Introduction = 9
Part I : What is gender mainstreaming? = 11
1. What is gender equality? = 11
2. Are there still problems with gender equality in Europe? = 14
3. What is gender mainstreaming and where does it come from? = 17
4. How does gender mainstreaming relate to specific gender equality policy? = 20
5. What are the difficulties that might accompany gender mainstreaming? = 22
6. Why is gender mainstreaming so important? = 24
Part II : A methodology for gender mainstreaming = 27
1. What are the necessary prerequisites or facilitating conditions for gender mainstreaming? = 27
2. When, what and where to mainstream? = 30
3. What techniques and tools are available? = 33
4. Who are the potential actors and what role can they play? = 39
Part III : Gender mainstreaming in practice = 43
1. Constructing a mainstream policy plan = 43
2. Good practices of gender mainstreaming = 48
i. Good practices of gender mainstreaming policy plan = 50
ii. Good practices of particular mainstreaming instruments and initiatives = 64
Appendices = 79
Bibliography = 86
Part I : What is gender mainstreaming? = 11
1. What is gender equality? = 11
2. Are there still problems with gender equality in Europe? = 14
3. What is gender mainstreaming and where does it come from? = 17
4. How does gender mainstreaming relate to specific gender equality policy? = 20
5. What are the difficulties that might accompany gender mainstreaming? = 22
6. Why is gender mainstreaming so important? = 24
Part II : A methodology for gender mainstreaming = 27
1. What are the necessary prerequisites or facilitating conditions for gender mainstreaming? = 27
2. When, what and where to mainstream? = 30
3. What techniques and tools are available? = 33
4. Who are the potential actors and what role can they play? = 39
Part III : Gender mainstreaming in practice = 43
1. Constructing a mainstream policy plan = 43
2. Good practices of gender mainstreaming = 48
i. Good practices of gender mainstreaming policy plan = 50
ii. Good practices of particular mainstreaming instruments and initiatives = 64
Appendices = 79
Bibliography = 86