Gender budgeting : step‑by‑step toolkit : guidance for mainstreaming gender into the EU funds

Abstract

This step-by-step toolkit aims to assist managing authorities in the European Union to apply gender budgeting tools in the processes of the European Union Funds under shared management (from here on EU Funds). It offers a variety of tools and highlights promising practices from different EU Member States on how these tools can be used in practice. It provides recommendations and good practices and is not legally binding on any EU or national entities involved in the implementation of the EU Funds. When it refers to the legislation in place or to proposals of legal acts, it does not constitute legal advice as regards their implementation. The usage of this toolkit is without prejudice to national legislation, to the interpretation of the Court of Justice and the General Court or to decisions of the Commission.