A robust methodological approach on the integration of Gender Budgeting (GB) in GEPs was produced and shared with all partners. A strong emphasis was placed also on capacity building through specifically developed training materials. Training sessions were integral components, aimed at equipping the participating RPOs and their staff members involved with the tools and knowledge necessary to implement effective GEPs. Individual sessions for the RPOs decision-makers have also been provided to have them “on board” in the crucial phase of implementation and then refinement of GEPs.
To a certain extent, these activities fostered also the building of a community of practice, enabling institutions to learn from each other’s experiences and challenges.
Particular attention has also been devoted to involve young researchers in LeTSGEPs activities both during project meetings and conferences and with a dedicated International Summer School on Gender Budgeting and Gender Equality Measurement. The school aimed at enabling early career researchers and Phd students to explore the topics of gender discrimination, gender mainstreaming, gender budgeting, gender equality planning, gender equality measurement, sustainability and social accountability with a practical approach based on the analysis and interpretation through case studies and simulations. Scientific advisory board members and other scholars were involved in lecturing and in mentoring the young participants who also developed during the School further interest in carrying out research activities on gender equality, gender budgeting and public policies evaluation in a gender perspective.
Dissemination and communication activities have been devoted to the general objective of increasing the number of RPOs implementing GEPs. These activities have been further intensified in the third reporting period to share LeTSGEPs results beyond the Consortium.
PARTICIPATION (both internal and external) was strongly encouraged, as well as networking enhancement, with the aim to make the achieved results sustainable and beyond the end of the project.
In addition to this, DISSEMINATION and COMMUNICATION continued internally and especially externally. The LeTSGEPs Final Conference has been jointly organized with the sister project CALIPER with 216 participants (100 in presence and 116 online).
A significant product of LeTSGEPs further contributing to the dissemination of methodologies, results and experiences is the Handbook for sustainable GEPs now available in open access in LeTSGEPs website in English (also available for readers with visual impairments) and into the national languages (AL, DE, ES, FR, IT, SRB) of the countries involved in the project with special attention to the consistency to gender sensitive language guidelines.
