviciute – Gender Expert Maria Todorova – Seconded National Expert [email protected] [email protected]
EIGE - General enquiries [email protected]
European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) Švitrigailos g. 11M LT- 03228 Vilnius
Lithuania Switchboard: +370 5 2394140
