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Equal but Different A framework for integrating gender equality in Health Service Executive Policy, Planning and Service Delivery

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Senior level commitment and leadership is essential to have a transformative effect on the delivery of services to women, men and transgenderpersons. The framework has been developed under the aegis of an inter-agency Gender Mainstreaming Steering Group led by the HSE (Population

Details

Promoter
Ministry of Health, Disability and Mental Health and the National Women´s council of Ireland — website
Power domain
Political Power, Social Power
Methods / tools
Gender Training, Awareness-raising
Region (NUTS)
IE06
Keywords
equality, health, women, ledership

Context

'Equal but Different' is a framework for integrating gender equality into Health Service Executive (HSE) policy, planning and service delivery in Ireland. Developed under an inter-agency Gender Mainstreaming Steering Group led by the HSE (Population Health/Health Promotion) together with the National Women's Council of Ireland, and involving men's organisations, the Equality Authority, the Irish Cancer Society and the Institute of Public Health, it sets out eight key steps for achieving gender equality within the HSE.

Objectives

The framework aims to embed gender mainstreaming as part of the HSE's core work, ensuring services to women, men and transgender persons are delivered equitably, and addressing economic, political, cultural and affective/caring dimensions of equality.

Activities

Key steps identified include (1) securing senior-level commitment and leadership, (2) raising awareness of gender differences in health, and (3) collating and analysing gender-disaggregated data, with a broader emphasis on building staff awareness and capacity so that gender mainstreaming becomes embedded in the core work of the HSE.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k)
Time to results
Long (> 3 years)
Staffing & skills
Inter-agency Gender Mainstreaming Steering Group led by the HSE (Population Health/Health Promotion), National Women's Council of Ireland (co-lead), Participating bodies: men's organisations, the Equality Authority, the Irish Cancer Society, the Institute of Public Health

Conditions for success

  • Senior-level commitment and leadership within the HSE
  • Awareness-raising about gender differences in health among staff
  • Collating and analysing gender-disaggregated health data
  • Building staff awareness and capacity so gender mainstreaming becomes part of core HSE work

Where it fits

Governance type
national health service, inter-agency steering group
Scale
national (Ireland)
Income level
high-income

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