Article 8 Section 5: Gender equality

Section 5 shall support the effective implementation of the principle of gender equality and promote gender mainstreaming in all Community policies by:

1. (a)

   improving the understanding of the situation in relation to gender issues and gender mainstreaming, in particular through analysis and studies and the development of statistics and, where appropriate, indicators, as well as assessing the effectiveness and impact of existing legislation, policies and practices;

2. (b)

   supporting the implementation of Community gender equality legislation through effective monitoring, holding seminars for those working in the field and networking amongst specialised equality bodies;

3. (c)

   raising awareness, disseminating information and promoting the debate about the key challenges and policy issues in relation to gender equality and gender mainstreaming, among the social partners, NGOs and other stakeholders;

4. (d)

   developing the capacity of key European level networks to support and further develop Community policy goals and strategies on gender equality.