COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Actions to implement the  Strategy for Equality between Women and Men 2010-2015  Accompanying the  COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS   Strategy for Equality between Women and Men 2010-2015    {COM(2010) 491} {SEC(2010) 1080}
Date: 2010-09-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, domestic violence, equal pay, equal treatment, gender equality, remuneration of work, social rights

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 21.9.2010 
SEC(2010) 1079 final 

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 

Actions to implement the  
Strategy for Equality between Women and Men 2010-2015 

Accompanying the 

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL 
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS  

Strategy for Equality between Women and Men 
2010-2015 

{COM(2010) 491} 
{SEC(2010) 1080} 

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CONTENTS 

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Equal economic independence..................................................................................... 3 

Equal pay for equal work and work of equal value ..................................................... 8 

Equality in decision-making ...................................................................................... 11 

Dignity, integrity and an end to gender-based violence............................................. 12 

Gender Equality in external actions ........................................................................... 14 

Horizontal issues ........................................................................................................ 17 

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Actions by policy areas 

In order to ensure the implementation of the strategy for equality between women and men, 
(2010-2015)  this  annex  presents  the  key  actions  identified  in  the  strategy  and  the  different 
other  activities  foreseen  to  implement/complement  those  key  actions.  The  "chef  de  file" 
services and the foreseen delivery dates are also identified. 

1. 

EQUAL ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE 

Key actions 

Outputs 

Who 

When 

Support  the  promotion  of  gender  equality  in  the  implementation  of  all 
aspects  and  flagship  initiatives  of  the  Europe  2020  strategy,  especially  as 
regards  definition  and  implementation  of  relevant  national  measures, 
technical support as well as through the Structural Funds and other major 
funding programmes such as the 7th framework Programme for Research. 

Employment/ labour market  

Monitor the gender dimension in MS's employment policies 
to  assess  progress  in  the  employment  rate  for  women  and 
issue,  when  necessary,  Commission  recommendations  to 
MS.  

EMPL 

in 

the  context  of 

Monitor  closely, 
the  Employment 
Guidelines  and  the  evaluation  of  national  employment 
policies  implemented  to  attain  the  Europe  2020  objectives, 
the  national  policies  adopted  to  improve  gender  equality  in 
the labour market and boost the social inclusion of women. 
(Employment Guideline 7). 

EMPL 

Promote  gender  equality  in  employment  related  initiatives, 
particularly the initiatives taken to accompany the transition 
towards  a  greener  economy,  to  ensure  new  skills  for  new 
jobs,  flexicurity,  youth  employment,  and  those  taken  to 
respond to the current economic and financial crisis. 

EMPL 

in 

Encourage, 
the  evaluation  of  national  measures 
implemented to attain the Europe 2020 objectives, measures 
which  contribute  to  promoting  further  opportunities  for 
training,  skills  and  professional  experience  of  women,  and 
this  also  in  the  scientific,  mathematical  and  technology 
fields (Employment Guideline 8). 

EMPL/EAC 

Provide  gender  mainstreaming  manuals  to  promote  gender 
equality into the relevant initiatives of Europe 2020. 

EMPL G 

Promote  favourable  working  environment  to  increase  work 
opportunities  and  recruitment  for  women  in  the  maritime 
transport sector. 

MARE 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2011 

Poverty, social exclusion and pension 

Promote  gender  equality  in  the  future  Platform  against  EMPL 

2010-

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Poverty  and  related  initiatives,  notably  on  active  inclusion, 
and  follow-up  the  gender  equality  aspects  of  the  Green 
Paper on pensions, and exchange good practices with MS. 

in 

Encourage, 
the  evaluation  of  national  measures 
implemented to attain the Europe 2020 objectives, measures 
which  contribute  to  protect  women  from  the  risk  of 
exclusion, ensuring income security for one-parent families, 
elderly women and men (Employment Guideline 10).  

EMPL 

2015 

2010-
2015 

Examine  the  feasibility  to  allocate  household  income  by 
individual,  for  instance  on  the  basis  of  the  2010  SILC 
module  results,  and  consider  the  possibility  to  compute 
accordingly income-poverty indicator on an individual basis. 

ESTAT/EMPL 

2012 

Study the gender dimension of active ageing and promote it 
in 
the  European  Year  2012  on  Active  Ageing  and 
Intergenerational solidarity. 

EMPL 

2012 

Improve  knowledge  about  caring  for  the  elderly  and  the 
skills  needed  for  workers  in  this  field  (network  of  experts 
report). 

EMPL G 

2011 

Youth and Education 

Promote  gender  equality  in  education  and  training  related 
initiatives  particularly  the  initiatives  taken  to  alleviate 
gender imbalances in literacy, to tackle early school leaving, 
to  promote  women  adult  learning  and  scientific  career 
choices  and  the  initiatives  taken  to  improve  media  literacy 
(cf. reduce the 'digital gap' as mentioned in the Europe 2020 
'Digital Agenda') 

EAC 

2010-
2015 

Promote gender equality in European funds 

in 

containing  measures 

the  operational 
ESF  -  support  MS 
programmes 
the 
participation  of  women  in  the  labour  market,  promote 
lifelong  learning,  reducing  gender  segregation  in  career 
selection and professions. 

implementing 
to 

increase 

EGF  -  Assess  for  each  application  to  the  European 
Globalisation  Adjustment  Fund  (EGF) 
the  equal 
participation  of  women  workers  is  being  ensured,  and 
include  the  impact  of  the  EGF  on  gender  equality  in  the 
Annual Report. 

that 

EMPL  

EMPL  

EAFRD  -  Promote  equality  between  women  and  men  and 
ensure  that  any  discrimination  is  prevented  during  the 
various stages of programme implementation. 

AGRI 

EFF - Support MS in promoting gender equality in the EFF 
the  mid-term 
programmes  by  drawing 
evaluation  and  promoting,  in  particular,  the  role  of  women 
in the sustainable development of fisheries areas. 

lessons  from 

MARE 

Create  a  pan-European  network  of  women  active  in  the 
fisheries  sector  and  in  coastal  regions  to  improve  the 

MARE 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

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visibility  of  women  in  this  sector  and  establish  a  platform 
for the exchange of best practices. 

Promote female entrepreneurship and self-employment 

Continue  the  support  to  the  promotion  and  encouragement 
of  female  entrepreneurship  under  the  Competitiveness  and 
Innovation  Framework  Programme  (CIP)  and  within  the 
framework of the Small Business Act for Europe (SBA) 

ENTR 

2010-
2013 

network 

Hold  conference  on  female  entrepreneurship;  create  the 
European 
Entrepreneurship 
Ambassadors;  set  up  mentoring  schemes  for  women 
entrepreneurs;  support  entrepreneurship  skills  for  women 
graduates; 
for  women 
entrepreneurs. 

facilitate  access 

Female 

finance 

of 

to 

WES network for policy level exchange of good practices.  

Monitor  the  implementation  of  State  Aid  exemptions  by 
Member States for enterprises created by women. 

COMP 

support  MS 

ESF 
programmes 
entrepreneurship. 

in 

implementing 
measures 

the  operational 
women 

for 

EMPL  

containing 

EPMF  -  Assess  the  delivery  of  the  European  Progress 
Microfinance  Facility  in  view  to  promote,  in  the  form  of 
micro-credit,  access  to  finance  for  "vulnerable"  persons 
(including women) and report on it in the Annual report. 

EMPL 

ERDF:  support  MS 
programmes 
entrepreneurship. 

in 
containing 

implementing 
measures 

the  operational 
women 

for 

REGIO 

Continue  to  gather  and  exchange  good  practice  on  female 
entrepreneurship  in  the  framework  of  the  HLG  on  gender 
mainstreaming in the structural funds. 

REGIO/EMPL 

Monitor the transposition of the Directive on self-employed 
women and assisting spouses. 

EMPL G 

Reconciliation between work and private life 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2011-
2013 

2011-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

Assess  remaining  gaps  in  the  entitlement  to  family-related 
leave,  notably  paternity  leave  and  carers'  leave,  and  the 
options  for  addressing  them.  The  social  partners  will  be 
consulted on further measures under Article 154 TFEU. 

EMPL G 

2012 

Monitor the transposition of the Directive after the adoption 
of the legislative proposal on maternity protection and leave 
currently under negotiations in the EP and in Council. 

EMPL G 

the 

Monitor 
transposition  of  Directive  2010/18/EU 
implementing the revised European social partner agreement 
on parental leave. 

EMPL G 

2010-
2015 

2012-
2015 

Support the European Alliance for Families to improving the  EMPL 

2010-

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possibilities  of  reconciliation  of  work  and  family  life  for 
both  women  and  men  through  best  practice  workshops  and 
'good practice' section of the Alliance's web portal. 

Report  on  the  Member  States'  performance  with  regard  to 
childcare facilities. 

EMPL/EMPL G 

Encourage  co-responsibility  in  family  and  domestic  tasks 
between women and men through EU awareness-raising on 
the role of men regarding gender equality. 

EMPL G 

ESF:  support  MS 
programmes containing measures for childcare policy. 

implementing 

the  operational 

in 

EMPL  

ERDF:  support  MS 
programmes 
infrastructures. 

in 

implementing 

containing  measures 

the  operational 
childcare 
for 

REGIO 

Continue to gather and exchange good practice on childcare 
and  care  for  other  dependants  (e.g.  elderly  and/or  disabled 
persons) 
the  HLG  on  gender 
mainstreaming in the structural funds. 

the  framework  of 

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REGIO/EMPL 

Adopt  a  Communication  on  early  childhood  education  and 
care 

EAC 

Organise  a  workshop  with  EESC  on  how  to  engage  social 
partners  in  the  modernisation  and  modification  of  working 
culture  and  working  conditions  in  research  institutions,  to 
encourage  women  in  choosing  and  remaining  in  scientific 
careers,  whilst  making  it  possible  for  the  best  of  them  to 
reach the top of the scientific career ladder. 

RTD 

2013 

2010-
2015 

2013-
2014 

2010-
2013 

2010-
2013 

2010-
2013 

2011 

2010-
2011 

Launch  a  call  for  proposals  aiming  at  identifying  and 
comparing collective labour agreements that cover research 
career paths, and could improve the working environment in 
research institutions. 

RTD 

2011  

Migration policies and integration of migrants  

Promote  gender  equality  in  all  initiatives  on  immigration 
and integration of migrants. 

HOME/EMPL 

Promote  integration  strategies  and  measures  targeted  and 
actively  involving  immigrant  women,  notably  through  the 
European Fund for the Integration of third-country nationals 
by: 

HOME 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

•  Promoting  the  improvement  of  the  quality  of  services 
and  structures  in  order  to  recognize  and  respond  to  the 
different  needs  of  immigrants'  groups,  finding  the  right 
balance  between  targeted  and  general  measures  at 
different levels of government, 

•  Promoting  the  role  of  women  in  the  process  of 
integration, as well as that of their families and children, 

•  Enhancing information and prevention of discrimination 

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against  immigrant  women  and  promote  their  autonomy 
in society, 

•  Supporting  their  training  on  employment  opportunities 
and  language  knowledge,  as  well  as  knowledge  of  their 
rights and their participation in public life. 

Create  a  new  section  on  the  integration  of  migrant  women 
within 
Integration 
(www.integration.eu). 

the  European  Web  Site 

on 

HOME 

2011 

Provide  funding  to  projects  aimed  at  the  integration  of 
migrant women via the ESF. 

EMPL 

2010-
2013 

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2. 

EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK AND WORK OF EQUAL VALUE 

Key actions 

Outputs 

Who 

When 

With  the  European  social  partners,  and  respecting  the  autonomy  of  the 
social dialogue, explore possible ways to improve the transparency of pay as 
well as the impact on equal pay of atypical arrangements such as part-time 
work and fixed- term contracts. 

Study  the  social  and  economic  impacts  of  different  policy 
measures to tackle the gender pay gap. 

EMPL G 

Explore,  in  close  cooperation  with  the  European  Social 
Partners,  possible  options  to  improve  the  transparency  of 
pay. 

EMPL G 

2010-
2011 

2011 

Review,  in  close  cooperation  with  the  European  Social 
Partners, the impact of arrangements such as part-time work 
and fixed term contracts on equal pay, and the effectiveness 
of  directives  97/81/EEC  and  99/70/EC, 
implementing 
respectively the European social partner agreements on part-
time work and on fixed-term contracts.  

EMPL/EMPL G 

2011 

Support  equal  pay  initiatives  at  the  workplace  such  as  equality  labels, 
'charters' and awards, as well as the development of tools for employers to 
analyse the reasons for unjustified gender pay gaps. 

Institute a "European Equal Pay Day", to be held each year 
to increase awareness on how much longer women need to 
work than men to earn the same. 

EMPL G 

Build  on  the  2010  study  on  initiatives  to  promote  equality 
between  women  and  men  at  the  workplace,  explore  further 
support  for  equal  pay  initiatives  by  companies  such  as 
equality  labels,  "charters",  and  awards;  support  MS  in  the 
development  of  tools  to  analyse  the  reasons  for  unjustified 
gender pay gaps within companies.  

EMPL G 

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Encourage, 
the  evaluation  of  national  measures 
implemented to attain the Europe 2020 objectives, measures 
which  promote  equal  pay  and  improved  work-life  balance 
(Employment Guideline 7). 

EMPL 

Support  MS'  activities  on  the  development  of  tools  to 
analyse  the  reasons  for  the  existence  of  unjustified  gender 
pay gaps within companies. 

EMPL G 

Improve the supply and quality of statistics on the structural 
indicators of the pay gap. 

ESTAT 

Seek to encourage women to enter non-traditional professions, for example 
in "green" and innovative sectors. 

Promote  gender  equality  in  the  definition  of  the  EU 
instruments  for  "Education  and  Training  strategy  for  2020" 
with  the  objective  to  ensure  full  participation  in  the 
literacy  aspects, 
knowledge-based  economy 

including 

EAC 

2011-
2015 

2012-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2020 

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monitor  the  representation  of  women  in  scientific  and 
technological  careers,  support  awareness 
raising  on 
professional  choices  of  young  women  and  men  to  reduce 
vertical 
in 
scientific  and  technical  professions,  more  men  in  the 
classrooms). 

labour  market  segregation  (more  women 

Elaborate a 2010 Joint progress report on the Education and 
Training,  including  on  the  presence  of  men  in  initial 
teaching and on attracting highly skilled women in scientific 
and technical fields. 

EAC  

2011 

Participation of women in ICT 

•  Conduct  an  awareness-raising  campaign  on  shadowing 
days  in  companies  across  Europe  and  monitor  the 
progress and identify best practices through the existing 
group of stakeholders; 

INFSO  

2010-
2015 

•  Set  up  platforms  to  encourage  networking  such  as  the 

European Directory for Women in ICT; 

•  Promote  digital  literacy  and  eSkills  specifically  for 

women through the Digital Agenda; 

•  Promote the Code of Best Practices for Women in ICT in 
as  many  as  possible  stakeholders  as  well  as  update  and 
refine it. 

Gender equality and Research 

Increase  awareness  on  stereotypes  and  obstacles  to  the 
choices  and  careers  of  women  in  science  and  technology 
through an EU wide communication campaign. 

RTD  

Working group of research and technology based companies 
to discuss about policies for attracting and retaining women 
scientists and engineers during and after the economic crisis. 

RTD 

Major  conference  on  the  presentation  of  the  results  of  the 
study "Meta-analysis of gender and science research". 19-20 
October  2010  with  the  support  of  the  Belgian  Presidency 
(TBC). 

RTD 

Integration  of  the  gender  dimension  in  EU-funded  research 
via training offered to scientific community and EC staff. 

RTD 

Experts  working  group  to  identify  specific  modalities  to 
better integrate gender in future European research. 

RTD 

Modernize  working  culture  and  working  conditions  in 
research  institutions:  more  funding  will  be  allocated  to 
research  institutions  who  implement  structural  change  to 
increase the gender awareness of their HR management.  

RTD 

research  projects  on  gender 

issues: 
Reports  on 
GENDERACE  (gender  equality  and  women  rights-  in 
relation to combating discrimination), FEMCIT (notions and 

RTD 

2011-
2012 

2011-
2012 

2010 

2010-
2013 

2011-
2012 

2011-
2013 

2010-
2013 

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practices  of  gendered  citizenship),  FEMAGE  (needs  of 
female immigrants and their integration in ageing societies). 

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3. 

EQUALITY IN DECISION-MAKING 

Key actions 

Outputs 

Who 

.Consider  targeted  initiatives  to  improve  the  gender  balance  in  decision 
making. 

EMPL G 

When 

2012 

Present a communication on the importance of and the ways 
to  improve  a  better  gender  balance  in  economic  decision-
making  

EMPL G 

2011 

Support  the  collection,  analysis  and  dissemination  of 
comparable  data  on  gender  balance  in  decision  making  at 
EU  level,  i.a.  through  its  database  on  women  and  men  in 
decision-making and regular reporting.  

EMPL G 

2010-
2015 

Propose  a  specific  initiative  in  the  field  of  corporate 
governance. 

MARKT 

2011 

Monitor the 25 % target for women in top level decision-making positions 
in research  

Monitor the target of a minimum of 25% target of women at 
the top level decision-making positions in research. 

RTD 

Update and improved women in science data collection (She 
figures). 

RTD 

Monitor  progress  towards  the  aim  of  40%  of  members  of  one  sex  in 
committees and expert groups established by the Commission 

Monitor and report of the achievement of targets for gender 
balance  set  for  European  Commission's  committees  and 
expert groups (Decision 2000/407/EC). 

SG 

Support  efforts  to  promote  greater  participation  by  women  in  European 
Parliament elections including as candidates 

2011-
2013 

2012 

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Encourage participation of women in elections (in particular 
2014  EP  election)  and  especially  as  candidates  via  the 
Programmes  "Fundamental  Rights  and  Citizenship"  and 
"Europe for Citizens". 

COMM/JUST 

2011-
2014 

Monitor progress of representation targets for women in management posts 
and AD category in the Commission 

Report on achievement of targets for gender balance set at 
the  Commission  level  (for  senior  management  posts  and 
category  AD)  and  at  DG  level  (for  middle  management 
posts) 

HR and all DGs 

2012 
and 
2014 

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4. 

DIGNITY, INTEGRITY AND AN END TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE 

Key actions 

Outputs 

Who 

When 

Adopt an EU-wide strategy on combating violence against women that will 
aim, for instance, at eradicating female genital mutilation using all possible 
instrument within the limits of its powers, including criminal law if needed, 
supported  by  a  Europe-wide  awareness-raising  campaign  on  violence 
against women 

Adopt  an  EU  wide  strategy  on  combating  violence  against 
women, including practices of female genital mutilation. 

JUST  

2011 

Launch  a  Europe-wide  awareness-raising  campaign  on 
gender-based violence. 

JUST/COMM 

2011 

Support  projects  and  NGOs  to  their  efforts  to  eradicate 
gender based violence (DAPHNE III 2007-2013). 

JUST 

Legislation on victims' rights. 

Explore the options to eradicate female genital mutilation in 
the EU, including by means of criminal law. 

JUST 

JUST 

Exchange  information  and  best  practice  on  MS  actions  to 
combat exploitation, violence and abuse against women with 
disabilities through the Disability High Level Group. 

EMPL G 

Ensure  that  the  EU  asylum  legislation  takes  into  account 
gender  equality  considerations;  promote  gender-specific 
training  and  best  practices  within  the  European  Asylum 
Support  Office  as  well  as  via  funding  by  the  European 
Refugee Fund. 

HOME 

Address gender issues in Judicial training 

JUST 

2010-
2013 

2011 

2010-
2011 

2011 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2013 

Asylum 

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Consider gender issues in health policies 

Draw  up  a  Men's  Health  report,  following  the  2010 
Women's Health report. 

SANCO 

2011 

Awareness raising seminars on Women's Health. 

SANCO/EMPL G 

Promote  health  and  gender  impact  assessment  of  policies 
and programmes. 

SANCO 

Collect exchange and disseminate good practices on gender 
specific  health  policies  and  practices  with  MS  and  other 
stakeholders. 

SANCO 

Promote  gender  mainstreaming  in  health  policies  in  line 
with  the  EU's  Health  Strategy  and  initiatives  linked  to  the 
health  strand  of  the  social  OMC,  as  well  as  the  2009 
Communication  on  Health  Inequalities,  notably  in  the  EU 
quality framework for social and health services, HIV/AID, 
tobacco and cancer. 

SANCO 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2013 

2010-
2015 

Review ongoing activities in the field of active, healthy and 
dignified  ageing,  and  if  appropriate,  come  forward  with  an 
action plan for further activities. 

EMPL 

2011 

Take due account of gender aspects in the forthcoming EU 
Strategy on Health and Safety at Work (2013-2020). 

EMPL 

2013 

Take  account  of  the  gender  aspects  in  the  legislative  work 
on  ergonomics  and  work-related  musculoskeletal  disorders 
(WRMSDs) as well as in the preparatory work for a possible 
review of Directive 2004/37/EC.  

EMPL 

2011 

Take account of the gender aspects in the preparatory work 
for  a  possible 
review  of  Directive  2004/37/EC  on 
carcinogens and mutagens.  

EMPL 

2010-
2011 

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5. 

GENDER EQUALITY IN EXTERNAL ACTIONS 

Key actions 

Outputs 

Enlargement process 

Who 

When 

Monitor  and  support  adherence  to  the  Copenhagen  criteria 
for  accession  to  the  EU  in  the  field  of  equal  treatment 
between  women  and  men,  and  assist  Western  Balkans 
countries and Turkey with the transposition and enforcement 
of  legislation  and  the  necessary  establishment  of  adequate 
administrative and judicial systems.  

ELARG 

Monitor the inclusion of gender equality and women's rights 
as  a  cross  cutting  theme  in  the  EC  financial  assistance  to 
candidate  and  potential  candidate  countries,  under  the 
Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA). 

EMPL 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2013 

External relation and development policies 

Continue  to  contribute  to  the  implementation  of  the  EU 
Guidelines  on  violence  against  women  and  girls  and 
combating all forms of discrimination against them 

RELEX/DEV/ 
AIDCO 

2010-
2015 

Continue  to  contribute  to  the  implementation  of  the  EU 
Comprehensive  Approach  to  the  EU  implementation  of  the 
UN  Security  Council  Resolutions  1325  and  1820  on 
Women,  Peace  and  Security.  In  addition,  monitor  the 
implementation of the Comprehensive Approach through the 
use of dedicated indicators and the regular preparation of a 
progress report. 

Continue  to  mainstream  women's  rights  in  EU  electoral 
observation missions and assistance.  

Continue  to  encourage  European  Neighbourhood  Policy 
partner countries to promote gender equality through regular 
policy  dialogue,  exchange  of  experience  and  by  exploring 
possibilities 
the  European 
Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument.  

assistance 

under 

for 

RELEX 

Implement  the  Plan  of  Action  on  Gender  Equality  and 
Women's Empowerment in Development (2010-2015). 

RELEX/DEV/ 
AIDCO 

Support policy and political dialogue with partner countries 
on gender, gender mainstreaming and specific actions. 

RELEX/DEV/ 
AIDCO 

Support  civil  society  organisations  working  on  women's 
rights-  call  for  proposals  with  a  focus  on  economic 
empowerment of women. 

AIDCO/DEV 

Continue  partnership  with  the  UN  on  advancing  gender 
equality in the MDGs and aid effectiveness. 

AIDCO/DEV 

Monitor and report: 

AIDCO/DEV 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

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•  Regularly  reporting  on  gender  equality  in  the  Annual 
Report on EU's Development and External Assistance; 

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Improving  the  gender  analysis  in  the  existing  Result 
Monitoring Reports; 

Improving  the  use  of  the  Gender  Policy  Marker  and 
Continue  working  on  gender  sensitive  performance 
indicators. 

Build capacity of the EU development staff on gender : 

AIDCO 

2010-
2015 

•  Mainstreaming  gender 
training and guidelines. 

in  existing  methodological 

•  Continue  developing  gender  on-line  training  for  EU 

development staff. 

•  Developing gender equality training in Train4DEV. 

•  Develop  an  EU  Toolkit  with  core  know-how  on  gender 

equality and development. 

•  Strengthening  the  capacity  of  the  Gender  Focal  Persons 
in the EU Delegations through training and exchange of 
information. 

Continue the work on gender analysis and the collection of 
gender disaggregated data and gender sensitive performance 
indicators. 

DEV/AIDCO 

2010-
2015 

Further integrate gender considerations into EU humanitarian aid. 

Clarify and encourage in the humanitarian aid, notably:  

ECHO 

2011- 
2015 

• 

the  use  of  gender  analysis  and  the  collection  of  gender 
disaggregated data; 

•  gender  integration  in  the  main  sectors  of  humanitarian 
aid  (protection,  shelter,  food  assistance,  health,  water, 
sanitation and hygiene); 

• 

• 

• 

the development and incorporation of specific strategies 
to  prevent  and  respond 
to  gender-based  violence 
(including sexual exploitation and abuse); 

the  implementation  of  gender-targeted  activities  or 
projects  whenever  relevant  (according  to  specific  entry 
and exit strategies); 

the capacity building of humanitarian partners for further 
integrating  gender  considerations  in  their  projects,  for 
addressing  gender-based  violence  (including  sexual 
exploitation  and  abuse)  and  for  developing  global 
initiatives and tools on gender and gender-based violence 
that can benefit the humanitarian community. 

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Other external actions and cooperation with international organisation 

Analyse  of  the  situation  of  women  in  science  in  the  MED 
region, taking into account cultural diversities and traditions, 
and how the Mediterranean Partner Countries are addressing 
this  issue.  Call  published  in  2010  –  contract  2011  – results 
not before 2013.  

RTD 

2013 

Cooperate  with  UNESCO  and  developed  countries  –  USA, 
Canada  and  Australia  -  to  learn  how  better  implement 
gender aware research management and empower women in 
science. 

RTD 

2011-
2013 

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6. 

HORIZONTAL ISSUES 

Key actions 

Outputs 

Who 

When 

Address  the  role  of  men  in  gender  equality;  promote  good  practice  on 
gender roles in youth, education, culture and sport. 

Study the role of men regarding gender equality 

EMPL G 

2012 

Gender roles in youth, education and sport 

Prepare  and  propose  the  Youth  on  the  Move  initiative  and 
the new generation of EU education programmes 2014-2020 
under the umbrella of this initiative. 

EAC 

2011 

Issue  a  proposal  for  a  Council  Recommendation  on  Early 
School Leaving addressing inter alia the issue of the higher 
drop-out rate among boys. 

EAC 

2010 

Promote  gender  equality  under  the  new  EU  Programme  on 
Sport. 

EAC 

2010-
2015 

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Improved governance 

Key actions 

Outputs 

Who 

When 

Monitor  the  correct  implementation  of  EU  equal  treatment  laws  with  a 
particular  focus  on  Directives  2004/113/EC  and  2006/54/EC.  Monitor  the 
extent  to  which  gender  has  been  taken  into  account  in  applying  the  non-
discrimination directives. 

Present  a  report  on  Directive  2004/113/EC  with  a  special 
focus on practices of Member States with regard to the use 
of sex as factor in the calculation of premiums and benefits. 

EMPL G 

2011 

In  line  with  the  jurisprudence  of  the  European  Court  of 
Justice  on  gender  identity  and  gender  discrimination,  the 
Commission will pay particular attention to this aspect in the 
overall  monitoring  of  the  implementation  of  the  relevant 
Directives and notably in the reporting on the application of 
Directive 2004/113/EC on equal treatment between men and 
women in the access to and supply of goods and services. 

EMPL G 

2011 

Present a report on application of Directive 2006/54/EC. 

EMPL G 

Review  of  the  operation  of  Directive  2006/54/EC  as 
required by its Art. 32. 

EMPL G 

2012 

2013 

Report  on  the  implementation  of  Directive  2000/43/EC  on 
equal  treatment  between  persons  irrespective  of  racial  or 
ethnic  origin  as  well  as  Directive  2000/78/EC  on  equal 
treatment  in  employment  and  occupation,  pay  particular 
attention to the way Member States have addressed multiple 
discrimination  and  gender  mainstreaming  according  to  the 
specific provisions on this in the two acts. 

EMPL G 

2012 

impact  of 

case"  C-
"Coleman 
Assess 
the 
303/06 (discrimination 
the  grounds  of  disability  by 
association) in the implementation of Directive 2000/78/EC. 

the 

EMPL G 

2010 

Promote better knowledge of gender dimension in disability 
policy. 

EMPL G 

2010-
2015 

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Promote  full  implementation  of  the  Beijing  Platform  for  Action  (BPfA) 
including the development and updating of indicators, with the support of 
the European Institute for Gender Equality. 

Support  MS  and  third  countries  in  the  implementation  of 
gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting. 

EMPL 

Develop  comparable  data  at  EU  level  on  gender-relevant 
matters and statistics broken down by sex.  

EMPL/ESTAT 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

Develop,  indicators  in  the  remaining  critical  areas  of  the 
BPfA (environment and media) in cooperation with MS. 

EMPL  G/INFSO/ 
ENV 

2011-
2015 

Monitor and regularly report on the situation in the MS and 
the  EU  including  on  the  agreed  common  indicators  and  on 
the  BPfA,  through  the  improvement  of  the  collection, 
publication  and  analysis  of  statistics  with  a  gender 
dimension. 

EMPL G 

Ensure  availability  of  data  broken-down  by  sex  in  the 
collection of data related to disability statistics in relation to 
employment and social participation. 

EMPL G/ESTAT 

Present an Annual Report on progress on gender equality, especially in the 
areas  covered  by  this  strategy,  ahead  of  a  top-level  Gender  Equality 
Dialogue  between  the  Parliament,  Commission,  Member  States  and  key 
stakeholders. 

EMPL G 

Reinforce  EU  level  cooperation  with  gender  equality 
Ministers, with an active involvement of the HLG on gender 
mainstreaming and the Trio Presidency in the definition and 
implementation of gender equality policies. 

EMPL G 

Cooperate  with  EU  Social  Partners  and  civil  society  to 
enhance  policy  dialogue,  notably  through  EU  funding  and 
exchange of experiences. 

EMPL 

Exchanges  good  practices  between  MS  on  key  themes  to 
contribute  to  a  pool  of  ideas  and  expertise,  and  will  bring 
closer collaboration. 

EMPL G 

2011-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2011-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2011-
2015 

Launch  a  Eurobarometer  on  gender  equality  in  the  EU  to 
analyse citizens' perception and evolutions since 2009. 

EMPL G 

2014 

Improve European Commission's institutional mechanisms 

DGs will be invited to set gender equality objectives in the 
Commission’s  yearly  programming  cycle  and  work 
programme.  

SG/ALL 

The gender equality objectives would also where appropriate 
be translated into the EU-budget. The information ("specific 
objectives" and "result indicators" would where appropriate 
be  presented  by  the  Commission  services  in  the  activity 
statements  justifying  the  Commission's  budget  proposal  in 

ALL/BUDG 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

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accordance with the current practise. 

DGs will assess the impact on gender equality as part of the 
social  impacts  of  their  proposals  and  evaluate  the  results 
achieved in their evaluation. 

ALL 

A  new  Equal  Opportunity  Strategy  for  the  European 
Commission 
including 
representation  targets  for  women  in  management  positions 
and category AD. 

(2010-2014)  will  be  adopted 

HR 

Specific  training  for  project  officers  involved  in  research 
management will be conducted several times a year. 

RTD 

Specific  training  for  project  officers  involved  in  external 
policies will take place on a regular basis. 

AIDCO 

Training  courses  on  gender  mainstreaming  i.e.  how  to 
integrate  gender  aspects  in  all  policy  areas  covered  by  the 
Commission. 

HR/EMPL 

Promote  gender  equality  through  awareness  raising/training 
within DG Environment. 

ENV 

2010-
2015 

2010 

2010-
2011 

2010-
2015 

2010-
2015 

2010 

ACTIONS FORESEEN IN THE WORK PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTE FOR GENDER 
EQUALITY 

to 
Provide  support 
indicators in the critical areas of BPfA. 

the  development  and  up-date  of 

EIGE 

Set up a documentation centre accessible to the public with 
existing statistics, data and information, functioning models 
and  approaches  to  gender  mainstreaming  employed  by 
various  EU  bodies,  Member  States,  local,  regional  and 
international organisations 

EIGE 

Provide support to the development of mainstreaming tools 
and methods 

EIGE 

Develop a gender equality index 

Establishment  of  a  virtual  European  Network  on  Gender 
Equality. 

EIGE 

EIGE 

2011-
2015 

2012 

2011-
2015 

2012 

2012 

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MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REPORTING OF THE STRATEGY 

It is important for the Commission to be able to demonstrate how its action contributes to the 
progress of gender equality at EU level.  

Each Commission service will continue to be responsible for the promotion of gender equality 
in the policy falling under its competence. The interservices group which involves all of the 
Commission's  services  to  coordinate  gender  equality  policies  at  Commission's  level  is  the 
platform  for  the  programming,  monitoring  and  reporting  of  the  Commission's  activities 
regarding gender equality. It also contributes to the policy follow-up. The group is chaired by 
the  director  for  Equality  between  Women  and  Men,  Action  against  discrimination,  Civil 
Society. The secretariat is in the unit "Equality between women and men" in DG EMPL. 

As the promotion of gender equality and gender mainstreaming will be implemented as part 
of the Commission's policy making, the monitoring of gender equality will be integrated into 
the existing Commission's programming systems.  

The processes to monitor and assess the results achieved will continue to be defined according 
to the distribution of responsibilities: 

Each  Directorate  General  is  responsible  for  designing  and  implementing  the  promotion  of 
gender  equality  in  its  activities.  The  DGs  will  regularly  monitor  the  actions  that  have  been 
carried-out  to  implement  the  strategy.  The  DG  will  report  annually  to  the  secretariat  of  the 
interservices  group  (up-dating  the  list  annexed  to  the  strategy  for  equality  between  women 
and men). The DGs are also responsible for the evaluation of the outcome of the promotion of 
gender  equality.  This  evaluation  should  be  conducted  as  part  of  the  regular  evaluations  of 
their policies. Efforts will be requested in order to improve the integration of gender equality 
issues in the evaluations carried out in the different policy areas. The DGs will also be asked 
to  report  to  the  secretariat  of  the  interservices  group  on  the  evaluation  of  the  promotion  of 
gender equality in their policies when available. 

The secretariat of the interservices group will coordinate the annual monitoring and reporting 
of the actions carried-out. It will provide a synthesis of the main developments in the Annual 
Report  on  Equality  between  Women  and  Men  presented  each  year  for  the  annual  policy 
debate. 

In 2013, a more comprehensive review of progress achieved under the priority areas and an 
update  of  the  actions  to  be  carried  out  between  2013  and  2015  are  foreseen.  This  review 
should  also  integrate  the  main  results  of  the  evaluations  performed  by  the  DGs  on  their 
policies. 

In addition, a final assessment of the achievements and shortcomings in all policy domains, as 
well as of the effectiveness of the strategy as a coordination instrument is foreseen in 2015.  

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