The Scottish Government

2003

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
THE PROJECT
SECTION 1: WHAT IS MAINSTREAMING?
INTRODUCTION
THE CASE FOR MAINSTREAMING
POLITICAL CONTEXTS
DEFINITIONS
FACILITATING CONDITIONS
MAINSTREAMING AND EQUALITY
MAINSTREAMING AND EQUALITY MACHINERY
MAINSTREAMING AND OTHER EQUALITIES
SECTION 2: MAINSTREAMING IN PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE
MAINSTREAMING SYSTEMS: STRUCTURES, PROCESSES AND MECHANISMS
GENDER LENS AND GENDER BASED ANALYSIS
GENDER IMPACT ASSESSMENT: THE NETHERLANDS AND FLANDERS
WEB OF INSTITUTIONALISATION
THE "3RS METHOD"
GENDER DISAGGREGATED STATISTICS AND INDICATORS
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
SECTION 3: MAINSTREAMING IN THE UK
UK GOVERNMENT
SCOTLAND
MAINSTREAMING IN WALES
NORTHERN IRELAND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
KEY POINTS AND COMMON THREADS
SECTION 4: LESSONS IN MAINSTREAMING
SAN FRANCISCO (USA)
AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES
NEW ZEALAND - GUIDELINES FOR GENDER ANALYSIS
EUROPE: MAINSTREAMING IN RURAL AREAS AND REGIONS
SPAIN
IRELAND: BRINGING EQUALITY OUT OF THE MARGINS
ITALY, "MAINSTREAMING RECIPES"
NETHERLANDS/ FLANDERS: GENDER IN BALANCE
GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN SLOVENIAN GOVERNMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT
AUSTRIA: THE 'FRAUENWERDSTADT' MODEL PROJECT.
SUMMARY
SECTION 5 THE NORDIC MAINSTREAMING STRATEGY
MAINSTREAMING IN SWEDEN
MAINSTREAMING IN NORWAY
FINLAND
ICELAND
EVALUATIONS OF NORDIC MAINSTREAMING
SECTION 6 MAINSTREAMING IN CANADA
FEDERAL LEVEL
BRITISH COLUMBIA
MAINSTREAMING IN OTHER CANADIAN PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES
CANADIAN LESSONS
SECTION 7 MAINSTREAMING AND PARLIAMENTS
SECTION 8 CONCLUSIONS
FUTURE RESEARCH
SECTION 9 BIBLIOGRAPHY
SELECTED WEB-SITES
APPENDIX 1

TABLE OF FIGURES

FIGURE 2.1 COMMONWEALTH GENDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
FIGURE 2.2 SUMMARY OF CANADIAN GENDER ANALYSIS STEPS
FIGURE 2.3 SUMMARY OF MAINSTREAMING TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
FIGURE 3.1 POLICY APPRAISAL FOR EQUAL TREATMENT
FIGURE 3.2 MAINSTREAMING EQUALITIES: A CHECKLIST FOR MSPS
FIGURE 3.3 MAINSTREAMING LOCAL GOVERNMENT: EOC FRAMEWORK OF KEY COMPONENTS
FIGURE 3.4 EXTRACT FROM FIFE COUNCIL'S SOCIAL EQUALITY STRATEGY
FIGURE 4.1 THE DUTCH/FLEMISH BALANS MODEL
FIGURE 5.1 SWEDEN'S 'FLYING EXPERTS'
FIGURE 6.1 FEDERAL PLAN FOR GENDER EQUALITY
FIGURE 7.1 EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMITTEES IN NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS, 1997.
FIGURE 7.2 TYPES OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMITTEES
FIGURE 7.3 EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMITTEES IN REGIONAL PARLIAMENTS (EU)
FIGURE 8.1 SUMMARY OF MAINSTREAMING ISSUES, PROBLEMS AND CORRECTIVES

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