Europe and the CIS

This manual specifically seeks to build understanding of gender responsive budgeting as a tool for promoting gender equity, accountability to women’s rights as well as efficiency and transparency in budget policies and processes.

This report evaluates the progress made by Council of Europe member states since the Beijing conference. It provides updated information on national machinery, action plans and gender mainstreaming strategies set up to promote equality between women and men.

This document presents the situation concerning institutional mechanisms for equality and their effective functioning in Council of Europe member States.

This manual describes public hearings as an integral part of the work of parliamentary committees. It serves as a guide for members of parliamentary committees in Kosovo on conducting a public hearing.

This paper identifies an initial set of considerations to ensure that gender equality is central to the aid effectiveness agenda.

This case study examines the Inter-Parliamentary Union's (IPU) efforts to promote women’s participation in parliament. It focuses particularly on the use of quotas and the role of international organizations in advancing women's political participation.

This case study examines the experiences with quota implementation in Europe.