Description
Body within government whose purpose is to design, coordinate and implement government policies for gender equality, and which is normally located in the government hierarchy (i.e. in a ministry or in the Prime Minister’s Office).
Additional notes and information
Such bodies can also exist at the regional and local level.
Sources
(1) European Institute for Gender Equality – EIGE (2014). Effectiveness of Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Gender Equality: Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States. Available at: http://eige.europa.eu/content/document/effectiveness-of-institutional-m…;
(2) Independent expert.