1. „Graz goes Equal!“ Austria Priska Pschaid May 2017
Management Tools and Good Practices
Austria
Priska Pschaid
May 2017

2. City of Graz - Austria 2nd largest city of Austria
Inhabitants: main residences
female: (51,3%), male: (48,7%)
European Cultural Capital 2003, UNESCO World Heritage, City of Design
4 Universities
127,58 square kilometres, 40% thereof green space
Total number of employees:

3. City of Graz - Austria Federal Capital of Styria – Local Authority
2.424 employees (full time equivalent) (2014)
Budget: 933,5 Mio. € / investment budget 111 Mio. € (2014)
Strategic Management: Mayor, Vice Mayor and 5 City Councilors
Administrative Management: Mayor and CEO
Affiliated Companies
4.289 employees (full time equivalent)
Revenues: 955,9 Mio € (2014)

4. Historical Development
Start of Gender Mainstreaming (2001)
Pilotprojects JUST GEM (Youth & Sports‘ Department) and POP up GEM (2003 – 2007), EU-funded
Compulsory equality goals for all departments within the strategic management tool Balanced Score Card since 2007
Women‘s Department since 1993, Department Women & Equality since 2011
Signing of the EU-Charter for the Equality of Women and Men in Local Life in 2012
1st Gender Equality Action Plan
Evaluation of the GAP 2015 and new Action Plan

5. Why Equality Management?
The City as local municipality
Has to execute laws
Has to serve its citizens – all of them!
Products and services have to meet the needs of all citizens –
they are not an end in itself
We cannot ignore more than half of the population!
The City as employer
The City is a role-model for other key employers of the region.
If we want the best employees, we have to offer attractive conditions – for both women and men!
Management Objectives
Management has to set standards.
Management has to be innovative.
To constantly optimise products and services is a clear management assignment.

6. Requirements for successful Equality Managament
Policy Makers (declared intention on executive level to implement strategy and a clear mandate for implementation)
Ressources (HR, time, money, …)
Gender Expertise
Gender Perspective (put your gender glasses on!)
Planning Process (structured procedures)
Quick successes at the beginning!
Gender Mainstreaming is a Top-Down-Process: Policy - and decision-
makers are the key persons!

7. Thank You Priska Pschaid Priska.pschaid@stadt.graz.at +43 316 872 4670
Fotocredit for all pictures: Stadt Graz/Foto Fischer