Theory and practice Comments by Annalisa Rosselli Session A WISE Conference, 26 May 2011

GB in Italy at the local level

Provincie, Comuni, Regioni where GRB was tried at least once

What can central government do for local GRB initiatives? 1 Central Government must Make GRB mandatory (what kind of GRB? Self- evaluation or external audit; at the programming stage or at the implementing stage?) Provide assistance in the clarification of concepts and definition of priorities (what is gender equality? How do you measure it?) Provide definitions of benchmarks and indicators, help with data collection

EU GEI (Plantenga et al. 2006, Smith et al. 2009) DIMENSIONSSUBDIMENSIONSINDICATORS 1.Equal sharing of paid work Labour-force participation Gender employment gap UnemploymentGender unemployment gap 2. Equal sharing of moneyPayGender pay gap IncomeGender poverty gap among single headed households 3. Equal sharing of timeCaring timeGender gap in caring time for children Leisure timeGender gap in leisure time 4. Equal sharing of decision-making power Political powerGender gap in parliament Socio-economic powerGender gap in ISCO Equal sharing of knowledge Participation in education & training Gender gap in education and training Educational attainmentGender gap in educational attainment

Components of the EUGEI

What can central government do for local GRB initiatives? 2 Define methodology Provide checklists, help with efficiency calculations.

Outline of a GB exercise Composition of public expenditure Machinery Analysis of expenditure Gender Impact Analysis Gender composition of decision making bodies Programm (priorities) Specific actions for GE