(4) The Thematic Network on Gender Mainstreaming is a space for practitioners (experts in gender mainstreaming) from the govern- mental bodies on gender equality in the Member States and the EU institutions to exchange information on the progress made in the implementation of gender mainstreaming strategies, and a channel for providing support on the development and use of methods and tools. [...] The following key recommendations for policy- makers and practitioners at the EU and Member The exercise of identifying good practices has State levels have been drawn from the assess- shown that gender mainstreaming is being ap- ment of the practices and the findings of this plied in the EGD areas, but the embedding of study: gender mainstreaming strategies and use of tools needs to be further st. [...] This included desk research, the tifying and selecting good practices that provide revision of the methodology for the collection successful, transferable and inspirational exam- and assessment of good practices and testing ples and enhance the effective implementation of the revised methodology in consultation of gender mainstreaming in the EU Member with stakeholders in five Member States. [...] In 2023–2024, EIGE collected good prac- tices to increase the practical know-how of poli- • Identification and selection of good prac-cymakers and practitioners in the EU on gender tices on gender mainstreaming in the EGD mainstreaming in the context of the EGD. [...] The guide meticulous- one of the four foundational pillars of the Span- ly outlines the importance of this process, ish PRTR, underlining the commitment to ensur- emphasising that the omission of this objec- ing that the benefits of the green transition are tive not only undermines the pursuit of gender shared equitably between women and men.
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Table of Contents
- Abbreviations 5
- EU Member State codes 5
- Executive summary 6
- Introduction 8
- 1. Methodology 9
- 1.1. Collection of practices with potential 10
- 1.2. Assessment of practices with potential 11
- 1.3. Selection of the final set of good practices 11
- 2. Good practices on gender mainstreaming in the European Green Deal 14
- Belgium: educational tool gender and climate – women at the heart of climate justice 16
- Germany: Ökothek vocational education and counselling to boost women’s participation in the climate and environmental sector 19
- Germany/cross-country: W4RES – a cross-country initiative for pioneering gender equality in renewable heating and cooling 21
- Spain: Biodiversity Foundation spearheads gender mainstreaming in Spain’s ecological transition 25
- Spain: making women visible – Spanish database and report on women’s green and rural entrepreneurship 29
- Spain: Strategic Guide – How to integrate the gender perspective into all activities funded by the Spanish plan for recovery, transformation and resilience 33
- Spain: the 2020–2024 just transition strategy: Spain’s path to a gender-equitable green transition 37
- Italy: Milan Gender Atlas – a manual for a more inclusive city 40
- Austria: Agenda Railway Industry Women: a women’s network to boost gender equality in the railway sector 43
- Austria: Environmental Foundation – green skills, bright futures: elevating gender equality in Austria’s labour market 46
- Sweden: gender equality in the forestry sector: a Swedish initiative pioneering sustainable change 49
- Sweden: the Gender Equality Academy in agriculture: a Swedish vanguard for inclusive green development 52
- 3. Main findings and conclusions: gender mainstreaming in the European Green Deal 55
- 4. Recommendations for strengthening gender mainstreaming in the European Green Deal 58
- Glossary of good-practice terms 60
- References 63
- Annex 1. Template for collection of practices with potential in the European Green Deal 66
- Annex 2. Assessment grid 70
- Annex 3. List of promising practices on gender mainstreaming in the European Green Deal 76
- Figure 1. Methodological steps for reviewing EIGE’s methodology on good practices 9
- Figure 2. Assessment criteria 11
- Figure 3. Overview of the three stages for qualifying as a good practice 13
- Figure 4. EGD areas covered as a percentage of overall practices selected 14
- Figure 5. Gender mainstreaming tools applied by the good practices as a percentage of the overall practices selected 15
- Figure 6. The five phases of the strategic guides to integrating the gender perspective into all activities funded by the Spanish PRTR 34
- Table 1. Basic collection criteria for practices with potential 10
- Table 2. Good practices on gender mainstreaming in the EGD 12
