Engender
Engender
Engender asbl was an association established in Belgium in 1996 to carry out work on gender. Its main clients were the European Commission, EIGE and the Walloon government. It wound up in 2022.
Activities
The unique character of Engender was its dynamic confrontation of different disciplines, languages, culture and ideas. Its members were independent consultants, with their own areas of expertise and work. While high-level academic qualifications are a feature of the group, Engender was not concerned with “pure” research, but rather with the policy and practice of social and economic development.
It held two themes to be particularly important: equality and participation. These two complementary themes underpinned much of the work of Engender’s members, who believed strongly that development in any field can only succeed with the fullest participation of all actors – both women and men – in the groups or populations concerned. Engender tried to maximise the use of participatory techniques and methods in its work, including objective-oriented participatory planning. Many of Engender’s members were trained facilitators of participatory workshops and action-learning processes.
Common areas of interest
- project planning and (change) management
- monitoring and evaluation, elaboration of indicators
- social inclusion and social policy
- equality between women and men and gender mainstreaming
- diversity in intersectional policy-making
- civil dialogue and stakeholder participation
- local and regional development
Types of project undertaken
- research and studies aimed at influencing national or European policy development and improving practice on the ground
- coordination and methodological support of evaluations of European and international projects and programmes
- guidelines, manuals and tools for policy-makers and practitioners
- organisation of seminars and workshops
- training, moderation, facilitation
- presentations at conferences and participation in expert meetings
==List of projects]]
TOOLKIT AND TRAINING: GENDER EQUALITY IN SPORT
CLIENT Council of Europe, 2018 - 2019
DETAILS ALL IN: Towards gender balance in sport
WEBSITE Toolkit accessible at https://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/gender-equality-in-sport/toolkit
REGIONAL PLAN ON GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN THE BRUSSELS CAPITAL REGION
CLIENT Brussels Capital Region, 2016 - 2019
DETAILS Training, coaching and reporting activities to support the implementation of the plan
EVALUATION OF POLICY MEASURES TO TACKLE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN WALLONIA
CLIENT Walloon Region, Belgium, 2016
Final report [ FR ]
STUDY: BEHIND THE SCREEN... ARE THERE WOMEN? (DERRIÈRE L’ÉCRAN... OÙ SONT LES FEMMES?)
CLIENT Engender and Elles tournent with the support of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, 2016
La place des femmes dans l’industrie cinématographique en Belgique francophone - Rapport final [ FR ]
La place des femmes dans l’industrie cinématographique en Belgique francophone - Brochure présentant les principaux résultats [ FR ]
STUDY ON GENDER STEREOTYPING JOBS ON THE BRUSSELS REGION’S LABOUR MARKET
CLIENT Brussels Council on Equality between Women and Men, Belgium, 2015 - 2016
L'impact du stéréotypage des métiers sur le marché de l'emploi en Région de Bruxelles-Capitale [ FR ][ NL ]
EVALUATION OF TOOLS USED TO PREVENT MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF WELL-BEING AT WORK
CLIENT Federal Public Service for Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue, Belgium, 2014 - 2015
EVALUATION OF TRAININGS FOR WORKPLACE PREVENTION-ADVISORS (WELL-BEING AT WORK)
CLIENT Federal Public Service for Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue, Belgium, 2013 - 2014
STUDY ON STEREOTYPICAL GENDER ATTITUDES IN ALL 27 EU COUNTRIES
CLIENT EIGE, European Institute for Gender Equality, 2011
- Synthesis Report [ EN ]
GENDER MAINSTREAMING PILOT – PROJECTS AND TRAINING
CLIENT Brussels Capital Region, 2011
EVALUATION OF AWARENESS RAISING AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES ON VIOLENCE AT WORK TARGETING SOCIAL SERVICES CENTRES (CPAS/OCMW)
CLIENT Federal Public Service for Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue, Belgium, 2011
GENDER MAINSTREAMING TRAINING
CLIENT Federal Institute for the Equality of Women and Men, Belgium, 2011 - 2015
GENDER IN RESEARCH – TOOLKIT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES
CLIENT European Commission, DG Research, 2009 - 2012
Toolkit [ EN ]
STUDY ON STAKEHOLDERS´ INVOLVEMENT IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OMC IN SOCIAL PROTECTION AND SOCIAL INCLUSION
CLIENT European Commission, DG Employment and Social Affairs, 2009 - 2010
- Final report of the Study on stakeholders’ involvement in the implementation of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) in social protection and social inclusion. [ EN ]
- Executive summary of the results of the study on stakeholders’ involvement in the implementation of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) in social protection and social inclusion [ EN ] [ FR ] [ DE ]
- Leaflet: Influencing social policy. A summary of the results of the study on stakeholders’ involvement in the implementation of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) in social protection and social inclusion [ EN ] [ FR ] [ DE ]
EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDICATORS RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONTENT OF THE FEDERAL CIRCULAR COL 4/2006 ON VIOLENCE BETWEEN INTIMATE PARTNERS
CLIENT Federal Institute for the Equality of Women and Men, Belgium, 2007
EVALUATION OF BELGIUM LOCAL POLICY ON EQUALITY BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN: THE ROLE OF THE PROVINCES
CLIENT Federal Institute for the Equality of Women and Men, Belgium, 2006
TRAINING ON THE CONCEPTS OF EQUALITY BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN FOR THE STAFF OF THE INSTITUTE FOR THE EQUALITY OF WOMEN AND MEN
CLIENT Federal Institute for the Equality of Women and Men, Belgium, 2004
TRAINING ON POSITIVE ACTIONS FOR THE COMMITEE OF THE REGIONS STAFF
CLIENT Union européenne. Comité des Régions, 2003
EVALUATION OF THE ESF OBJECTIVE 3 PROGRAMMING 2001-2007
CLIENT Federal Public Service for Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue, Belgium, 2002 - 2007
EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF COMMUNITY ACTION TO ENCOURAGE COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBER STATES TO COMBAT SOCIAL EXCLUSION
CLIENT European Commission, DG Employment and Social Affairs, 2002 – 2006
STUDY ON THE INTEGRATION OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN IN OBJECTIVE 1 AND 2 STRUCTURAL FUND PROGRAMMING DOCUMENTS
CLIENT European Commission, DG Regio, 2001 – 2002
