COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 09.06.1997 
COM(97) 265 final 
97/0151 (SYN) 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION fEP 
ON 
INTEGRATING GENDER ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATION 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
The proposed regulation on integrating gender issues in development co-operation 
(budget line B7-611) seeks to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of Community 
development co-operation through facilitating the integration of proper attention to 
gender issues in the development process. 
Gender issues refer to the different roles, responsibilities and opportunities of women and 
men in different cultures and societies. These differences are increasingly recognised 
internationally as having vital implications for development. Women make a crucially 
important economic and social contribution in developing countries, but their potential is 
severely limited by structural obstacles. These obstacles include persistent and severe 
disparities between women and men in nutrition, literacy, education, access to economic 
opportunities and control over decision-making, and they act as a brake on the 
development of society as a whole. Redressing gender disparities and the empowerment 
of women are therefore now considered as crucial priorities for development in terms of 
aid effectiveness, as well as of social justice and respect for human rights. 
Development interventions have in the past failed to address these issues effectively. In 
particular, they have often failed to take accurate account of the varied economic and 
social roles carried out by women in project areas, designing projects on the basis of an 
incomplete picture of reality and without participation from those most concerned. Such 
an approach reduces the effectiveness and the chances of success at policy, programme 
and project level. 
The actions to be taken under this Regulation come within the framework of Article 
13 Ou of the Treaty on European Union, which identifies sustainable social and economic 
development as a priority for Community development co-operation. They also refer 
particularly to Article 13 Ou's emphasis on the protection of human rights and on the fight 
against poverty. 
These actions also form part of the Community's follow-up to its commitments under the 
Nairobi Forward-Looking Strategies (1985) and at the IV UN World Conference on 
Women (Beijing, 1995). The Community was a full participant at the Conference and is 
bound by the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The Council Resolution on 
integrating gender issues in development co-operation noted that its guidelines translated 
into the field of development co-operation the political commitments undertaken at 
Beijing. This draft is also consistent with the gender mainstreaming strategy defined by 
the Commission's Communication on Mainstreaming (COM (96) 67) and the inter-
service working paper on mainstreaming a gender and equal opportunities perspective 
into all Community policies, of 12 February 1997. 
The role of the Community under this budget line is accordingly to take the necessary 
measures to: 
- ensure the full and effective integration of gender issues in its development co­
operation, at policy, programme and project levels 
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- facilitate well-targeted, strategic and large-scale initiatives within Community 
development co-operation to reduce gender disparities in developing countries. 
- support sensitisation and capacity-building on gender issues within developing 
countries. 
This budget line is not intended to finance operational projects in favour of 
women. Such an approach would risk marginalising the importance of this issue, could 
not have an effect on the scale required, and would have little impact of the quality and 
effectiveness of mainstream development activities. On the contrary, the function of the 
budget line is strategic and catalytic, seeking to include both the integration of gender 
issues, and, where appropriate, large scale special interventions to reduce differentials 
between women and men, within the mainstream of the Community's development co­
operation. This accords with the "mainstreaming" approach favoured by the Resolution 
and by the Beijing Platform. 
To achieve this, more emphasis needs to be given to integrating the gender dimension 
into macro-economic decision-making and into the formulation and implementation of 
sectoral policies and programmes. 
The range of actions envisaged includes the following: 
* provision of high-quality technical advice on gender integration in Community 
development policies and strategies 
- provision of high-quality technical advice on gender integration in Community 
programmes and projects during the stages of design, preparation; implementation, 
monitoring and evaluation 
-preparation and development of methodologies, procedures, manuals and guidelines 
to support the integration of gender issues within Community development co­
operation 
-research and studies to identify and map gender issues in a geographical or sectoral 
context 
-training and sensitisation activities aimed at key decision-makers within 
Community-funded development and within counterparts in developing countries 
-actions in support of co-ordination between the Commission and the Member-
States to improve the integration of gender issues in development co-operation 
-thematic monitoring and evaluations 
-projects to build up the institutional and operational capacities of developing 
countries on gender issues 
-reinforcing the catalytic role of national machineries responsible for gender and for 
women in developing countries 
-encouraging and supporting partner countries in the revision of existing policy, 
administrative and legal frameworks in a gender-sensitive way 
-support to the formulation, follow-up and monitoring of national plans in 
developing countries designed to implement the Beijing Platform for Action 
-support to the networking and institutional capacities of NGOs and civil society in 
developing countries to press effectively for government action to implement their 
commitments under the Beijing Platform, and to develop their own programmes to 
complement government efforts. 
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A specific strategy will be developed for each region in order to tailor activities as much 
as possible to immediate regional priorities. 
At the end of every budget year, the Commission will submit a report to the Parliament 
and the Council, setting out the activities undertaken and evaluating their results. 
The scale and importance of Community activities in the field of development co­
operation necessitate initiatives by the Community to ensure its implementation of its 
commitments at Beijing, complementary to those undertaken by Member States. 
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Proposai for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
on 
INTEGRATING GENDER ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATTON 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular 
Article 130w thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 189c of the Treaty, 
(1) Whereas the importance of women's economic and social roles in developing 
countries has led to increasing international recognition that their full participation 
without discrimination is indispensable for sustainable and effective development, 
(2) Whereas their contribution to development is presently achieved in the face of 
formidable obstacles specific to women, which limit the outcome of their work and 
reduce the benefits to society as a whole, 
(3) Whereas these obstacles include persistent and severe disparities between women 
and men in access to basic services, control over economic resources and access to 
decision-making; 
(4) Whereas development interventions have frequently failed to adequately address 
the differences between women's and men's situations, roles, opportunities, and 
priorities, thereby reducing their overall success, 
(5) Whereas redressing gender disparities and the empowerment of women are crucial 
for social justice, human empowerment and the effectiveness of development 
efforts, 
(6) Whereas development co-operation must encourage the necessary accompanying 
changes in attitudes, structures and mechanisms at political, economic, legal, 
community and household level, 
(7) Whereas it is now recognised that though specific efforts to enhance the role of 
women in development remain as necessary as ever, the focus must widen to 
encompass both men's and women's roles, responsibilities, needs, access to 
resources and decision-making, and the inter-relationship between them, known as 
gender issues 
(8) Whereas development effectiveness requires that interventions should 
systematically integrate gender analysis in the conception, design, implementation 
and evaluation of all development policies and interventions, 
(9) Whereas the foregoing analysis is set out in more detail in the Commission's 
Communication to the Council and the European Parliament on integrating gender 
issues in development co-operation of 18th September 1995*, and was endorsed 
by the Council in its Resolution described below, 
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(10) Whereas the Council in a series of Conclusions from 1982 to 93 has stressed the 
importance it attaches to women's role in development, 
(11) Whereas the Community and its Member States were signatories to the Nairobi 
Forward-Looking Strategies in 1985 and to the Declaration and Platform for 
Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women at Beijing in 1995, which 
stressed the need for action against worldwide obstacles to gender equality and to 
ensure that a gender perspective is reflected in all policies and programmes, 
(12) Whereas the UN Declaration on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination 
against Women (1979) considers discrimination against women as an obstacle to 
development which parties agree to eliminate using all appropriate means, and the 
UN Declaration on the Right to Development (1986) emphasises the right of all 
persons to participate in and contribute to development and the need to undertake 
effective measures to ensure that women have an active role in the development 
process, 
13) Whereas the European Parliament has emphasised in numerous Resolutions, and 
particularly in its Resolution of 14 May 1992^ on the situation of women in 
developing countries and its Resolution of the 15th June 1995 on the fourth Wortld 
Conference on Women in Beijing^, the need to integrate proper attention to 
women's roles and priorities in Community development co-operation and to take 
adequate measures to ensure active implementation of the conclusions of the 
Beijing Conference, 
(14) Whereas the resolution of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments 
of the Member States of 20 December 1995 endorses the Commission's 
Communication on the same subject, requires the full integration of gender issues 
in development co-operation and coordination between the Commission and 
Member States in this field, and sets out guidelines which also translate into the 
field of development co-operation the political commitments undertaken at Beijing, 
(15) Whereas this approach is further endorsed by the resolution of the Council and the 
member states on human and social development of 22 November 1996, 
(16) Whereas the recognised importance of these issues to development effectiveness 
makes it appropriate to envisage specific activities aimed at ensuring adequate 
attention to gender issues across the mainstream of Community financial 
instruments, which should increasingly assume responsibility for these key 
questions, 
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(17) Whereas the most effective approach is considered to be strategic and precisely 
targeted sensitisation initiatives capable of achieving a substantial multiplier effect, 
rather than the funding of small-scale operational projects, 
(18) Whereas the scale and importance of Community activities in the field of 
development co-operation necessitate initiatives by the Community to ensure its 
implementation of its commitments at Beijing, complementary to those undertaken 
by Member States, 
(19) Whereas measures need to be taken to finance the activities covered by this 
Regulation, 
(20) Whereas detailed rules for implementation, and in particular the form of action, the 
recipients of the aid and the decision-making procedures should be laid down, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. The Community shall provide financial assistance and technical expertise to support 
the effective integration of a gender perspective in the mainstream of its development co­
operation policies and interventions. 
2. The assistance provided pursuant to this Regulation shall complement and reinforce 
assistance provided pursuant to other instruments of development co-operation with a 
view to taking fully into account gender considerations in Community policies and 
interventions. 
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3. For the purposes of this Regulation "gender" means the different and interrelated 
roles, responsibilities and opportunities of women and men relative to development, 
which are culturally specific and socially constructed, and can change over time, inter alia 
as a result of policy interventions. 
Article 2 
1. The following are the central objectives of activities to be carried out pursuant to this 
Regulation: 
(a) To support the mainstreaming of gender analysis and the adoption of a gender-
sensitive approach in the conception, design and implementation of Community 
development policies and interventions at macro, meso and micro level, as well as in their 
monitoring and evaluation. 
(b) To support and facilitate the inclusion of actions addressing major gender disparities 
and on an appropriately large scale in the mainstream of Community development 
interventions 
(c) To develop and promote endogenous public and private capacities in developing 
countries which can take the responsibility and initiative for mainstreaming the gender 
dimension in the development effort. 
2. Activities eligible for financing include, in particular: 
- provision of technical advice and support on the integration of gender issues in 
development interventions, in particular at macro and sectoral level 
- research and other activities aimed at including gender implications in analyses, 
policies, country and sector strategies 
- schemes to build up the institutional and operational capacities of developing 
countries on gender issues at national, regional and local level 
- supporting the collection and dissemination of key data desegregated by sex, 
- development of methodologies, guidelines, manuals, procedures, indicators and other 
operational instruments seeking to improve the integration of gender issues in 
development activities 
- thematic monitoring and evaluations 
- training and sensitisation of key decision makers, 
- support to the formulation, follow-up and monitoring of national plans in developing 
countries designed to implement the Platform for Action of the Beijing Conference 
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- providing resources and technical assistance to developing countries in measuring and 
valuing unpaid work for inclusion in GNP or for reflection in parallel satellite 
accounts, as appropriate and in conformity with the UN System of National Accounts 
(SNA) 1993, 
- actions within the framework of co-ordination with Member States on integrating 
gender issues in development co-operation 
3. Particular attention will be given to emerging areas for sensitising development co­
operation to gender issues, including emergency operations and crisis prevention, human 
rights and démocratisation, macro-economic analysis, sexual and reproductive health and 
rights. 
Article 3 
Beneficiaries of activities carried out under this Regulation may include public authorities 
and government agencies, decentralised departments, regional bodies, universities and 
research centres, traditional and local communities, trade unions, co-operatives, non­
governmental organisations and associations representing local people, particularly 
women. 
Particular attention will be given to endogenous structures that can play a role in 
strengthening local capacities with respect to gender. 
Article 4 
1. The instruments to be employed in the course of the activities referred to in Article 2 
shall include studies, technical assistance, education, training or other services, supplies 
and works, as well as audits and evaluation and monitoring missions. 
2. Community financing may cover both investment, with the exception of the purchase 
of real estate, and, since the project must, if possible, aim at medium-term viability, 
recurring expenditure (including administrative, maintenance and operating expenditure). 
However, with the exception of training, education and research programmes, operating 
costs may normally be covered only during the start-up phase and on a gradually 
decreasing basis. 
3. A contribution from the partners defined in Article 3 shall be sought from 
beneficiaries. Their contribution shall be requested according to their means and the 
nature of the operation concerned. 
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4. Opportunities may be sought for cofinancing with other donors, especially with 
Member States and the international organizations concerned. 
5. The necessary measures shall be taken to emphasize the Community character of the 
aid provided pursuant to this Regulation. 
6. In order to attain the objectives of consistency and complementarity laid down in the 
Treaty and with the aim of guaranteeing optimum efficiency for the totality of these 
operations, the Commission may take all coordination measures necessary, including in 
particular: 
(a) the establishment of a system for the systematic exchange and analysis of 
information on operations financed or being considered for financing by the 
Community and the Member States; 
(b) on-the-spot coordination of these operations by means of regular meetings and 
exchanges of information between the representatives of the Commission and 
Member States in the beneficiary countries. 
7. In order to obtain the greatest possible impact globally and nationally, the 
Commission, in liaison with the Member States, shall take any initiative necessary for 
ensuring proper coordination and close collaboration with the beneficiary countries and 
the providers of funds and other international agencies involved, in particular those 
forming part of the United Nations system. 
Article 5 
Financial support pursuant to this Regulation shall take the form of grants. 
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Article 6 
1. The Commission shall be responsible for appraising, deciding and administering 
operations covered by this Regulation according to the budgetary and other procedures 
in force, and in particular those laid down in the Financial Regulation applicable to the 
general budget of the European Communities. 
2. Decisions relating to grants of more than ECU 2 million for individual operations 
financed pursuant to this Regulation shall be adopted under the procedure laid down in 
Article 7. 
3. The Commission shall be authorized to approve, without seeking the opinion of the 
Committee referred to in Article 7, any extra commitments needed for covering any 
expected or real cost overruns in connection with the operations, provided that the 
overrun or additional requirement is less than or equal to 20% of the initial commitment 
fixed by the financing decision. 
4. All financing agreements or contracts concluded pursuant to this Regulation shall 
provide for the Commission and the Court of Auditors to conduct on-the-spot checks 
according to the usual procedures laid down by the Commission under the rules in force, 
in particular those of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the 
European Communities. 
5. Where operations are the subject of financing agreements between the Community and 
the recipient country, such agreements shall stipulate that the payment of taxes, duties or 
any other charges is not to be covered by the Community. 
6. Participation in invitations to tender and the award of contracts shall be open on equal 
terms to all natural and legal persons of the Member States and of the recipient 
countries. It may be extended to other developing countries. 
7. Supplies shall originate in the Member States, the recipient country or other 
developing countries. In exceptional cases, where circumstances warrant, supplies may 
originate elsewhere. 
8. Particular attention will be given to: 
- the pursuit of cost-effectiveness and sustainable impact in project design, 
- the clear definition and monitoring of objectives and indicators of achievement for all 
projects. 
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Article 7 
1. The Commission shall be assisted by an advisory committtee made up of 
representatives from the Member states and chaired by a representative of the 
Commission: 
-in the case of African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, the EDF Committee set up by 
Article 21 of Internal Agreement 91/401/EEC on the financing and administration of 
Community aid under the fourth Lomé Convention, adopted on 16 July 1990 by the 
representatives of the Member States meeting within the Council, 
-in the case of the Mediterranean countries, the MED Committee set up by Article 6 of 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1762/92 (1) of 29 June 1992, 
-in the case of the Asian and Latin American countries, the ALA Committee set up by 
Article 15 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 443/92 (2) of 25 February 1992. 
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the 
measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time 
limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if 
necessary by taking a vote. 
The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition each Member State shall have 
the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. 
The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the 
Committee. It shall inform the Committee of the manner in which its opinion has been 
taken into account. 
Article 8 
An exchange of views shall take place once a year on the basis of a presentation by the 
representative of the Commission of the general guidelines for the operations to be 
carried out in the year ahead, in the framework of a joint meeting of the Committees 
referred to in Article 7(1). 
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Article 9 
1. After each budget year, the Commission shall submit an annual report to the European 
Parliament and the Council giving an account of the activities financed under this 
Regulation relative to integrating gender issues in Community development co-operation 
and of their outcome, together with: 
- a summary of other operations financed under this Regulation in the course of that year 
- a list of the projects indicating the names of the implementing partners and the 
percentage of the operational cost financed by the Community 
- an evaluation, complete with figures, of the implementation of this Regulation over that 
period. 
2. The Commission shall regularly assess operations financed by the Community with a 
view to establishing whether the objectives aimed at by those operations have been 
achieved and to providing guidelines for improving the effectiveness of future operations. 
The Commission shall submit to the Committee referred to in Article 7 a summary of the 
assessments made which, if appropriate, may be examined by the Committee. The 
assessment reports shall be available to any Member States requesting them. 
3. The financing guide indicating guidelines and criteria for project selection shall be 
published and distributed among interested parties by the Commission's services, 
including its delegations in the recipient countries. 
Article 10 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at... For the Council 
The President 
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
Item B7-611 : Women's role in development 
1. Title of operation 
Integrating gender issues in development cooperation. (It would be advisable to propose 
that, in the next preliminary draft budget, the budget item should be replaced by the title 
"Item B7-611: Integrating gender issues in development cooperation", in line with the 
name of the operation.) 
2. Budget heading involved 
B7-611 
3. ïjyflh—it 
Proposal for a Council regulation on integrating gender iaaues in 
development cooperation 
4. Deffiripikffl of operation 
4.1 General objective 
This budget heading is intended to finance schemes to integrate 
gender issues, and promote full and equal participation by women, 
in the development process. This objective fits into the context of 
promoting sustainable economic and social development in the 
developing countries and involves launching new methods and 
policies, with a knock-on effect upon all the development 
cooperation financed by the Community. 
As pointed out on a number of occasions by the Council and 
Parliament, the integration of gender issues in the development 
process is recognized as essential. This means promoting the 
participation of women and recognizing their active role as full 
partners in all development activities, from design to evaluation 
(mainstreaming). 
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The Commission, as a full participant in the IVth World 
Conference on Women (Beijing, 1995), must ensure that the 
results of this Conference are followed up and implemented in the 
context of its own development cooperation, in accordance with 
the Resolution of 20 December 1995. 
This objective and the implementation of the Resolution of 
20 December 1995 require closer coordination with the Member 
States in accordance with Articles 13 Ou, 13 Ox, and 130y of the 
Treaty on European Union. 
Within the context of the OECD Development Aid Committee 
(DAC), the Commission has been invited to take part in a number 
of studies on the application of the guidelines laid down by the 
DAC on the participation of women in development. 
The types of action planned are described below. 
Operations to inform and sensitize decision-makers and 
administrators of the development programmes financed by 
the Community, at headquarters and in the developing 
countries (training courses, instruction manuals, appropriate 
technical assistance, research and studies). 
Operations to promote the integration of gender issues in the 
design, programming, financing, execution, monitoring and/or 
evaluation of the projects and programmes financed by the 
Community in the developing countries. 
Strategic operations to inform and raise awareness among 
those involved in the governmental and regional decision­
making process in the developing countries so that greater 
account is taken of women's requirements in the development 
process. 
Operations as part of coordination with the Member States on 
gender issues. 
Operations to include schemes aimed at reducing gender-based 
disparities in the developing countries in the mainstream of 
projects and programmes financed by the Community. 
4.2 Period covered and arrangements for renewal. 
The policy is for an indefinite period. Individual schemes are for a 
year and can be renewed until adoption of this regulation. 
5. Classification of expenditure/revenue 
Non-compulsory expenditure/ Differentiated appropriations. 
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6. Type of expenditure/revenue 
Grant of up to 100 % of the costs. However: 
systematic efforts are made to seek a contribution from the 
project beneficiaries; 
opportunities for cofinancing are sought with the Member 
States and multilateral, regional or other organizations. 
7. Financial impact 
7.1 Method of calculating cost of operation: 
The main expenditure is made up of the remuneration and travel costs of 
experts highly specialized in gender and development who have to visit 
the developing countries to work with the administrations, EC 
Delegations and project staff in order to integrate gender analysis. 
In addition there is expenditure resulting from the cost of training or 
information sessions for EC personnel and/or decision-makers in the 
developing countries who are responsible for development 
projects/programmes, the aim being to increase their ability to take 
account of the roles and requirements of men and women and to include 
this dimension throughout the project cycle. 
There are also the costs of studies, training manuals, research and 
bulletins/reports which are intended to inform staff of the specific 
requirements and priorities of women in the ALA/MED and ACP 
countries. 
There is further expenditure linked with thematic and follow-up studies 
which may be requested in the context of closer coordination with the Member 
States and the OECD/DAC, and the costs of strategic schemes and projects to 
raise the awareness of decision-makers in the developing countries so that 
greater account is taken of women's specific requirements. 
7.2 Itemized breakdown of cost 
Equal distribution between eligible geographical regions is sought, and 
this may vary according to demand and/or priority. 
BREAKDOWN 1997 1998 
Technical assistance 1.6 1.6 
Training 0.8 0.8 
Projects 2.0 2.0 
Research 0.6 0.6 
5£ 5.0 
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7.3 Indicative schedule by theme in 1997 
THEMES % 
Development of methodologies and instruments 10 
Mainstreaming in project cycle 20 
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Mainstreaming in policies and strategies 20 
Sectoral and/or geographical research/studies 10 
Sensitization of decision-makers in the developing 20 
countries 
Capacity-building in the developing countries 20 
7.4 Indicative schedule of commitment appropriations (ECU million) 
B7-611 1997 PDB 1998 
8. Fraud prevention measures 
Technical checks by Commission officials, assisted by independent 
experts. 
The Commission, prior to payment, checks the grants and the receipt of 
services and preparatory studies, feasibility studies and evaluation 
reports requested, taking into account contractual obligations and 
applying recognized principles of economics and sound financial/general 
management. 
Fraud prevention measures (audits, submission of reports, etc.) are 
included in all agreements or contracts concluded between the 
Commission and payment recipients. 
9. Elements of cost-effectiveness analysis 
9.1 Specific and quantified objectives; target population 
Specific objectives : 
This action ties in more generally with the objective of sustainable 
development, the role of women being essential as a key economic, 
political and social factor. 
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To give support to government organizations and Community 
institutions in taking decisions on the integration of gender issues in 
development cooperation policies and programmes. This support 
takes the form of strategic guidelines, methodologies and working 
instruments, the provision of high-level technical assistance, training 
and awareness-raising schemes, at headquarters and in the 
Delegations and for the local partners in the developing countries, 
support for particularly strategic operations, notably those intended 
to strengthen capacity in the developing countries for integrating 
gender issues in development. 
Target population 
In order to create multiplier effects, the two target groups chosen 
are designers and administrators of development policies and 
programmes in the developing countries and within the Commission 
itself. 
In addition to these target groups, all women and local populations 
in the developing countries are targeted. 
9.2 Grounds for the operation 
Need for Community financial aid. 
A new aspect of development aid which could improve the quality 
and viability of all Community development cooperation is being 
taken into consideration. In view of the lack of experience available 
in the approach to gender issues, we have to concentrate our efforts 
on this type of operation. 
Budget heading B7-6110 (ex B7-5051 and B7-5052) was 
established in 1992 at the initiative of the European Parliament, 
which, like the Council in many conclusions and recently in the 
Resolution of 20 January 1995, has pointed to the need to integrate 
women and development issues in development cooperation. The 
Resolution specifically stresses the need to earmark sufficient 
funding for a strategic, catalytic approach, with the drawing-up of 
policies and methodologies, training, research, monitoring and 
evaluation. 
In acting upon "The run-up to 2000" and the Resolution of 
20 December 1995, the Community is also required to improve 
coordination between the Community and the Member States in 
integrating gender issues in development. This budget heading is 
also intended to step up the degree to which operations financed by 
the Community dovetail with, and complement, those financed by 
the Member States. 
It is therefore necessary to have an appropriate financial instrument 
to enable the Commission to conduct the proposed operations. 
That is the reason for this budget heading, which, with an amount of 
ECU 5 million for 1997, is not intended to finance operational 
development projects for women, since larger amounts are needed 
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to promote their cause (principle of mainstreaming), in accordance 
with the Resolution of 20 December 1995. 
By choosing to target operations on capacity-building for 
project/policy designers and administrators, the highest possible 
multiplier effect is sought. 
* Advantages over possible alternatives 
Strategic awareness-raising schemes, aimed at integrating gender 
issues into the mainstream of development, are regarded as more 
effective than a plethora of small-scale microprojects for women, 
which are often very limited in their impact. 
* Explanatory reference to similar Community or national operations 
Certain Member States have a very active policy in this sphere, but 
a major commitment by the Commission should act as an incentive 
for the other Member States or suppliers of funds. 
The Community, for its part, must act to ensure that the operations 
which it finances are of good quality and will provide sufficient 
return, and take the utmost possible account of gender issues as 
they affect development as a whole. 
9.3 Monitoring and evaluation of the operation 
Monitoring and evaluation indicators are selected and applied in the case of 
each operation. 
Under the terms of the Council Resolution of 20 December 1995, the 
results obtained will be evaluated and presented to the Council every two 
years (first presentation: November 1997). 
A study was commissioned in 1996 on the implementation of the Council 
Resolution, and in particular: 1) the effects of the training of decision­
makers (Commission and local); 2) the introduction of gender analysis 
into the project cycle; 3) an increase in the number of projects/programmes 
which include a gender approach. 
The study identified five priorities for implementing the Resolution: 
- training in gender analysis and gender planning for decision-makers and 
planners; 
- the development of instruments and methodologies for gender 
mainstreaming at macro and sectoral levels; 
- monitoring of the mainstreaming of gender issues in the design and 
implementation of strategies for different countries; 
- wider involvement of staff in the promotion and monitoring of the 
mainstreaming of gender issues; 
- greater coordination with the Member States in certain pilot countries. 
The priorities identified for the budget heading reflect these indications. 
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9.4 Coherence with financial programming 
Is the operation incorporated in the DG's financial programming for 
the relevant years? 
Yes 
To which broader objective defined in the DG's financial 
programming does the objective of the proposed operation 
correspond? 
The proposed operation ties in with the general objectives laid 
down in within the framework of sustainable social and human 
development (Article 13 Ou of the Treaty on European Union). 
10. Administrative expenditure 
The actual mobilization of the administrative resources required will 
depend on the annual Commission decision on the allocation of resources, 
account being taken of any additional amounts or staff allowed by the 
budgetary authority. 
10.1 Impact on the number of posts 
Operations already conducted in the form of pilot schemes by DG IB et 
DGVni staff. 
Type of post 
Officials or 
temporary staff A 
B 
C 
Other resources 
Total Staff to be assigned to 
management of the 
operation 
Permanent 
posts 
1 
0.75 
1.75 Temporary 
posts 
2 
2 of which 
by using 
existing staff 
in the DG or 
service 
concerned 
2 
1 
0.75 
3.75 by recourse to 
additional staff 
' Duration 
1<g 
10.2 Overall financial impact of the additional staff 
Amounts Method of calculation 
Officials 
Temporary staff 
Other resources (indicate 
budget heading) 
Total 
For information, the indicative cost of the existing human resources is 
estimated at ECU 397 500/year (3.75 officials at an estimated average cost 
of ECU 106 000/official/year): grades Al, A2, A4 and A5. 
10.3 Increase in other operational expenditure resulting from the operation 
The necessary resources are obtained by redeploying existing resources. 
Budget heading Amounts Method of calculation 
(No and title) 
Total 
For information, the indicative costs of the meetings financed under heading A-2510 
would be approximately ECU 31 275. 
(Method of calculation: average cost ECU 695/Member State's representative/meeting x 
15 representatives x 3 meetings/year.) 
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