Gender Mainstreaming at the Council of Europe
The Council of Europe was instrumental in developing the concept of gender mainstreaming from the 1990’s onwards. This work led to the adoption of the definition of gender mainstreaming used within the Council of Europe and by many organisations and countries:
The appointment of Gender Equality Rapporteurs (GER) in the Organisation’s intergovernmental, institutional bodies and some monitoring mechanisms since 2012 have led to a coordinated and sustained effort to introduce a gender equality perspective in all policies and at all levels of the Council of Europe. Recommendations on gender mainstreaming in different areas, adopted by the Committee of Ministers, and specific initiatives undertaken by the intergovernmental structures and institutional bodies of the Council of Europe provide useful instruments and benchmarks to support member states in their efforts to implement a gender mainstreaming strategy and achieve gender equality.
Standards
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)9 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on gender equality in the audiovisual sector
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)2 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on gender mainstreaming in sport (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 21 January 2015 at the 1217th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies) - Spanish - Croatian
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)3 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the access of young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods to social rights (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 21 January 2015 at the 1217th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2013)1 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on gender equality and media : English - French - Portuguese - Spanish - Croatian - Greek
- Recommendation No. R (98) 14 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on Gender Mainstreaming
- CM/Rec(2008)1
Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the inclusion of gender differences in health policy - CM/Rec(2007)13
Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member states on gender mainstreaming in education adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 10 October 2007 and its explanatory memorandum - Croatian - Spanish - CM/Del/Dec(98)628 appendix 2 16 avril 1998
Message of the Committee of Ministers to Steering Committees of the Council of Europe on Gender Mainstreaming
Gender mainstreaming in other organs and institutions of the Council of Europe
Gender Mainstreaming Activities at the Council of Europe- October 2017
GRECO - Group of States against Corruption Gender Dimenstion of Corruption
EURIMAGES - European Cinema Support Fund - Gender Equality
Division of Electoral Assistance and Census: Women Voters and Candidates
Venice Commission - Gender Equality Work
ODGP
- Webpage on gender mainstreaming
- Guidelines on gender mainstreaming in Council of Europe’s co-operation activities
Commissioner for Human Rights- link to the thematic page on women's rights and gender equality
European Youth Foundation - Website on gender mainstreaming
Council of Europe Balance in Sport (BIS) project: identifying gender equality indicators in sports