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Mainstreaming Equal Opportunities
 
Report by The University of Edinburgh
August 1998
    Publisher The Scottish Office  
Contents
 
Executive Summary
 
The Project
 
Section 1: What is Mainstreaming
Introduction
Political contexts
What is 'mainstreaming'?
Definitions
Perceived Prerequisites for 'mainstreaming'
Background
Overview: Equalities structures and Policy machinery
Importance of political will
Assessing the Effectiveness of Policy Machinery
Equalities policy machinery and 'mainstreaming'
The case for 'mainstreaming'
Types of 'mainstreaming' Tools
Mainstreaming' Issues, problems and correctives
 
Section 2: Equal Opportunities : Parliamentary Experience
Introduction
Parliamentary Committees - EU national parliaments
Parliamentary Committees - devolved parliaments
Roles and Functions
Equal Opportunities Committees and the European Parliament
The role of parliaments and parliamentary committees in research and awareness raising
 
Section 3: 'Mainstreaming' in government - the wider picture Case Studies of 'mainstreaming' Initiatives
Germany: compulsory progress reports and the handbook on equal opportunities
Canada: British Columbia
Flanders
Netherlands - Gender Impact Assessment
New Zealand - Guidelines for gender analysis
Denmark - Evaluation of legislative proposals in a gender perspective
Mainstreaming' experiences in Sweden: an integrated approach
Mainstreaming experience in European Bodies and Institutions
Local Government Experience
Local Government and equal opportunities in Britain: an overview
Sweden - local government experience - the R method
Discussion
 
Conclusions
Recommendations
 
Bibliography
 
Table of Figures
 
Figure 1: Typology of state feminism
Figure 2: Comparative State Feminist Mechanisms
Figure 3: Summary of ‘mainstreaming’ tools and techniques
Figure 4: Summary of 'Mainstreaming'
Figure 5: Equal Opportunities Committees in National Parliaments
Figure 6: Types of Equal Opportunities Committees
Figure 7: Equal Opportunities Committees in Regional Parliaments
Figure 8: Extract from Gender Lens: A guide to gender-inclusive policy and program development. British Columbia (Canada), Ministry of Women's Equality (1997).
Figure 9: Sweden’s ‘Flying Experts’
Figure 10: Addressing Equality Issues in the Committee of the Regions
Figure 11: Including the Equal Opportunities Perspective in COR Opinions
Figure 12: Mainstreaming Local Government: EOC Framework of Key Components
Figure 13: Levels of Application of Mainstreaming Strategies

 

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