Gender Equality Action Plans

Abstract

Gender equality action plans are gender mainstreaming tools that outline the specific actions an institution will take to advance gender equality in their organisation.

Institutions are not gender-neutral entities, as gender inequalities may be perpetuated through policies, activities and organisational culture. Gender equality action plans enable institutions to address the identified inequalities within their organisations by integrating a gender perspective into their internal activities and external outputs.

Gender equality action plans:

outline the gender equality goals the institution aims to achieve and the specific actions to carry out to achieve each goal present the timeframe and (human and financial) resources for implementation describe procedures for monitoring and evaluating progress