1. GENDERWISE Overview by Haroon Saad Director QeC-ERAN 1 st Peer Review Workshop, Barcelona 18 – 19 May 2006

2. GENDERWISE Structure of Presentation Background: Policy Context Overall Aim and Objectives Activities and Outcomes Partnership Action Plan(six months) Budget

3. GENDERWISE Background: Policy Context EU gender equality framework Shift from sex-based discrimination focus to more « gender » focus relations between men and women

4. GENDERWISE Overall Aim Overall aim is to support the development of integrated local/regional action plans for gender equality – with specific focus on the role of men as change agents

5. GENDERWISE Objectives To establish local cross-sectoral local action groups which will: –Undertake local/regional mapping to identify what measures (compatible with contextual factors) can/need to be taken to develop + promote the role of men as change agents –Undertake local dissemination/consultation –Make links with national agencies –Produce action plan

6. GENDERWISE Objectives (cont.) To undertake three transnational peer review and development workshops: –Sharing of domestic responsibilities –Gender equality in the workplace –Socialisation and education To capitalise existing practice at local, national and EU levels and create an online policy and practice « market place » (Agora-praxis) To develop a transferable framework/methodology for developing LAPs and RAPs

7. GENDERWISE Activities and Outcomes ACTIVITIESOUTCOMESWHO Steering Group Meetings x 4 (one linke to Peer Reviw Workshop) 1. Reviw Monitoring and Planning Reports Produced and Updated OeC-ERAN with input from Partners Peer Review Development Workshops x 3 1.Three Workshop Reports Relating to the three Sub-Themes. These reports would have the following elements: An Account of the Transnational Exchange Case Studies (internal and external to partnership) Identify obstacles + challnges to men’s full participatiion in efforts to achieve gender equality 2. Three Workshops Hosted by Two Partners and QeC-ERAN QeC-ERAN with specific inputs from Partners and External Experts

8. GENDERWISE ACTIVITIESOUTCOMESWHO Local Action Groups (one each partner) Establishmnt of cross-sectoral LAGs with minimum 12 members and with clear linkage to key regional/national agency. Each group to meet quarterly All Partners Local Dissemination Workshops 1.One-day Meeting in each partner location with at least 30- 40 key actors 2.Reports/papers of each meeting All Partners Local Mens PanelA group of « champions » who promote the local/regional action plans All Partners

9. GENDERWISE ACTIVITIESOUTCOMESWHO Establishment of Online Infastructure for Agora – Praxis Website for ProjectQeC-ERAN + External inputs Mentoring and Coaching Network Profiles LAG MembersQeC-ERAN with input from LAG Participants Local Action Plans Mapping Exercise Methodology for Undertaking Mapping and Action Planning Production of Plans -Local/Regional Mapping Reports -Common Methodology Framework -Local/Regional Action Plans Partners with External Input QeC-ERAN with External Input Partners with External Input

10. GENDERWISE ACTIVITIESOUTCOMESWHO Production of Six Monthly Reports Fulfillment of Contractual Responsibilities QeC-ERAn with Inputs from Partners Financial Administration1.Six monthly Reports for Commission 2.Financial Reports for Project-Steering Group 3.Audited Accounts QeC-ERAN with External Input Communication adn Information Effective Planning and Impleamentation of Agreed Action Plan. Monthly Progress Reports for Local Coordinators QeC-ERAN

11. GENDERWISE Partners ACCEDO ITD (Innovación, Transferencia y Desarrollo) Asociación de Mujeres Empresarias de Sociedades Laborales Federación de Municipios y Provincias de Castilla la Mancha Shantona Women's centre Regional Development Agency Senec - Pezinok Centro Sicilia Servizi Comitato Progetto Porta Palazzo - The Gate JOL-LET Foundation Institute of Sociology at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences District council Southeast Amsterdam