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Getting ready for the Gender Mainstreaming Peer Review in Styria

May 2007

The Peer Review on "Gender Mainstreaming: a Tool for Change" will be held in Graz, the capital of Styria, on 9-10 May 2007 and a range of documents that will steer the discussions in each of the respective workshops have just been made available and can be downloaded.

The rationale of the four workshops, which will be focusing on gender mainstreaming as a tool for regional governments, local authorities, employment offices and private industries to stimulate and promote peer discussion. The workshops are based on the assumption that decision-makers and practitioners have a keen interest in talking with, and learning from, their peers. So, people who are actors in regional and local policies will consider how to make gender equality a reality, alongside their counterparts from other Member States. This will also be the case for those with responsibilities in the employment policies, whilst representatives of the business world will examine how best to establish a culture of gender equality.

The event will be the first of a series of Peer Reviews organised by seven Member States that have joined forces to form a Community of Practice (CoP) on gender mainstreaming. The pro-active participation of both the European Commission and the national, regional and local governments of the countries and regions involved indicate how much importance is being attached to gender mainstreaming. Lenia Samuel, Deputy General Director of the Directorate General for Employment, Social affairs and Equal Opportunities will give a key note speech, the Styrian Prime Minister will open the conference, several ministers and cabinet members of regional governments will act as Peers in the workshops, as will mayors and chief executives of municipal administrations, directors of employment services and senior managers from leading enterprises from Austria and other EU Member States.

Documents

Programme:

The introductory documents for the workshops:

Workshop 1: Gender Mainstreaming in Regional Governments
Workshop 2: Gender Mainstreaming in Local Authorities
Workshop 3: Gender Mainstreaming in Employment Offices
Workshop 4: Gender Mainstreaming in Private Industries
Who is who in the workshops

The presentations and input papers for the Workshops:

Workshop 1: Contributions from six European Regions and one country:

Styria
Catalonia
Flanders
Ile de France
Bremen
Galicia (Galician)
Ireland

Workshop 2: Contributions from seven cities, counties and umbrella organisations

Graz
Paris
Hämeenlinna
Donegal County
Association of Finnish Regional and Local Authorities
Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (see Framework Document for Management of Local Gender Equality Policies and the Guide for Preparing Local Gender Equality Plans)
Flanders

Workshop 3: Contributions from seven employment offices and training bodies

Styrian Regional Employment Office
Basque Regional Employment Office
Flemish Regional Employment Office
Irish National Training and Employment Agency
Brandenburg Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Family
Employment Programme in the Finnish Ministry of Labour

Workshop 4: Contributions from eight companies and employers organisations:

SFL-Technologies, Austria
TCM International, Austria
SICCIS Group, Spain
WOM, Finland
Planar Systems Europe, Finland
Toyota Motor Europe, Belgium
National Banking Association, Italy
Federation of Construction, France

Background documents: Reflection Note on the principle of Gender Equality in the new ESF programmes (2007-2013)

As a reminder: Articles, analyses, case studies and policy briefs on gender equality can be found on the ETG 4 page

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News Getting ready for the Gender Mainstreaming Peer Review in Styria May 2007 The Peer Review on "Gender Mainstreaming: a Tool for Change" will be held in Graz, the capital of Styria, on 9-10 May 2007 and a range of documents that will steer the discussions in each of the respective workshops have just been made available and can be downloaded. The rationale of the four workshops, which will be focusing on gender mainstreaming as a tool for regional governments, local authorities, employment offices and private industries to stimulate and promote peer discussion. The workshops are based on the assumption that decision-makers and practitioners have a keen interest in talking with, and learning from, their peers. So, people who are actors in regional and local policies will consider how to make gender equality a reality, alongside their counterparts from other Member States. This will also be the case for those with responsibilities in the employment policies, whilst representatives of the business world will examine how best to establish a culture of gender equality. The event will be the first of a series of Peer Reviews organised by seven Member States that have joined forces to form a Community of Practice (CoP) on gender mainstreaming. The pro-active participation of both the European Commission and the national, regional and local governments of the countries and regions involved indicate how much importance is being attached to gender mainstreaming. Lenia Samuel, Deputy General Director of the Directorate General for Employment, Social affairs and Equal Opportunities will give a key note speech, the Styrian Prime Minister will open the conference, several ministers and cabinet members of regional governments will act as Peers in the workshops, as will mayors and chief executives of municipal administrations, directors of employment services and senior managers from leading enterprises from Austria and other EU Member States. Documents Programme: The introductory documents for the workshops: Workshop 1: Gender Mainstreaming in Regional Governments Workshop 2: Gender Mainstreaming in Local Authorities Workshop 3: Gender Mainstreaming in Employment Offices Workshop 4: Gender Mainstreaming in Private Industries Who is who in the workshops The presentations and input papers for the Workshops: Workshop 1: Contributions from six European Regions and one country: Styria Catalonia Flanders Ile de France Bremen Galicia (Galician) Ireland Workshop 2: Contributions from seven cities, counties and umbrella organisations Graz Paris Hämeenlinna Donegal County Association of Finnish Regional and Local Authorities Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (see Framework Document for Management of Local Gender Equality Policies and the Guide for Preparing Local Gender Equality Plans) Flanders Workshop 3: Contributions from seven employment offices and training bodies Styrian Regional Employment Office Basque Regional Employment Office Flemish Regional Employment Office Irish National Training and Employment Agency Brandenburg Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Family Employment Programme in the Finnish Ministry of Labour Workshop 4: Contributions from eight companies and employers organisations: SFL-Technologies, Austria TCM International, Austria SICCIS Group, Spain WOM, Finland Planar Systems Europe, Finland Toyota Motor Europe, Belgium National Banking Association, Italy Federation of Construction, France Background documents: Reflection Note on the principle of Gender Equality in the new ESF programmes (2007-2013) As a reminder: Articles, analyses, case studies and policy briefs on gender equality can be found on the ETG 4 page Top	Home page Activities & results How does EQUAL work? EQUAL in the Member States News All news Newsletter Useful links

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