1. ESF 2007 – 2013 in AUSTRIA www.esf.at

2. ESF in Austria 2007-2013 2 ESF-Operational Programmes
total budget € 524 Mio.
OP Employment: € 472 Mio.
„Phasing Out“ Burgenland: € 52 Mio.

3. ESF Structure I.

4. European Commission

5. Dual Approach in all priorities of the ESF-OPs
Gender Mainstreaming / Gender Budgeting - horizontal goal
&
Gender sensitive actions
( – external support to implement GM throughout the programming, implemenation, monitoring and evaluation phase)

6. Gender Mainstreaming / Gender Budgeting
50 % of beneficiaries to be women
50 % of ESF resource expended to benefit women

7. Gender sensitive actions
The OP does not contain an explicit gender equality priority
But each priority should implement gender sensitive actions

8. Horizontal approach – Gender Mainstreaming
Programming (OP)
Implementation (project-level)
Monitoring (indicators)
Evaluation (effects – equal pay?)

9. Working group of the monitoring committee
Gender Equality
Learning and change – a process that needs strong active steering and support
Knowlegde and know-how
Active ownership an dedicated practitioners
Steering and monitoring
Evaluation and feedback
Budget

10. Gender Equality 2014-2020 – ESF-OP
Dual approach into all phases of the ESF cycle (analysis, strategy, implementation, operationalisation, monitoring and evaluation) based on gender-segregated data and with a clear connection to the EU Gender Equality strategy
Gender Equality – an holistic approach is necessary – ensuring a „red thread“ in policy to results and evaluation
Permanent supporting structures to implement Gender Equality
Know-how, training and exchange
On-going reporting of Gender Equality subjects in the Monitoring Committee
Integration of GE into all annual reports.
Gender Budgeting (50/50) and GE resources

11. Thank you for your attention!
Uli Rebhandl
BMASK, Unit VI/INT/9