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Ex post evaluation of the ESF

(2000-2006)

Gender Equality

10th meeting of the High Level Group on Gender Mainstreaming in

Structural Funds

Suvi Aarila – DG EMPL Unit 03 Evaluation and Impact Assessment

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Financial

Financial weight weight of of gender gender equality equality

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Specific Specific actions actions

– – ESF: ESF: 7 7 434 M (11,9% of total expenditure) 434 M (11,9% of total expenditure)

– – EQUAL: EQUAL: 353 M (14,7% of EQUAL total exp.) 353 M (14,7% of EQUAL total exp.)

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Mainstreaming Mainstreaming

Estimation not possible

Estimation not possible because because of absence of of absence of

monitoring

monitoring systems systems capturing capturing gender gender mainstreaming mainstreaming

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KEY FINDINGS

KEY FINDINGS - - Results Results

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ESF gender oriented and gender supportive measures ESF gender oriented and gender supportive measures

improved situation of

improved situation of ♀ in labour market in labour market

–– Creation of employment opportunities at local levelCreation of employment opportunities at local level

–– Creation of opportunities for reconciling family/work life, hence Creation of opportunities for reconciling family/work life, hence facilitating facilitating

♀access in labour market♀access in labour market

–– Empowerment Empowerment →→ strengthened employability →strengthened employability → strong LT impact potentialstrong LT impact potential

ªª new work skillsnew work skills

ªª ability to better manage work and family responsibilities ability to better manage work and family responsibilities

ªª higher self confidence and motivationhigher self confidence and motivation

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EQUAL successful in terms of generating relevant and useful EQUAL successful in terms of generating relevant and useful

innovations and promoting their take up in other contexts

innovations and promoting their take up in other contexts

–– 141 out of 924 innovations linked to gender141 out of 924 innovations linked to gender –– 71 cases of successful mainstreaming71 cases of successful mainstreaming

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KEY FINDINGS

KEY FINDINGS Success Factors Success Factors

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Positive results mainly attributed to political commitment Positive results mainly attributed to political commitment

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For EQUAL, success attributed to the programme design For EQUAL, success attributed to the programme design

–– focus on innovationfocus on innovation

–– principles of partnership and empowermentprinciples of partnership and empowerment –

– mainstreaming (and to some extent mainstreaming (and to some extent transnationality)transnationality)

ªª THE COMBINATION of the principlesTHE COMBINATION of the principles

ª

ª THE INTEGRATED APPROACH (not focusing on employment alone)THE INTEGRATED APPROACH (not focusing on employment alone)

ªª THE HOLISTIC APPROACH (programming, implementing, validating, THE HOLISTIC APPROACH (programming, implementing, validating, mainstreaming

mainstreaming…….).)

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KEY FINDINGS

KEY FINDINGS Success Factors Success Factors

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Innovative ESF projects show best results Innovative ESF projects show best results

–– Highest employment outcomesHighest employment outcomes

–– ♀♀ accessing labour market both as employed or self-accessing labour market both as employed or self-employedemployed –

– Small projects, integrated (“Small projects, integrated (“holisticholistic””) approach (as in EQUAL)) approach (as in EQUAL) Important link with EQUAL evaluation results:

Important link with EQUAL evaluation results:

Success attributed to appropriateness of integrated approach Success attributed to appropriateness of integrated approach

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ESF projects with high engagement of civil society and ESF projects with high engagement of civil society and

interaction with stakeholders also show more positive results

interaction with stakeholders also show more positive results

Important link with EQUAL evaluation results:

Important link with EQUAL evaluation results:

Partnership and Empowerment important success factors in EQUAL Partnership and Empowerment important success factors in EQUAL for innovation and impact

for innovation and impact

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KEY FINDINGS

KEY FINDINGS Limiting factors Limiting factors

‰‰ Persistence on conventional approaches (“Persistence on conventional approaches (“safe strategysafe strategy””) and very little ) and very little experimentation in ESF

experimentation in ESF

‰‰ Complexity of bureaucratic processesComplexity of bureaucratic processes

‰‰ Lack of expertise: shortage of skills; inexperience with gender Lack of expertise: shortage of skills; inexperience with gender mainstreaming mainstreaming

‰‰ Inability to assess progress in absence of indicators, follow-Inability to assess progress in absence of indicators, follow-up systems and up systems and integrated data bases

integrated data bases

‰‰ Unexploited potential of good practices/innovation Unexploited potential of good practices/innovation

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KEY FINDINGS

KEY FINDINGS - - Impact Impact

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Overall modest Overall modest employment impact employment impact of ESF of ESF

– Cautious conclusions, in absence of adequate monitoring systems

– Possible long term impact

ª gender mainstreaming takes time to materialise

ª empowerment outcomes create strong potential

– Mass of conventional activities generating very limited impact

ª more training activities (positive output), more women trained (positive results) but no higher numbers securing employment (impact)

ª child care vouchers as isolated activities, not addressing issue of beneficiaries finding work

ª Innovative projects were the exception, showing high employment impact

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KEY FINDINGS

KEY FINDINGS - - Impact Impact

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Policy impact Policy impact of ESF and EQUAL of ESF and EQUAL

ªª Indirect/spill-Indirect/spill-over impact of ESF. More direct links, strong impact in case of over impact of ESF. More direct links, strong impact in case of EQUAL.

EQUAL.

–– Legislation (new initiatives, revisions, accelerated process)Legislation (new initiatives, revisions, accelerated process)

–– New policy frameworks (e.g. national action plan for gender equality)New policy frameworks (e.g. national action plan for gender equality)

–– Sectoral policy decisions and adaptation of existing policy Sectoral policy decisions and adaptation of existing policy frameworks/instruments (

frameworks/instruments (e.ge.g OPs) OPs)

–– New policy making processesNew policy making processes

¾¾ Issue remains on top of political agendaIssue remains on top of political agenda

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KEY FINDINGS

KEY FINDINGS - - Impact Impact

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Institutional impact Institutional impact of ESF and EQUAL of ESF and EQUAL

ªª Indirect/spill-Indirect/spill-over impact of ESF. over impact of ESF.

More direct links, significant impact in case of EQUAL.

More direct links, significant impact in case of EQUAL.

–– Changes in education and training systemsChanges in education and training systems

–– Changes in labour market intermediation structuresChanges in labour market intermediation structures

–– Collective agreementsCollective agreements

–– New institutionsNew institutions

–– New social partner networksNew social partner networks

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KEY FINDINGS

KEY FINDINGS - - Impact Impact

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Organisational impact Organisational impact of ESF and EQUAL of ESF and EQUAL

ª ª Some evidence for ESF specific actions and EQUAL gender activities Some evidence for ESF specific actions and EQUAL gender activiti es

– – Awareness and capacity building for MAs and other stakeholders Awareness and capacity building for MAs and other stakeholders

– – Increased commitment for future efforts Increased commitment for future efforts

– – Facilitation of different working methods, e.g. working from hom Facilitation of different working methods, e.g. working from hom e e

(mainly EQUAL)

(mainly EQUAL)

– – Tools to enterprises, e.g. management and monitoring tools for Tools to enterprises, e.g. management and monitoring tools for

gender mainstreaming (EQUAL)

gender mainstreaming (EQUAL)

– – Changed employers’ Changed employers ’ attitudes (EQUAL) attitudes (EQUAL)

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CONCLUSIONS

CONCLUSIONS

Community

Community Added Added Value Value

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Focused resources (volume and scope effects) Focused resources (volume and scope effects)

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Influenced political and civil society spheres (process Influenced political and civil society spheres (process

effects)

effects)

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New approach of addressing inequalities in the labour New approach of addressing inequalities in the labour

market in case of EQUAL (role effects)

market in case of EQUAL (role effects)

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Recommendations

Recommendations

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More resources into innovative projects More resources into innovative projects

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Application of integrated approach and EQUAL principles Application of integrated approach and EQUAL principles

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Guidance on mainstreaming to feed innovation into policy Guidance on mainstreaming to feed innovation into policy

development

development

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Utilisation of EQUAL results Utilisation of EQUAL results

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Incorporation of gender focused skills Incorporation of gender focused skills

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Comprehensive tracking of women employment paths Comprehensive tracking of women employment paths

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…and specific recommendations to managing authorities on and specific recommendations to managing authorities on

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